Law of Slavery, Abolition & Freedom Seminar

Course Catalog Number:
5709
Course Credits:
3
Course Type:
Seminar
Course Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Graduation Requirements:
Upper-Level Writing
"W" Writing
Full Year Course:
No

Course Description

This seminar will examine the constitutional, statutory, common law, historical, and theoretical frameworks that created and sustained the institution of American slavery; the changes in those laws and policies that led to the abolition of slavery and the social forces that drove those changes; the legal barriers to true freedom that remained even following the end of slavery; and the contemporary relevance of the legal doctrines arising from the American slave regime and the abolition thereof.

Course Offerings 2024-2025

Term Class #
Fall Term 2024-2025

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Course Offerings 2023-2024

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Fall Term 2023-2024

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