AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY

This course provides an upper-level chronological survey of American Legal History from the Constitution to the Civil Rights Era through broad themes that include: race and law, economic development, citizenship and belonging, marriage and family law, and criminal justice. The course will examine how major events and processes like Emancipation, Industrialization, and the World Wars brought changes in the workings of American law.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

HIST 6090