From Plessy to Brown: Civil Rights and the Constitution

    Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM until 8:00 PMEastern Standard Time (Mexico) UTC -05:00

    This class will examine the foundations of Civil Rights law in America by examining two of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history: Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the constitutionality of government discrimination on the basis of race, and Brown v. Board of Education, which overturned it. By contrasting the opinions in those two cases—including Justice Harlan’s memorable Plessy dissent—we will attempt to discover what the Constitution means when it promises us “the equal protection of the laws."  

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