This course reviews the Civil Rights Movement and American law in the post World War II era, and it concludes with an overview of contemporary debates about race and law. We examine the end of segregation, and review recurring patterns of race-based inequality.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Not open to freshmen

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area D Ethnicity
John Park
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ASAM2 . A Month Ago

He has a JD, try to keep up with his summarious lectures by doing all required readings.

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ASAM2 . 3 Months Ago

Professor Park is very passionate and knowledgeable about the subject. He assigns a lot of readings which can be difficult to understand and complete. 2 midterms and 1 final which are all in person written essay exams. Pretty difficult class but worthwhile subject

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ASAM2 . 4 Months Ago

I started off poorly in Professor Park's class because I didn't cite readings. While I felt discouraged at first, I enjoyed his lectures and found the subject engaging. Once I went to his office hours I saw how easy it was to succeed if you do the readings for understanding. I ended up going from a B- to an A in the class.

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ASAM2 . 5 Months Ago

I really liked this class. I took ASAM130 and it was very reading heavy (like a book every two weeks), but his lectures were interesting and he posted all the lecture audio and slide so you could miss class. I was expecting him to be a harsher grader but he was more generous. Very interesting and knowledgable professor as well.

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ASAM2 . 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Professor Park is very a knowledgeable and inspiring lecturer, and the content of this class is fascinating. However, this class has a huge amount of dense reading (up to ~120 pages/week). Your grade will mainly be based on three essays on select readings, and grading heavily varies by TA, so a C paper to one TA may be an A paper to another.

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ASAM2 . 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Park is extremely passionate and does so much to make sure his students are supported, including tons of office hours (online and in-person) and a field trip for honors students. This class is TOUGH though: too much weekly reading and exams are graded harshly. Would not recommend as an easy GE, but I learned a lot from him and his class.

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