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Explores what castigation is and two common historical forms: clan-driven and rank-order castes.

The radical Enlightement ideals that formed the core of American experiment.

Describes how slavery came about and how colonial economy and labor relationships worked. Also discusses the slave trade.

Describes the constitutional compromise concerning slavery, colonial attitudes about race and the views of Hamilton and Franklin

Describes the views about race, slavery and discrimination of three elites in the framing generation

Covers why slavery didn't die out, the rise of a racialized view of who is "american," jackson, taney and dred scott

Covers the events leading up to war, the new amendments and reconstruction

Covers Plessy, the formation of NAACP, social transformation and social distance, and introduces racism as a kind of neurological problem

Begins with Brown, Brown II, considers the Hollow Hope, then starts the civil rights movement

covers the protests, sit ins, etc., passing the act, and what the act legally does

finishes the civil rights movement and act, and then covers affirmative action, bakke, etc.

Covers the Bakke decision and looks at the controversial comments of Bill Cosby (warning: this slide show is large due to embedded audio)

Begins gender with a class discussion; then looks at the problem of patriarchy

Describes the problems of patriarchy in marriage and in education. Then, time permitting, will start suffrage

Finishes suffrage, looks at the movement in the 50s and 60s, and the shedding of essentialism

How much sameness logic do we want, and how much diference-logic should we want to tolerate?

Discusses the discrimination against Asians and the Japanese "Internment"

Looks at the scientific evidence about sexual orientation and how this issue is similar to and different from other rights struggles

More discussion about the issue and a look at some court cases

Struggle of native americans