LAWS7854 · Law
Boston College Law School
This seminar analyzes the long movement for African American educational rights in the United States with a focus on the legal strategies that have been employed by civil rights attorneys, parents, and students. Seminar participants will gain a deeper appreciation of the historical relationship between education, law, and freedom, and a stronger understanding of the successes and limitations of various modes of lawyering, including litigation, legislation, and community organizing. We will also use the history of education rights as a lens to explore questions of expertise, knowledge production, and the role of history in the practice of justice-oriented lawyering.
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