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Race, Speech, and and the Law
ENGLISH 185RJ

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Description

Supreme Court cases on race relations and free speech from Dred Scott to the Harvard University cases. Did we go through a constitutional looking glass on January 20, 2025? If so, how did we get there?

Class Notes

This course satisfies the “1900-Present Guided Elective" requirement for English concentrators and Secondary Field students.

 

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department English
Course Component Lecture
Subject English
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 18, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students