Week Six: February 12
Seminar on Williams and
Films: Two segments from Eyes on the Prize
What's
Due? Paper on Williams:
Using the National
Labor Relations Act's preamble (Sec. 1) as inspiration, write
a preamble for the Civil
Rights Act of 1964,
using Eyes on the Prize as your key text. Annotate your preamble with
facts and interpretation from the book, using footnotes.
Also:Bakke Shepardizing Assignment. Find an employment discrimination case that cites Bakke -- one that has not been overturned. Read the case and note how it uses Bakke, and prepare some notes to present your research in class.
Announcement: A bill has been introduced to restore race as a factor in college admissions. Read it here in the House and Senate versions.
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