LibGuides: Charlottesville Syllabus: History of Racism

The Legacy of Slavery: Institutionalized Racism

Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus
The Legacy of Slavery: Institutionalized Racism and American Culture
The role of the Second Klan in American politics.
Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered
This biographical account illustrates the effects of segregation and police bias on an indivdual's life.
The Devastation of Black Wall Street
The effects of racism on African Americans' efforts to build business communities during the 20th century.
The Lasting Fallout of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
A study documents the lasting effects of past abuses on African Americans' relationships with the healthcare system.

Can College Cure Racism?
The idea of using the curriculum to fight prejudice is not a new one.
Little Rock, Then and Now
How corruption and privatization of education maintain segregated schools in Little Rock.
Constructing the White Race
Our ideas of race have evolved over time.
The Rise of the Crowd-Sourced Syllabus
Crowd-sourced syllabi like the Charlottesville Syllabus represent important new methods of disseminating information.

Henry Ford’s Anti-Semitism
Henry Ford's complicated relationship with anti-Semitism.
How Hitler Played the American Press
How Nazi press agents manipulated American media using fake news.
How the Word “Shoddy” Became an Anti-Semitic Slur
The Civil War background of an anti-Semitic word.