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AAS 2540: African American Studies

History of Injustice, including resources for media presentations

Gathering Background

Questions to address:

  1. Pick your cases - keeping in mind you will be connecting the two cases in your final paper. 
    • Make sure you have the complete citation:  Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 379 US 241 - Supreme Court 1964
    • If you are doing an issue:  companies that profited from slave trade, find 2 cases that reflect this issue.  
  2. Start with who what where when.
    • Who are the parties
    • Federal Case or State Case
    • What is the issue of the case(s)
    • Where did this take place
    • When did this take place (time period/date) THIS WILL INFORM YOUR TIMELINE

Paper prompt: 

Both cases should be presented in tables and on same page for comparison responding to all the questions.

Resources:

  • Wikipedia
  • Google search 
  • Google Scholar.  scholar.google.com (choose case law to find decision on your case)