AS AM 156- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 23 pages long!)
16 Feb 2018
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Undoing segregation- race and racial categories before 1950 as a ubiquitous part of american law and other modern legal systems. Lyndon johnson and the concept of "affirmative action" Before 1970s, african americans, asian americans and whites often live separated and only see each other during work. Race as a factor, diversity as a goal. Alarming trend before immigrants, mostly asian, who are attending college and ended up as upper middle class, and immigrants, mostly african americans, are imprisoned. Laws before 1950s in america were much like nazi laws. The development of international law and international norms. Identifying persons and groups by race- formal policies of discrimination, persecution, and genocide. "concentration camps" for racial groups, racial categories, and race-based discrimination. Charge the nazi for killing civilians for the sole purpose of killing them. Persecution: established concentration camps on the basis of race (i. e. jewish), mental disability, and education. Borrowed the idea from america in 1920s.
