PS 201
US Racial & Ethnic Politics

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
UIUC Social Sciences, and US Minority Culture(s) course.

Examines efforts by racial and ethnic communities to organize politically and by society to allocate resources based on race or ethnicity. Topical focus includes African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and white ethnics. The primary goal of the course is to develop a more comprehensive understanding of racial and ethnic politics by identifying commonalities and differences among these groups and their relationship to the state. Same as AFRO 201, and LLS 201.