SOC 2100 Sociology of Race in Detroit

(CRN: 29618 ; SECTION: 007)
ONLINE

WINTER 2017
Dr. Khari Brown
F/AB 
734-239-4300
kharib@wayne.edu

Description: This course has two goals.  First, it covers the historical and contemporary effects of racial segregation on racial inequality in Metro Detroit.  Secondly, it assesses the role religious organizations have played in pushing for greater racial and social equality in the region.   

Office Hours: TUES. Noon -2:00pm and by appointment.  I am always available via email.  
Required Texts: 

Sugrue,  Thomas J.  1996.  The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit.  Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.  ISBN: 0691058881

Dillard, Angela D. Faith in the city: Preaching radical social change in Detroit. University of Michigan Press, 2007.

Course Requirements: 

Exams: There will be 4 exams administered in this course.  The questions on the exams will be taken from the readings, videos, & lecture.  Students are responsible for all of the materials covered in the lectures and the text.  Exams will consist of True/False & multiple choice questions.  Four equally weighted exams will be administered this term.  There will be no make-up test if you miss the exam on the scheduled test date unless arrangements have been made prior to the test date.  If an alternate test date should become necessary, the test must be taken within 5 days of the originally scheduled date.  Students will take all of the tests on the blackboard site.  You will 3.5 hours to take the test.  The test will shut down 2.5 hours after you begin your test.  To take the test, you must follow the instructions listed below.    

1.	www.wayne.edu
2.	Click on blackboard
3.	Click on Winter 2017 Topcs In Soclgy Sec 007
4.	Click on test
5.	Click on the appropriate test (i.e test #1, test #2, test #3, test #4) 
6.	Follow instructions and take test.  

No Make-up Exams: No make-up exams will be given unless you have a serious emergency (i.e. illness, death).  In such cases, you must contact me no later than the day of the exam to inform me of your situation and provide written documentation.

Homework Assignment:  This involves students posting responses to the 4 homework assignment to which you are assigned to the discussion board.  See the Course Calendar listed below on pages 4-7 for the 1 week in which you are required to answer questions.  To be clear, each student is responsible for 4 homework assignments.  I’ll email you the questions that you will have to send my blackboard inbox one week before your responses are due.  Your responses are due on Friday by 11:59pm.  To send them to my blackboard inbox, you need to take the following steps;

1.	go to www.wayne.edu
2.	click My WSU Tools
3.	click blackboard
4.	click Winter 2017 Topcs In Soclgy Sec 007
5.	Click Tools.  It’s located on the left hand side of the page.
6.	Click Messages
7.	Click Create Message
8.	Click To
9.	Click R. Brown (Instructor)
10.	Follow the rest of prompts and send me your answers 

Late assignments are not accepted.  

Grading Policy:
Your grade will be based on the following scale:
ACTIVITY	Percentage of Grade	
Test 	50%	
Homework Assignments	50%	

Class Outline

Week 1- Jan 13: Introduction 

Week 1: Jan 13-20: What is race? (On Blackboard)
•	Required Readings/ Videos
o	SORTING PEOPLE: RACE, the Power of an Illusion-INTERACTIVE
o	Explore Diversity -INTERATIVE
o	Race - the Power of an Illusion-Video
o	Science: What is Race?

Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Sarah	Alburahi
2.	Troy	Al-Hakim
3.	Jennifer	Anton
4.	Sydney	Arens
5.	Rebecca	Asni
6.	Ghassan	Ayyad
7.	Shawna	Bailey
8.	Lara	Bazzi
9.	R.	Brown
10.	Taralynn	Cassell
11.	Leslie	Clark
12.	Kristina	Collins
13.	Dayna	Conway

Week 2-Jan. 20-27: Migration to Urban Centers
•	Required Readings/ Videos
•	Origins of the Urban Crisis: Chapter 1 
•	VIDEO: American Apartheid
•	VIDEO: History Brief: The Great Migration
•	VIDEO: "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration"
•	Upton Sinclair's The Jungle SchoolTube

Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Dalondra	Dixon
2.	Andrew	Franco
3.	Maria	Furdero
4.	Shanique	Grant
5.	Bernadette	Halash
6.	Sanaa	Hallani
7.	Jessica	Hardison
8.	Hayley	Harrison
9.	Sakibah	Hassouneh
10.	Kierra	James
11.	Lauryn	Johnson
12.	Chauntaya	King
13.	Clara	Lyons
14.	Stephanie Ada Miller

JAN. 27-Feb 3: Historical Segregation Patterns 

•	Origins of the Urban Crisis: Chapters 2 OR 3 
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Ali	Mackie
2.	Sarah	Nieuwkoop
3.	Amber	O'Brien
4.	Shelby	Prince
5.	Ashley	Redd
6.	Sarah	Rich
7.	Randal	Roland
8.	Chenequa	Scott
9.	Breanna	Simmons
10.	Marielle	Stepho
11.	Numan	Suri
12.	Leigha	Thomas
13.	Delores	Williams
14.	Revana	Yousif

Feb. 10: test #1

FEB. 10-Feb 17: White Resistance to Integration
Origins of the Urban Crisis: Chapters 7, OR 8, OR 9
The Sweet Trial
Entire Interview - Kevin Boyle speaks at Cooley Law School - Arc of Justice
1943 Riots: VIDEO

Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Sarah	Alburahi
2.	Troy	Al-Hakim
3.	Jennifer	Anton
4.	Sydney	Arens
5.	Rebecca	Asni
6.	Ghassan	Ayyad
7.	Shawna	Bailey
8.	Lara	Bazzi
9.	R.	Brown
10.	Taralynn	Cassell
11.	Leslie	Clark
12.	Kristina	Collins
13.	Dayna	Conway
14.	Stephanie Ada Miller

FEB. 17-FEB. 24: Racial Inequality in Employment 
Origins of the Urban Crisis: Chapters 4, 5 or 6 
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Dalondra	Dixon
2.	Andrew	Franco
3.	Maria	Furdero
4.	Shanique	Grant
5.	Bernadette	Halash
6.	Sanaa	Hallani
7.	Jessica	Hardison
8.	Hayley	Harrison
9.	Sakibah	Hassouneh
10.	Kierra	James
11.	Lauryn	Johnson
12.	Chauntaya	King
13.	Clara	Lyons

Feb. 24-March 3: RACE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS I
Rev. Bradby 
Faith in the City: Intro-Chapter 3
Eyes on the Prize Video:
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
15.	Ali	Mackie
16.	Sarah	Nieuwkoop
17.	Amber	O'Brien
18.	Shelby	Prince
19.	Ashley	Redd
20.	Sarah	Rich
21.	Randal	Roland
22.	Chenequa	Scott
23.	Breanna	Simmons
24.	Marielle	Stepho
25.	Numan	Suri
26.	Leigha	Thomas
27.	Delores	Williams
28.	Revana	Yousif

March 10: Test #2

March 10-March 17: Race & Social Movements II
Faith in the City: Chapter 4 
Southern Civil Rights Movement: Eyes on the Prize
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Sarah	Alburahi
2.	Troy	Al-Hakim
3.	Jennifer	Anton
4.	Sydney	Arens
5.	Rebecca	Asni
6.	Ghassan	Ayyad
7.	Shawna	Bailey
8.	Lara	Bazzi
9.	R.	Brown
10.	Taralynn	Cassell
11.	Leslie	Clark
12.	Kristina	Collins
13.	Dayna	Conway

March 17- March 24: Race & Social Movements III
Faith in the City: Chapter 5 
Northern Civil Rights Movement Eyes on the Prize 
Cold War and Civil Rights 
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Dalondra	Dixon
2.	Andrew	Franco
3.	Maria	Furdero
4.	Shanique	Grant
5.	Bernadette	Halash
6.	Sanaa	Hallani
7.	Jessica	Hardison
8.	Hayley	Harrison
9.	Sakibah	Hassouneh
10.	Kierra	James
11.	Lauryn	Johnson
12.	Chauntaya	King
13.	Clara	Lyons
14.	Stephanie Ada Miller

March 24-March 31: No Class Spring Break 

March 31-April 7: Race Riots and Kerner Commission 
Two Societies | 1965–1968 (America's Civil Rights Movement) | 8 of 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDLYjlNZeE0&list=PLsPmJnlcm_TjOHe8ztkVWqxYMyb2SmvRe&index=8
American Apartheid Reading: Kerner Commission 
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
29.	Ali	Mackie
30.	Sarah	Nieuwkoop
31.	Amber	O'Brien
32.	Shelby	Prince
33.	Ashley	Redd
34.	Sarah	Rich
35.	Randal	Roland
36.	Chenequa	Scott
37.	Breanna	Simmons
38.	Marielle	Stepho
39.	Numan	Suri
40.	Leigha	Thomas
41.	Delores	Williams
42.	Revana	Yousif

April 14: Test #3

April 14-April 21: Contemporary Racial Segregation

American Apartheid: Chapter 4 (On Reserve at Blackboard)
Watch: Two Separate Americas: David Simon's New Mini-Series Looks at "Hypersegregation" in Public Housing
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/8/26/two_separate_americas_david_simons_new
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:
1.	Sarah	Alburahi
2.	Troy	Al-Hakim
3.	Jennifer	Anton
4.	Sydney	Arens
5.	Rebecca	Asni
6.	Ghassan	Ayyad
7.	Shawna	Bailey
8.	Lara	Bazzi
9.	R.	Brown
10.	Taralynn	Cassell
11.	Leslie	Clark
12.	Kristina	Collins
13.	Dayna	Conway
14.	Dalondra	Dixon
15.	Andrew	Franco
16.	Maria	Furdero
17.	Shanique	Grant
18.	Bernadette	Halash
19.	Sanaa	Hallani
20.	Jessica	Hardison

April 21-April 28: Consequences of Segregation 
American Apartheid: Chapters 5 & 6 (On Reserve at Blackboard)
Listen to NPR: Detroit Poverty
Study: Median Wealth for Single Black Women: $100, Single Hispanic Women: $120, Single White Women: $41,000
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/12/study_median_wealth_for_single_black
•	Neighborhood context and Police Brutality article
Responsible for Answering Homework Questions:

1.	Hayley	Harrison
2.	Sakibah	Hassouneh
3.	Kierra	James
4.	Lauryn	Johnson
5.	Chauntaya	King
6.	Clara	Lyons
7.	Ali	Mackie
8.	Sarah	Nieuwkoop
9.	Amber	O'Brien
10.	Shelby	Prince
11.	Ashley	Redd
12.	Sarah	Rich
13.	Randal	Roland
14.	Chenequa	Scott
15.	Breanna	Simmons
16.	Marielle	Stepho
17.	Numan	Suri
18.	Leigha	Thomas
19.	Delores	Williams
20.	Revana	Yousif
21.	Stephanie Ada Miller
May 2: Test #4