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This non-exhaustive list of readings in African American Studies highlights the vibrant history of the discipline and introduces the field.

Birthright citizenship, which holds that individuals are citizens of the nation in which they are born, was codified with the 14th Amendment in 1868.

Roe v. Wade left Americans with the idea that privacy is something we can expect as citizens. But does the SCOTUS consider privacy a constitutional right?

The U.S. is the only country in the world that sentences people to die in prison for offenses committed while under the age of 18.

What would have been considered a dystopian level of surveillance a mere twenty years ago has now become the norm. Why don't internet users care?

Adequate legal counsel is not provided to many of the poor accused of crimes.

The recent Gawker vs. Hogan spat is the latest in the long history of journalism, free speech, gossip, and the law.