Tag: Immigrant Rights Movements

How was the institution of slavery central to the creation of what is now known as the United States, and why did racialized “unfree” labor continue to exist after the abolition of the institution of slavery ?How did slavery and freedom influence the racial meanings of US citizenship and how immigrant workers are perceived as belonging or not belonging?

4. Slavery, Migrations, and Regulating Labor

This week, we explored the foundations of U.S. society through the institution of slavery, along with how migrations and immigration policy have shaped ideas of belonging. Citing the lectures and readings answer the following questions in a few paragraphs:

How was the institution of slavery central to the creation of what is now known as the United States, and why did racialized “unfree” labor continue to exist after the abolition of the institution of slavery ?
How did slavery and freedom influence the racial meanings of US citizenship and how immigrant workers are perceived as belonging or not belonging?

What do you think the Black Lives Matter movements, Immigrant Rights Movements and related protests will do to American politics or policy in the long term (5 years or more in the future)?

How will social movements shape politics?

What do you think the Black Lives Matter movements, Immigrant Rights Movements and related protests will do to American politics or policy in the long term (5 years or more in the future)? Will the movements accomplish their goals, or have unexpected side effects?

Draw on theories discussed in the readings and real-world examples as applicable to make your argument.

Explain who will react to the movements, what they will do, and why we should expect this outcome. Feel free to talk about changes in things like the following:

Political party membership, legislation around criminal justice and civil rights, public opinion on issues of race or policing, or other outcomes you think are likely to respond to the movements.