AAAS 186CNS · also HISTORY 189CNS
Race, Slavery, and the History of Social Control
Justin C. Leroy
Description from DukeHub
Examines the history of American slavery and the legacies of slavery in the present. Focus on slavery as a system of labor, property, kinship, culture, and economic production that has shaped the relationship between race and social control for centuries. Considers the role of slavery in contemporary political debates about issues such as: the racial wealth gap, reparations, Confederate monuments, policing, how to teach U.S. history, and diversity and affirmative action.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "justice"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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