Length: 1-2 pages (Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced)
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Instructions: Define “critical race theory” and make an argument over whether or not it is “un-American” as some have argued. Your paper must include the following:
· An introductory paragraph in which you define “Critical Race Theory”
· The first paragraph should end with a thesis statement in which you state your position on whether critical race theory is un-American.
· As evidence, quote from a contemporary article from the New York Times and/or the Wall Street Journal. (Hint: use your CUNYfirst login to get a free subscription.)
· Quote from one of our course readings from the first part of this course.
o “A History of Race in America”
o Lumen, “Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups”
o DiAngelo, White Fragility “Introduction”