UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 9, Page 6
October 28, 1993
Slavery winter course topic

     American slavery from a philosophical point of view is the focus of a
course, "Introduction to Politics and Social Philosophy," being taught
during Winter Session by Bill E. Lawson, associate professor of philosophy.
     Using Lawson's recently published book, Between Slavery and Freedom,
co-authored with Howard McGary of Rutgers University, the course also will
concentrate on reading original slave narratives and other pertinent
material and interpreting the slave experience.
     The readings will include excerpts from Up from Slavery by Booker T.
Washington, My Freedom, My Bondage by Frederick Douglass and Incidents in
the life of A Slave Girl by Linda Brent, an escaped slave who was abused by
her master. The course also will include contemporary books, such as
Stanley Elkins' Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and
Intellectual Life and Deborah White's Arn't I A Woman?
     A feature of the course is a field trip, Jan. 22-23 to Williamsburg,
Va., to learn about the slave experience on site. The Williamsburg
African-American Interpretive Program has arranged a private tour for the
class, including a visit to the slave quarters at Carter's Grove
plantation.
     Students pay an additional $60 for the trip, which includes
transportation, lodging at the Woodlands Inn and the tour, with meals
additional. Although the deadline for registration for Winter Session
classes has passed, late registrations from matriculating and continuing
education students will be accepted for the course which satisfies the
group A requirement for arts and science students.
     For information, call 831-2359.