Roots of Racism

Terri E. Givens is a Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She was formerly based at the University of Texas at Austin and is the founder of the Center for Higher Education Leadership. She is the author of books and articles on immigration policy, antidiscrimination politics and comparative race politics.

• Introduction – Structural Racism is the Problem of the 21st CenturyPolitical Science, International Relations, and the Normalization of White Supremacy The Social and Geographical Construction of Race – A Transatlantic HistoryTies that Bind: Slavery and ColonialismPost-War Transitions: The Conflation of Immigration and RaceImmigration, Race and CitizenshipFrom the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives MatterParty Politics, the Radical Right and Race in the 21st CenturyElections, Protest and InsurrectionConclusion: Finding a Path Forward