CRT Forward: Tracking the Attack on Critical Race Theory

Authors

• Taifha Natalee Alexander, St. John's University School of LawFollow
• LaToya Baldwin Clark
• Kyle Reinhard
• Noah Zatz

Document Type

Report

Publication Title

UCLA School of Law, Critical Race Studies Program

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

(Excerpt)

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an interdisciplinary practice and approach to understanding the foundations and maintenance of race and racial subordination in the legal system throughout history. Since its genesis in United States law schools in the mid-1980s, CRT has explored how racial, and other, hierarchies have persisted despite advancements in racial justice made during times like the Reconstruction and Civil Rights eras. CRT contests many of the standard assumptions underlying traditional civil rights discourse, including that the legal system is a neutral apparatus disconnected from the legacy of racial subordination in the United States. Since its inception, CRT has been, at times, questioned and attacked by some in conservative media and academia.

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Available at: https://crtforward.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UCLA-Law_CRT-Report_Final.pdf

A Report from CRT Forward’s Tracking Project

An Initiative of the Critical Race Studies Program