The Origins of Racism in America – From Slavery to the
Foundation This site was created for the Great Works Symposium
winter 2008-2009 course at Drexel University on Civil Rights.
Since our class was on civil rights, we decided to trace back
the origins of racism in America -- and we wanted to delve into
the foundations of what created the need for so many movements
by those who have had their rights taken away. We decided that
the time period from before slavery to the foundation of the
country would be suitable for an explanation of the creation of
racism, especially since this time period included the creation
of racist laws in America. Check out our forum! Please join our
forum and post to discuss the topic further! To navigate the
site, you can click on the links at the top of the page. They go
through different time periods, covered by each member of the
group. Chuck Longen covers the background of slavery, before it
made its way to America. Stacy Litz describes the transition
from indentured servatude