Hear Audio Lectures on the History of Racial Classification
Hear Audio Lectures on theHistory of Racial Classification
These audio lectures were recorded in Second Life at meetings of “The Study of Racialism” discussion group. To participate in the live discussions, visit the TSOR Conference Center in Second Life any Wednesday at 4 PM or 9 PM Eastern time. Check the schedule to see what topic will be discussed on which date and time. To write comments, visit The Study of Racialism on the web. (To write comments you must first register.)
Frank W. Sweet is the author of Legal History of the Color Line (ISBN 9780939479238), an analysis of the nearly 300 appealed cases that determined Americans’ “racial” identity over the centuries. It is the most thorough study of the legal history of this topic yet published. He was accepted to Ph.D. candidacy in history with a minor in molecular anthropology at the University of Florida in 2003 and has completed all but his dissertation defense. He earned an M.A. in History from American Military University in 2001. He is also the author of several state park historical booklets and published historical essays. He was a member of the editorial board of the magazine Interracial Voice, is a regular lecturer and panelist at historical and genealogical conferences, and manages two online discussion groups on the history of U.S. racialism sponsored by Backintyme Publishing. One group is on the web at The Study of Racialism. The other is in Second Life, with the same name. To send email, click here.