The Law is Ordered: Racial Classifications, American Law, and the Faith Traditions that Challenged Them

Timothy Welbeck, Director of Anti-Racism Research at Temple University

Civil-rights attorney and scholar Timothy Welbeck will explore the history of racial classifications and the law in the United States. How have various faith communities challenged these legal standards and accompanying social conventions as they strive to create a more equitable society? Welbeck is Assistant Professor of Instruction in Africology and African Studies at Temple. His forthcoming book, No City for Young Men: Hip-Hop and the Narrative of Marginalization, examines how hip-hop communicates the lived experience of persons–particularly Black men—who reside in urban centers across the nation.