USC Dornsife News

These book recommendations from USC Dornsife scholars provide historical and cultural context regarding racism in the United States.

On Nov. 20, 1969, a group of activists attempted to reclaim the location of the infamous prison for the native people who had once occupied it. USC Dornsife faculty discuss the implications of the event, which kicked off nearly two years of protest that would shape Native American land rights activism for the next five decades. [4 min read]

Aided by six USC Dornsife undergraduates and an alumna, Olu Orange brings a successful lawsuit that forces the city of Los Angeles to pay up to $30 million in job training for thousands of people subjected to unconstitutional gang injunctions.

The alumna’s early involvement in the civil rights movement in the South led to a long career as an actress and eventually a writer. The 10th anniversary edition of her civil rights novel Freshwater Road comes out in April.

Human and civil rights lawyer Anna Walther ’04 defends those on the fringes of society who are made more vulnerable by their social invisibility.

Alumnus Superior Court Judge Frederick Aguirre is dedicated to recording and sharing the patriotic history of Latinos who served in the U.S. military.

Undergraduates in the USC Trial Advocacy Program and Olu Orange of political science help obtain justice for the family of an autistic man gunned down by police.

A new book by Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity Shana Redmond examines the black anthem's impact on racial and political identifications across the African diaspora.