Course Description

Instructor: Aimee Maxwell, JD The Fulton County District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) is investigating the arrests of civil rights activists in Atlanta during the 1960s. CIU is investigating the circumstances to determine if the arrests were unjust. Students will participate in this historic endeavor. The instructor will provide a basic understanding of the criminal justice system and will lead a discussion of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. There will be guest speakers on criminal justice, the civil rights movement, historic research, and more. The class will discuss how to investigate the arrests of civil rights activists with particular emphasis on how to obtain original source material. Those interested in conducting research will be placed in groups to search out the original source material and will report back to the class.