Critical Race Theory: What it is and what it isn’t
Critical Race Theory (CRT) emerged in the 1970s and 1980s when law professors explored how race and racism have shaped American law and society. It became a study of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its many unfulfilled goals decades later.
CRT does not vilify white people and is not a study on placing blame. It does educate us how racism has been woven into our laws and regulations. It should teach us to understand how racial disparities endure despite laws to discourage them.
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