BCS 807
Religion, Race and Politics in American Life
Benjamin F. ChavisNotable faculty
Civil rights activist; president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Source
Why it's on my list
Religion, race and politics, co-taught by Benjamin Chavis.
My note, not Duke's.
Description from DukeHub
This course will examine the role of religion and race in politics in the US with an emphasis on presidential elections from the 1960s to 2020.
Skills
- languageslanguage department: BCS
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 15 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works