1880 Project
A History of Racism at USC & in LA in Partnership with Universities Nationwide:
Yale: 1701 Project - Northwestern: 1851 Project
History Papers and Projects
Trojan Horses: "Urban Renewal," Race, Class, and Displacement in USC Campus Expansion, 1961-2017
By: Jack Casey
The Sugar of The Juice: O.J.: Made in America, Race, and Celebrity Persona
By: María Lentz-Cunidi
Perpetua Tenibris on 28th Street: Patterns of Racist Behavior in Greek-Letter Organizations at the University of Southern California
By: Giacomo Green
Trying to Make It: The Rise, Collapse, and Attempted Revival of the American Dream during the 1992 Uprising in Los Angeles
By: Tommy Nguyen
The Daily Trojan Project: Exploring moments in USC's history of racial issues as documented by the Daily Trojan
By: María Lentz-Cunidi
Chicano protests of 1975: Interviews with Members of USC's MECHA (Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan) Chapter
Asian Caucus Accuses the School of Social Work of Racism, 1973
"Interchange: The Black Community - USC" event, 1968: Reports and Reactions
An Interview with Professor Kamei: Japanese Americans at USC, Incarceration, and Redress
By: Tommy Nguyen
Visit Professor Susan Kamei's website to get more information about her and her new book, When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during World War II
Watch Full Interview Here
Aeneid
Audio
Theatre
Brick by Brick: An Audio-Theatre Experience
Moments in the USC's history brought vividly to life by the amazing work of the Aeneid Theatre Company. Click on the image to the left to link to the production's website, on the button in the middle for the Spotify link, or listen here through SoundCloud. Of particular note for the themes of the 1880 Project are Parts I-IV. For the full transcript of Brick by Brick, click here.
1880 Project Archive
black_at_usc is an instagram page that accepts anonymous submissions from Black USC students and staff about their lived experiences with racism on campus. This page was created along with similar pages at other universities around the country following the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. The first caption, posted on June 25, 2020, states: “It is no secret that USC has a racism problem . . . USC has acknowledged its problem and vowed to listen to our voices so use this space to share your stories and experiences of being Black at the University of Southern California.”
Empower
Growth
Artworks by Sabrina Saitta