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This The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities lesson plan also includes:
- Street Map of Greater Miami
- City of Richmond, Virginia and Environs
- 1941 photograph of children in Detroit, Michigan
- 1915 leaflet promoting segregation from St. Louis, Missouri
- 1936 FHA Underwriting Manual: Focus on Sections 229, 233 and 284
- Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America
- Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History | Code Switch | NPR
- The Color of Law Lesson 1 Book Excerpts 1.1‒1.4 (.pdf)
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It is pointed, powerful, and painful! The first of three lessons about laws and practices that support inequality looks at how government policies created and reinforced segregated communities. Young social scientists read excerpts from "The Color of Law" text, examine housing maps from various cities, and reflect on the laws perpetuating[ segregated communities.
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Instructional Ideas
- Set aside extra prep time to review the entire lesson and prepare the many materials required
- Provide groups with different colored sticky notes to use when posting their comments on the book excerpts
- Use the lesson during February's Black History Month
Classroom Considerations
- First of three lessons in the series by Learning for Justice
- Presumes a protocol is in place to permit a safe, respectful discussion
- Requires a projection device for the video and copies of the handouts
Pros
- Links are provided that detail the various learning strategies used in the lesson
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- None