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Lesson 3:

The Sneetches

The worksheet for this lesson

K&P: Lesson 3-Sneetches

Watch this video of the Sneetches and reflect on the overall message of the story.

Now read this academic critique of "The Sneetches" and reflect using the worksheet in Google Classroom.

A Critique of The Sneetches

FURTHER READING

If You Don’t See Race, How Can You See Racial Inequality?Many sociologists argue that ideologies claiming not to see race risk ignoring discrimination.

Commentary: What Dr. Seuss’ Sneetches gets wrong about race | HeraldNet.comThe classic kids’ book, along with other children’s lit, oversimplifies issues of race and diversity.

Dr. Seuss controversy reaches local shelves as Chicago Public Library pulls 6 books over racist, insensitive imagerySix Dr. Seuss books have been removed from Chicago Public Library shelves after their publishing stopped over racist and insensitive imagery.

6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published for racist imagesBOSTON (AP) — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday...

'It's a moral decision': Dr Seuss books are being 'recalled' not cancelled, expert saysTitles that Dr Seuss Enterprises said it would cease printing contained racist stereotypes, English professor Philip Nel says

A case for color blindnessRacial inequality provokes passionate opinions and varied ideas of how to build a fair, equitable society. One topic that's been contentiously debated for generations is color blindness: the concept that we should look beyond race when thinking about equity. In this talk, writer and podcast host Coleman Hughes makes a case in favor of the idea, sharing why he thinks the key to reducing inequality and easing racial tensions is replacing race-based policies with class-based ones.

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