what is injustice?

MILESTONE 2, STEPPING STONE 1

About this Stepping stone:

In this stepping stone, we will explore what injustice through a critical reading lens. You will work through the Critical Reading guide as you navigate the text.

SKILLS DEFINED:

ELA 1.1 Choose and apply reading strategies
ELA 1.2 Evaluate the main ideas or themes

To Do:

Make a copy of the Critical Reading Guide
Read, watch, and listen to the texts that address racial injustice
Fill out the Critical Reading Guide for the non-fiction texts
Submit to Slate.

Racial INjustice

How Segregation Caused Your Traffic JamIn some of America’s most congested cities, roadways were designed to keep people “in their place.”

Theresa Burroughs and Toni LoveTheresa Burroughs tells her daughter Toni Love about registering to vote in Alabama during the Jim Crow era.

Race and incarceration in the U.S., by the numbersRecent research shows that black men who commit the same crimes as white men receive sentences nearly 20 percent longer. The United States has the world's largest prison population. There are approximately 666 inmates per 100,000 people.

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Critical Reading Guide

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