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Race: Power of an Illusion

Watch the PBS series "Race: Power of an Illusion" which consists of two parts - "The Story We Tell" and "The House We Live In". Understand how and why racism exists in our society. Reflect on the nature of racism and its impact on inequality. Explore the development of racist policies and their effects on different areas. Learn about forced racial segregation and its lingering effects on neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. Discover how racism is socially constructed and its changing dynamics since the Civil Rights Movement.

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Race: Power of an Illusion

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  1. Race: Power of an Illusion Part 1: The Story We Tell Part 2: The House we Live in

  2. What we are doing this week… • We are watching a series from PBS titled- Race: Power of an Illusion • There are two parts: • The Story We Tell • The House We Live In • This series will help you further answer the questions of how and why does racism exist in our society • By the end you’ll be able to have one more source to help you understand the nature of racism in our society

  3. Preamble… • Take a look at this quote and take 2 mins to reflect on what it means to you… “Race was never just a matter of how you look, it’s about how people assign meaning to how you look” -Robin G. Kelley, historian Take 2 mins to check in with SW partner… Brining this out to the floor…

  4. Part 1: The Story we Tell • You’ll be watching this first part of the series. • Use a Thinking Log to keep track of your thoughts and evidence you find in the video (This will be checked for credit and can be used for blog) Guiding Question: What are some ways that race has been used to rationalize (justify) inequality?

  5. Debrief… • Take 5 mins to answer the guiding question before we get to a debrief conversation about what you viewed… Your answer should be AT LEAST 50 words • Bringing this out to the floor…

  6. Filling in the blanks… ALL Men Ferguson, MO Created Equal

  7. Housing in the U.S.

  8. Part 2: The House We Live in • For part 2, we will focus on the development of racist policies in different areas and the impact that has had on our society

  9. Preamble… • Just like last session, a quote to get you started… “The slick thing about whiteness is that you can reap the benefits of a racist society without personally being racist” -John A. Powell, Legal Scholar • What does “whiteness” mean to you? • What does the word “reap” mean?

  10. The House We Live in… • You’ll be watching this second part of the series. • Use a Thinking Log to keep track of your thoughts and evidence you find in the video (This will be checked for credit and can be used for blog) Guiding Question: The Civil Rights Act made forced racial segregation illegal. Why are neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces still segregated?

  11. Redlining and Restrictive Covenants • Redling Map of Los Angeles

  12. One more Visual to process…

  13. Debrief • After this week’s videos and conversations and questions… • What does racism look like to you now? • How does the theory of social construction of race apply to these conversations? • How has it changed compared to the era before the Civil Rights Movement? Again, at least 50 words to get you really started…

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