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Understanding Racism: Fight for Equality in London

Explore the history of racism, its impact, and how to combat it. Discover why diversity is crucial in the capital city. Learn from Martin Luther King's fight for equality.

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Understanding Racism: Fight for Equality in London

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  1. 7-Jan-20 What words spring to mind when you look at this image?

  2. Racism Objectives By the end of this lesson you should be able to… Explain where we find racism Explain how we can fight it Explain why diversity is important Keywords Martin Luther King, racism, equality, bullying

  3. London is the capital and most populated city in the United Kingdom.Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for over two thousand years, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London has a wide range of people and culture, and more than 300 languages are spoken within Greater London. The Greater London Authority currently estimated its population to be 8.6 million, making it the largest city in the European Union, and accounting for 12.5 per cent of the UK population. London is one of the most diverse cities in the world.

  4. What do the following pictures show?

  5. How do these make you feel? Now try and come up with a definition of the word racism

  6. Definition of racism: 1 : belief that certain races of people are by birth and nature superior to others. 2 : discrimination or hatred based on race. Class vote: Is racism still a problem in the UK? Where do find racism in Britain today? In pairs come up with ideas

  7. Different groups that make up the UK Different religious groups that make up the UK Do these figures surprise you ? REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL

  8. Racist words. Racist words are still used by some people Freshy Chav • Have you heard these words before? • Have you ever used them? • Have you ever been called anything racist? • What do you think a religious leader would say if they heard people using these words?

  9. Click on the picture to see a part of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech.

  10. How did Martin fight against the discrimination? Marches Tell an adult How can you stand up to racism? Protests Sit ins Tell someone to stop using racist words Speeches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0

  11. As a school what things do we do to stop racism?

  12. Print the next slide for the worksheet

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