Lesson Plan: The Geography of Racism
Grades 8-12
Racism has played a role in urban development and housing policy in places across the globe. This video and activity has students explore how racism has affected the built landscape and physical infrastructure of American cities, and how experimental voucher programs have been used to relocate Black families from poor neighborhoods to more prosperous ones. In this lesson, students will explore how segregationist laws and policies manifest and have affected the development of urban areas by comparing the United States and South Africa.
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