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Week 3 ISSUE #1: #BLACKLIVESMATTER

Agenda 1. Gallery Walk HW Review Lesson Role Play- 30

Homework 1. Who was Michael Brown? Why was his death significant? 2. What was the city of Ferguson like after the shooting? 3. How did/do police in Ferguson treat black people? Why? 4. Did Ferguson change after the riots and protests? Why do you think it did/ didn’t?

Reminder… This class is focusing on the three most important issues of the 2016 Presidential Election! 1.Black Lives Matter 2.Women’s Rights 3.Gun Control We will be discussing the history behind the movement and the movement itself for the next two classes, then focusing on how the candidates are approaching the issue

Key Vocab  Segregate- to separate  Brutality- physical violence; great cruelty  Activist- to campaign for a change  Campaign- to work toward  disadvantaged- being in a bad state/ condition

Topic #1: #BlackLivesMatter  #BlackLivesMatter is a an activist movement in America that began after Trayvon Martin (black teen) was shot and killed by George Zimmerman (white/ Hispanic security) in  The group speaks against police brutality toward black people  This group and the saying “black lives matter” has a huge role in the 2016 elections, with many candidates having different opinions.  …but how did it all begin?  /watch?v=7VbHUI1R3IA

Los Angeles- The City of Dreams? Demographics: Population= 10,000,000 Hispanic/ Latino: 47.5% White: 41.3% Asian: 10.7% Black: 9.8% Average rent of one bedroom apartment: $1,949 (7,292 zloty) Average income (per capita): $27,749 (103,821 Zloty) $2,312/ month (8,650 Zloty/ month)

More green= More white people More green= More money What are some patterns you notice about these maps? Where do you think the most violence occurs in Los Angeles?

Map of shootings in Los Angeles

Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades

Pico-Union, Downtown, Westmont

History  Emancipation Proclamation (1862)- An order by Abraham Lincoln to make 3 million slaves in America “free”  14 th Amendment (1868)- said all people were equal under the law  “separate but equal” (1896)- blacks and whites COULD be separate if they both got equal treatment (Plessy v. Ferguson)  Jim Crow Laws ( )- laws that kept blacks and whites segregated and disadvantaged the black population adiotimes.co m/news/ /oprah- winfrey-is- denied-the- right-to-vote- in-brand- new-clip- from-selma

Jim Crow Law ( )  Voting: violence, literacy tests, poll taxes, had to own property, grandfather clause (grandfather had to have voted before 1867)  Government: could not be in local government or on a jury if you could not vote  School: black and white children could not go to school together; schools for black students were old and falling apart, did not get as much money from the government, did not have many books, and teachers were paid much less  Housing: In many states, black people could not rent a flat if white people lived in the building  Jobs: busboys, elevator operators, garbage men, porters, maids, and cooks were considered “negro jobs;” it was almost impossible for black people to get “city jobs”  Justice: a lack of black people in juries; worse punishments for black people

Example  Scottsboro case- in 1931, 9 black boys were taken off of a train in Scottsboro, Alabama, taken to jail, and declared guilty of raping two white girls  When homeless white boys starting fighting the Scottsboro Boys, two white girls on the train told police that they had been raped so they and the other white boys would not be arrested for “vagrancy” (being homeless)  Even though the Scottsboro Boys’ lawyer had good evidence that they never raped the girls AND the girls admitted they lied, an all white jury sentenced the boys (ages 12 through 19 ) to DEATH.  After many more trials and eight years, the boys were finally considered innocent. Each served at least 6 years in prison.

Role Play TEAM 1 You will need: - a judge - a lawyer - Ethan Couch TEAM 2 You will need: - a judge - a lawyer - a police - Eric Garner Directions 1.Read over the article 2.Decide who will play what roles 3.Write a SHORT script 4.Act out your event for the class

Debrief 1. Describe the “guilty” person in your case. How were they different from the person in the other case? 2. How did the punishment differ for each person? 3. Do you agree with the judge in Eric’s case? Or the judge in Ethan’s case? Why or why not? 4. How does this relate to Jim Crow Law?

TELL ME: 1. Who was the person? White or black? Rich or poor? What did they do? 2. How did police treat the person? 3. What was the punishment? 4. How does this relate to the Jim Crow Law?

Midterm!