Social Studies Generation Complex Questions Related to American Democracy – SoGen 8.6 Student Booklet
Student Booklet
Unit 8.6: How do we right the wrongs of the past?
In this unit, students are introduced to the idea of righting past wrongs. Students build background knowledge by reading about Jim Crow segregation, the discriminatory practice of redlining, and even some international cases of wrongful actions by governments. Students then debate whether or not the U.S. government should compensate African Americans in order to acknowledge past wrongs. The writing activity has students respond to a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the struggle against racial segregation.
