Reading Between the Redlines

Lisanne Shaffer

level: Advanced

143 minutes

Race

Message from the creator Begin lesson

Lesson Tool Kit

MATERIALS NEEDED

A smart board or projector and whiteboard

Between The World and Me book or photocopies of page 42

Clip of Between The World and Me

Housing Segregation and Redlining by “NPR”

Redlining by “The Root” (longer clip with a sarcastic tone)

Copies of handouts

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Challenge 3

PREWORK

Facilitators should read and watch all media before attempting this lesson.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

What is redlining and what are its lingering effects?

How did the New Deal impact Black communities in America and how is it still impacting Black communities today?

OBJECTIVES

Define Redlining

Identify the issues that the New Deal and redlining caused for the Black community

Think critically about alternatives that could have changed the course of American History

Collaborate with peers to develop ideas on how to rectify the damage done

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

Facilitators should anticipate that this lesson could be emotionally triggering for some students.

Be sure to check in when students are collaborating in groups as students often struggle to work together as a team.

This lesson explores the history of Redlining in America.

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