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    Law and Politics

    Explore essays from The 1619 Project that challenge readers to think about how the history of slavery has been taught—and how contemporary legal discussions are linked to slavery.

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    February 18, 2021
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    Explore The 1619 Project and the legacy of slavery with curricular resources crafted by and for law school students and their professors.


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    February 18, 2021
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    Arts and Culture

    What do American art and music say about our society and the law? What do they say about what this country has become? Explore an article, photo essay, and poem to discuss the ways the institution of...

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    February 17, 2021
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    Public Health

    How is America’s health care system linked to the institution of slavery? Use this resource to discuss terms like “medical apartheid” and analyze the impact socialized health care systems might have...

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    February 17, 2021
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    Mass Incarceration

    Use this resource to explore the work of Bryan Stevenson, Michelle Alexander, and Dorothy Roberts on the subject of mass incarceration, and examine connections between slavery, Jim Crow, and mass...

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    February 17, 2021
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    Explore a range of racial justice topics through the lense of social emotional learning.

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    August 22, 2023
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    Students will engage with photographic artifacts, personal stories and reporting, as well as prepare interviews with members of their own communities to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on communities...

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    August 21, 2023
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    Students apply critical thinking skills to analyze news stories about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world, make personal connections to reporting, and compose community maps that...

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    August 22, 2023
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    Students analyze reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and historical research on The Black Death in order to evaluate the purposes and biases of sources, compare and contrast pandemics from two time...

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    December 22, 2021