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Bureau of Justice Statistics: Victim Characteristics: Race/ethnicity

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides downloadable reports on rates and types of criminal activity in the United States in different years and regions. Includes data on crimes against various ethnic groups and races.
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History Matters: The Eruption of Tulsa

For Students 9th - 10th
This article in the June 29, 1921, issue of Nation magazine by Walter White, an NAACP official, reports on the massive damage to black-owned homes and businesses as a result of the Tulsa race riot on May 31, 1921.
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Npr: What if Every High School Had a 'Justice Program'?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on alternative programs that focus on justice in schools as opposed to using police to enforce school discipline. Audio version of this and related stories are provied.
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History Matters: "A Crowd of Howling Negroes"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the reporting from the Chicago Daily Tribune on the Chicago race riot in the summer of 1919. Find an accounting of the many incidents and a partial list of those injured.
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Global Footprint Network: Footprint Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, students answer questions about their lifestyles and, in return, receive an ecological footprint report. It states how many planets would be required to support the human race if everyone had the same footprint.

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