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Students explore racial profiling. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students discover what racial profiling is and then teach their classmates what it is as they write a news report or opinion essay. Students may also create a video or web site regarding racial profiling.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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