Playing the Race Card: Two Famous Criminal Trials

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Grade Range: K - 11

A study of the trials of O.J. Simpson and Bernhard Goetz addresses the question, "When is race an important factor in the American justice system?" and goes beyond the individual trials to look at race in our criminal system and lessons we have learned from the trials.

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Tags

civil rights,

Subjects

American History, Government/Civics: U.S, Social Studies, Social Studies,