NLTLN: Investigating Race and the Justice System

[Ryan Goble]

Another great lesson plan from the New York Times Learning Network

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

In this lesson, we ask students to study the 14th Amendment to discern what it means and how it has been interpreted. Then, we suggest Times articles that examine how our criminal justice system treats black people in comparison to white people.

Equality Under the Law? Investigating Race and the Justice System