From Facing History and Ourselves: Helping students reflect on the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial

 Here are some lessons from Facing History and Ourselves to help your students address today’s event:

The jury in the Derek Chauvin trial has returned a verdict; the former police officer was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s murder and Chauvin’s trial amplified the demands for justice in response to racial bias in policing, the disproportionate use of excessive force against Black Americans, and more broadly, the history of racial injustice in the United States.

Our new Teaching Idea, Accountability, Justice, and Healing After Derek Chauvin's Trial is designed to help educators guide an initial class discussion on the verdict. The activities prompt students to process the news of the verdict and then explore the complicated concepts of justice, accountability, and healing.

Facing History and Ourselves also invites you to a timely conversation Wednesday evening between Roger Brooks, President and CEO of Facing History, and Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Chair of African American Studies at Princeton University. This, our final event in the FacingHistory Now: Conversations on Equity and Justice series, will be an exploration of the crucial work of becoming a multiracial democracy. I look forward to hearing these two scholars engage in a dialogue at this pivotal moment in our nation's history. I hope you will join us.

In the News: A ‘HISTORY OF EXCLUSION, OF ERASURE, OF INVISIBILITY.’ WHY THE ASIAN-AMERICAN STORY IS MISSING FROM MANY U.S. CLASSROOMS

To continue our conversation started in our earlier blog post below, we are providing references to articles that appear in the News.  Here is a link to an article that just appeared in Time Magazine:

A ‘HISTORY OF EXCLUSION, OF ERASURE, OF INVISIBILITY.’ WHY THE ASIAN-AMERICAN STORY IS MISSING FROM MANY U.S. CLASSROOMS