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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-racist-history-behind-georgias-runoff-elections by Nicole Ellis 3/12/22 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-racist-history-behind-georgias-runoff-elections by Nicole Ellis 3/12/22 PBS NEWS] | ||
Georgia’s Dec. 6 runoff election pitting Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock against Republican Herschel Walker is historic for having two Black candidates representing major parties on that state’s ballot. But the voting law that mandated a runoff when neither candidate won a majority in November’s election is actually a vestige of racist legislation. | Georgia’s Dec. 6 runoff election pitting Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock against Republican Herschel Walker is historic for having two Black candidates representing major parties on that state’s ballot. But the voting law that mandated a runoff when neither candidate won a majority in November’s election is actually a vestige of racist legislation. | ||
=====Lesson plan: How America's history of racism continues to shape us today===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/lesson-plans/2023/09/lesson-plan-how-americas-history-of-racism-continues-to-shape-the-present by PBS 13/9/23] | |||
In this lesson, students will watch a video in which Judy Woodruff examines how that founding contradiction has evolved and what it means for us today. They will then examine a primary source chosen by the teacher and connect it to the themes of the NewsHour story. | |||
