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Short Discussion: Understanding Institutional Discrimination

For this discussion, watch the following short videos on institutional discrimination explaining some of the current racial disparities in housing, wealth, and education.

Video 1: Race the House You Live In (about 6 minutes from PBS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW764dXEI_8

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Video 2: School Segregation (about 17 minutes from HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8yiYCHMAlM

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After watching the above videos, please answer all  the following questions:

  1. Based on the video, The House You Live In, how has housing discrimination led to a racial disparity in wealth?

  2. What are two points made in the video on School Segregation that you were not aware of before?

  3. Do you think parents or government policies are more to blame for current school segregation in the U.S.?

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