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Akai Gurley

9th - Higher Ed
Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot on November 20, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, by a New York City Police Department officer. The two police officers were patrolling stairwells in the New York City...
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The Harlan County Coal Wars

9th - Higher Ed
Harlan County coal miners in the 1930s went on a labour strike protesting about the conditions. Coal companies and the local police forces put them under. It broke out into civil unrest and Unions were established.
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Flame Media

Real Future: Predictive Policing

12th - Higher Ed
We take a trip to the Santa Cruz Police Department, where officers are using a new, futuristic system called “PredPol” to analyze data, apply algorithms, and determine where crimes might happen in the future. It's cool technology, but...
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When the Youth of Birmingham Changed History

9th - Higher Ed
In 1963, school children from Birmingham, Alabama skipped class to demonstrate for racial equality. Met with police violence, they helped to bring about significant change. The Birmingham Children's Crusade, as it was known, has gone...
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Zoot Suit Riots

9th - Higher Ed
Did you know that in LA, it’s illegal to wear Zoot suits? A fashion crime that dates back to the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.
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PBS

Pbs: Pov: Every Mother's Son

9th - 10th
This is a website that traces the quest for justice and accountability by the mothers of three victims of police brutality.