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How many of the names Starr lists at the end of the book did students recognize?
Did students recognize all the names? Review the list with the students and have them consider why there are so many, based on what they've learned while studying this book.
Oscar Grant: unarmed man killed by a BART police office
Aiyana Jones: seven-year-old killed in Detroit during a police raid
Trayvon Martin: unarmed 17-year-old killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator in the community where he lived
Rekia Boyd: unarmed woman killed by an off-duty Chicago cop
Michael Brown: unarmed 18-year-old killed by a cop in Ferguson, Missouri
Eric Garner: unarmed man killed by a NYPD officer who put...
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