Chapter 1:
2020 Atlanta Uprisings: “We Love Y’all Too Much”
Pre-Reading Glossary
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Solidarity
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Demonstrations
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Middle class
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Class system
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Protest
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Critique
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Movement
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Liberation
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Resistance
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Sovereignty
Essential Question
Why do we fight for social change?
Comprehension Check
Question 1
What are the two organizations the eight men who walked with Mawuli into the protests with the “We Love Y’all Too Much” t-shirts a part of?
Question 2
Why was Amber Jackson’s body-slammed by a police officer?
Question 3
What did Mawuli do when his wife showed him the protests had grown dangerous?
Question 4
Why do you think Khari decides to go home with his father?
Question 5
How is protesting and the fight for freedom an act of love?
Question 6
What is your response to the data at the end of the chapter? What are strategies you would engage to change these statistics?
Question 7
Mawuli is a part of several organizations. How does this help him spread his message?
Extension:
Cause and Effect Chart – https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cause-and-Effect-Template-251057
Find your “protest song”. A song that inspires you and encourages a fight for freedom