Project requirements
Students are to research various sources for cases, lawsuits, opinions, and/or events
that are related to topics of discrimination and diversity.
Students should choose and prepare a presentation covering either a discrimination
practice (showcasing a claim that was either dismissed or substantiated by a court) or
event that had major impact on discrimination/anti-discrimination policies and practices
or the way a general public viewed specific groups.
In the presentation, students will explain:
a) Circumstances of the case/event
b) Timeline, if applicable
c) Main issues in the case (for example, racial or gender discrimination)
d) What happened next
e) What can we learn from the case/event
Objective:
1. To learn about legal aspects of discrimination
2. To research actual legal cases/historical event
3. To present such case/event in class
Topic: The Stonewall riots
a) Explain what were the Stonewall riots. What happened, and who were the
main players in the event (police, gay groups, general public, media, etc.)
b) Explain when this took place (not only dates but also what was happening in
the country at the time civil rights movement, anti-war movement etc.)
c) What were the main issues? Discrimination against gay and lesbian minorities
legal (explain anti-homosexual laws at the time) and social. Also important
was use of violence against any group of citizens, etc.
d) Explain how the riots impacted the civil rights movement and, in particular, the
organizing and self-defining of gay and lesbian Americans. What were the
consequences?
You might want to create a timeline with events, main names, historical documents etc.
as a flyer.
