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False Accusation Leads to Wrongful Imprisonment

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Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about a Black man who was wrongfully imprisoned when a white man falsely accused him of committing a robbery. This lesson includes a video, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
racism
prison

Vocabulary

concoct
fabrication
custody
grapple
allegation
retroactively
dwindle
consequence
advocate
retrial
hurdle
grudge
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