2 Day (55 Minute Classes), 11-12 Grade

Students will explore ways in which various community members have sought justice for the 1946 arson murder of O’Day Short and his family in Fontana, California. Students will analyze primary source documents to research attempts to bring this injustice to light, repair the harm, and commemorate the Short family’s death. After exploring and discussing primary sources, students will write an argumentative paragraph answering the question “Has the injustice of the firebombing and death of the Short family been repaired?” Students will apply what they have learned about repairing past injustices to research and bring to light an issue or incident that affects their community, and produce a 30-60 second “Instagram Reel” that highlights the issue and proposes an action to address the injustice.