Video: Urbanization

VIDEOS & LESSONS: C-Span Classroom by APHG Unit

Monday morning? No lesson plan? Try C-Span Classroom . What a mini gold mine this resource is! I had no idea C-Span Classroom existed until Julie W. posted it onto […]

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VIDEO: Segregated by Design

‘Segregated By Design’ examines the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy.   Prejudice can be […]

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Video: Crisis in Levittown

The Black upper middle-class Myers family moves into all-white Levittown, PA in August, 1957, and are snubbed and mistreated, in this powerful landmark documentary showcasing racism in the United States. […]

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VIDEO: Urbanization and the future of cities via TedEd

Here is a great little video (4:08) that discusses the rise of cities and how we now have 50% of the world’s population clustered in them. It takes us from […]

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VIDEO: The Disturbing History of the Suburbs via Adam Ruins Everything

If you’re looking for a way to explain the long lasting effects of systemic racism (at least in terms of housing and poverty), watch the Adam Ruins Everything episode clip […]

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VIDEO via The Atlantic: How the World’s First Cities Got Started via The Atlantic

This short video explains where and why the World’s first cities emerged. It touches on the birthplace of agriculture and how it led to the formation of complex institutions and trade. […]

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VIDEO: Travel in La Paz Bolivia

This sure beats sitting in rush hour traffic. In La Paz, the sky rail take commuters where they need to go. This is the ultimate example of humans changing their […]

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VIDEO: Where are the World’s Worst Slums?

This short 2:46 second vide clip presented by TestTube News describes how the United Nations categorizes an urban slum and also where are the most populated urban slums in the […]

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VIDEO: Voices of Cabrini

Voices of Cabrini: Remaking Chicago’s Public Housing Voices of Cabrini: Remaking Chicago’s Public Housing, follows families and a small business owner as they are moved out of Chicago’s most “notorious” […]

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