New York City
Trial By Jury: The Case of the N Word
$25 - $55
In this provocative, interactive event, a 9-year-old girl learns the
“N-Word” during a history lesson. The school’s choice to include the word in its elementary curriculum disturbs her parents. The school counters that black history lessons deserve greater authenticity.
Participants will watch a filmed dramatization of a trial and then engage in deliberation as if they were the jury, considering questions such as:
What impact can be measured by the infliction or mere utterance of the N-Word?
How does The N-Word strengthen a bond or pierce the sheer membrane of civility?
What would happen if The N-Word were put on trial?