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41) The second coming of the KKK: the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American political tradition
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"From slavery to Jim Crow segregation, racism has a long, deeply rooted history in the United States. THE HISTORY OF RACISM IN AMERICA explores this history and how these inequalities are still visible today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. " -- Goodreads.com.
Series
Saga one the origins volume Book 5
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Rebel is lightning on the racetrack, but can she beat a set of deceptive ideas? An aging racer has made it her mission to distract Rebel and her classmates with a new ideology claiming all cheetahs with stripes are cheaters by nature. Join Rebel as she explores how to see spots and stripes; then lead your family through a lesson about Critical Race Theory through the activities included in the BRAVE challenge at the end of the book."--
"BRAVE BOOKS...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Appears on list
Description
A behind-the-scenes account of the #blacklivesmatter movement shares insights into the young men and women behind it, citing the racially charged controversies that have motivated members and the economic, political, and personal histories that inform its purpose.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Description
Meticulously researched and drawn from numerous primary sources, this biography-in-verse tells the story of racism in the U.S. through six important Black Americans from different eras who struggled for justice, chronicling how much - and how little - racism has changed since our country's founding.
This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. WHAT IS THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT? explores the goals and history of the movement in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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Description
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016] 2017
Edition
Trade paperback edition.
Appears on list
Description
An anthology of previously uncollected essays, originally published in "The New Yorker," reflects the work of the eminent journalist's early career and traces his witness to the fledgling years of desegregation in Georgia.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"A landmark biography by two prize-winning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy -- from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing -- telling the singular story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Johnson takes us on a journey and each poem serves as a guide to understanding black life in America... AIN'T NEVER NOT BEEN BLACK is a healing salve, a sonic ointment that soothes the wounds of white supremacy and daily pricks of antiblack racism, reminding us of the beautiful bounty that blackness always has been and always will be." -- Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Description
From preschool to higher education and everything in between, [this book] focuses on the experiences black and brown students face as a direct result of the racism built into schools across the United States. The overarching nonfiction narrative follows author Tiffany Jewell from early elementary school through her time at college, unpacking the history of systemic racism in the American educational system along the way. Throughout the book, other...
60) Bulworth
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Believing his career is over, Senator Jay Bulworth takes out an enormous insurance policy and a contract on his own life. His impending death fills him with an outrageous desire to break the rules and tell it like it is.
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