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Author
Series
Library of America volume 34
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
"Historian, sociologist, novelist, editor, and political activist, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was the most gifted and influential black intellectual of his time. This Library of America volume presents his essential writings, covering the full span of a restless life dedicated to the struggle for racial justice."--The publisher's website
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Part detective story, part political history, Timothy Tyson's The Blood of Emmett Till revises the history of the Till case, not only changing the specifics that we thought we knew, but showing how the murder ignited the modern civil rights movement. Tyson uses a wide range of new sources, including the only interview ever given by Carolyn Bryant; the transcript of the murder trial, missing since 1955 and only recovered in 2005; and a recent FBI report...
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
Angela Harrelson, George Floyd's aunt and closest relative, tells the behind-the-scenes story of George's family--how he lived and why he died--and how the world can find a solution to racism through his death. This is the story of Angela's lifelong relationship with George Floyd--whom the family called Perry--and how, after being suddenly thrust into the spotlight, she went on a quest to make sure her nephew did not die in vain. It's a story of tragic...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Jim Crow and Policing explores the unjust laws and law enforcement policies Black people have faced 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...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Adaptado del galardonado y exitoso Stamped: El racismo, el antirracismo y t͠, este libro lleva a sus lectores en un viaje ida y vuelta del presente al pasado. Los nįos descubrir̀n de d̤nde surgieron las ideas sobre racismo, identificar̀n c̤mo afectan a Estados Unidos hoy en d̕a y conocer̀n a quienes han combatido el racismo con antirracismo. A lo largo del camino aprender̀n a identificar y erradicar de su vida los pensamientos racistas.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Told through a series of 248 notes, this volume explores profound questions about loss and the shapes of Black life that emerge in the wake of it, touching upon such themes as language, beauty, memory, history and literature.
"A singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores profound questions about loss and the shapes of Black life that emerge in the wake. In a series of 248 notes that gather meaning as we read them, Christina Sharpe skillfully weaves...
Author
Series
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this important work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, we find King's acute analysis of American race relations and the state of the movement after a decade of civil rights efforts. King lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A landmark biography by two prizewinning 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. The events of that day are now tragically familiar:...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the all-white ballet world when she fought to be taken seriously...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
America's Reconstruction era set off enduring battles between supporters of multiracial democracy and advocates of white supremacy. A century later, during the civil rights era, America's Second Reconstruction produced a fragile consensus that the quest for Black citizenship and dignity was a political and moral good. But the struggle over the true meaning of American democracy has burst back into the open, with the racial and political reckoning...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists."--