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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Poetry - April (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
JEF - Poetry - April (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
Description
"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"--
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Series
Race to the truth volume 3
Language
English
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"The story of American from the Chinese American perspective"--
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English
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When America makes progress toward racial equality, the systemic response is a backlash that rolls back those wins. This edition adapted from the author's White Rage especially for teens illuminates these dark moments of history.
"This ... young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist backlash...
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English
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"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap
"A history of racist and antiracist ideas...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The term, "Hispanic," is used to describe an ethnic group comprised of people who were born in or whose parents or ancestors were born in a Spanish speaking nation, no matter their race. Hispanics are also the fastest growing youth population and the youngest ethnic group in the nation"--
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©2023.
Language
English
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"46.8 million Americans identify as Black and make up 14 percent of the population. Fourteen percent might seem like a relatively small portion of Americans in general. But as the centuries of struggle by Black Americans--first to escape slavery and then to try to achieve true equality in its ugly wake--neatly parallels the story of American democracy itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Asian Americans can trace their origins back to a wide variety of countries. There is great diversity among Asian Americans. Understanding what it means to be Asian American means embracing shared experiences and also the many differences that are found in the Asian American story. It is this rich and complex identity that makes Asian Americans who they are"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For Americans, 2020 was a year in which hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly pandemic. Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against racial injustice, terrible storms and wildfires swepts across the country, and a divisive . . . campaign for the presidency dominated life. [This book] examines these issues and their impacts on life in America"--Provided by publisher.
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