How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide by
How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the classroom, pop culture, media, and politics. Centuries after our nation was founded on genocide, settler colonialism, and slavery, many Americans are kinda-sorta-maybe waking up to the reality that our racial politics are (still) garbage. But in the midst of this reckoning, widespread denial and misunderstandings about race persist, even as white supremacy and racial injustice are more visible than ever before.
White Fragility: Why It's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by
The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people' (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism by
The Encyclopedia Of Race And Racism, 2nd Edition, provides critical information and context on the underlying social, economic, geographical, and political conditions that gave rise to, and continue to foster, racism. Religion, political economy, social activism, health, concepts, and constructs are explored.
The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America by
All historians would agree that America is a nation of nations. But what does that mean in terms of the issues that have moved and shaped us as a people? Contemporary concerns such as bilingualism, incorporation/assimilation, dual identity, ethnic politics, quotas and affirmative action, residential segregation, and the volume of immigration resonate with a past that has confronted variations of these modern issues. The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America, written and compiled by a highly respected team of American historians under the editorship of Ronald Bayor, illuminates the myriad ways in which immigration, racial, and ethnic histories have shaped the contours of contemporary American society. This invaluable resource documents all eras of the American past, including black-white interactions and the broad spectrum of American attitudes and reactions concerning Native Americans, Irish Catholics, Mexican Americans, Jewish Americans, and other groups. Each of the eight chronological chapters contains a survey essay, an annotated bibliography, and 20 to 30 related public and private primary source documents, including manifestos, speeches, court cases, letters, memoirs, and much more. From the 1655 petition of Jewish merchants regarding the admission of Jews to the New Netherlands colony to an interview with a Chinese American worker regarding a 1938 strike in San Francisco, documents are drawn from a variety of sources and allow students and others direct access to our past. Selections include * Powhatan to John Smith, 1609 * Thomas Jefferson--"Notes on the State of Virginia" * Petition of the Trustees of Congregation Shearith Israel, 1811 * Bessie Conway or, The Irish Girl in America * German Society in Chicago, Annual Report, 1857-1858. * "Mark Twain's Salutation to the Century" * W. E. B. DuBois, "Of Our Spiritual Strivings" * NAACP on Black Schoolteachers'Fight for Equal Pay * Malcom X speech, 1964 * Hewy Newton interview and Black Panther Party platform * Preamble--La Raza Unida Party * Lee lacocca speech to Ethnic Heritage Council of the Pacific Northwest, 1984 * Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, 1990 * L.A. riot--from the Los Angeles Times, May 3, 15, 1992; Nov. 16, 19, 1992 * Asian American Political Alliance * President Clinton's Commission on Race, Town Meeting, 1997 * Louis Farrakhan--"The Vision for the Million Man March"
Race and Ethnicity in America: A Concise History by
Featuring essays by leading historians, including Carol Berkin, Andrew Heinze, Earl Lewis, and Mai M. Ngai, Race and Ethnicity in America is a timely introduction to the interrelated themes of race, ethnicity, and immigration in American history and a first-stop resource for students and others exploring the historical roots of today's identity politics. Spanning from 1600 to 2000 and covering everything from the Trail of Tears to the Black Power movement, the book is comprehensive both chronologically and in terms of ethnic groups addressed: It examines not only the history of black-white relations in America, but also the experiences of Irish Catholics, Native Americans, Latinos, Jews, and many others. Topics covered include anti-Catholicism and nativism, slavery and abolitionism, Indian removal, assimilation and scientific racism, the National Origins Act, the civil rights movement, and contemporary debates over affirmative action and bilingualism.
American Social Leaders and Activists by
American Social Leaders and Activists, Second Edition features more than A-to-Z entries on important American activists and social leaders from colonial times to the present.
These are pre-filled catalog searches for e-books with various keywords and subject terms. You can narrow your search results by adding additional keywords and/or filters on the left side of the results list. For additional keywords, try terms like: race, ethnicity, activism, advocacy, history, etc. For additional help, contact a librarian!
These are book lists curated from outside sources. You can search our catalog to see if we have access to these titles, or contact a librarian for help!
This link opens in a new windowConcurrent searching in Academic Search Premier and Omnifile Mega for full-text articles, including peer-reviewed titles; indexing and abstracts; and bibliographic citations. These scholarly collections offer information in nearly every area of academic study.
Social Sciences Full Text provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language social science journals. It includes full text of articles from journals dating as far back as 1995 and indexing and abstracts of periodicals dating as far back as 1983, which includes peer-reviewed resources covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database includes indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, citations, and links to book and media reviews.
Chicano Database content includes records from journals and other resources including newspapers, books, and book chapters. The database provides extensive depth with coverage dating back to the 1960s and selective indexing dating back to the early 1900s.
