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General Recommendations
Resisting Mass Atrocities
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Jan 16, 2024
13 items
Stories of suffering, loss, courage & resilience, in the backdrop of one of the darkest chapters in modern history. Marking...
General Recommendations
Focus On: Genocide Awareness
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Oct 22, 2025
27 items
The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide on December 9, honours those affecte...
1 like
General Recommendations
Powerful Reads on Race & Justice
By:
BPL_staff_teen
BPL_staff_teen
Created on:
Sep 25, 2025
15 items
These powerful reads dive into racism, social justice, and standing up for what’s right—all through stories that hit hard and s...
1 like
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Stories of Resistance and Joy
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Jun 06, 2025
19 items
This booklist unites narratives across diverse experiences, exploring the realities of racism and marginalization, while celebr...
General Recommendations
Focus On: Genocide
By:
bpl_staff
bpl_staff
Created on:
Dec 06, 2024
21 items
The International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime ...
1 like
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Contemporary Novels about Race and Prejudice
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Sep 27, 2024
15 items
This booklist brings together powerful narratives of various genres that explore the personal and societal impacts of racism, m...
General Recommendations
Children’s Books to Help Talk About Racism
Created on:
May 16, 2024
12 items
A selection of picture books to help talk about Racism & Discrimination. @BurlONLibrary bplrac
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How To Be Anti-Racist
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Feb 17, 2024
25 items
Education is key when learning about anti-racism and becoming an ally to BIPOC folks. Unsure where to start? Turn to these reso...
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Focus On: Gender Based Violence
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Nov 23, 2023
23 items
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6, is commemorated on the anniversary of the m...
General Recommendations
On the Road to Freedom
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Jul 26, 2023
17 items
Commemorating Emancipation Day on August 1. Explore our selection of items that explore themes of freedom, racial inequality, a...
General Recommendations
Holocaust Remembrance Day
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Dec 28, 2022
20 items
Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is observed on January 27, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust. ...
General Recommendations
Remembering Slavery
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Mar 24, 2022
14 items
The transatlantic slave trade was characterized by unprecedented mass human trafficking, degrading economic transactions and un...
General Recommendations
You are Woke. Now What?
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Sep 22, 2021
12 items
Is being "woke" castigating, self-righteous, permanently offended, intolerant of debate and dialogue, joyless, full o...
1 like
General Recommendations
The Road to Emancipation
By:
bpl_staff
bpl_staff
Created on:
Jul 27, 2021
37 items
When the Slavery Abolition Act took effect throughout the British Empire on August 1, 1834, enslaved people living in what was ...
Topic Guide
End Racism Now
By:
bpl_staff
bpl_staff
Created on:
Mar 18, 2021
48 items
A selection of thought-provoking fiction and non-fiction titles in recognition of the United Nations International Day for the ...
Topic Guide
MLK: His Life & Legacy
By:
bpl_staff
bpl_staff
Created on:
Jan 17, 2021
30 items
On Martin Luther King Jr Day, January 17, we recognize the legacy of the late global civil rights icon with this selection of b...
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Stories of The Holocaust
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Nov 07, 2020
34 items
Stories inspired by one of the darkest chapters in modern history—the unfathomable suffering and loss, and the extraordinary co...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Black Lives Matter
By:
BPL_staff_adult
BPL_staff_adult
Created on:
Jun 02, 2020
15 items
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Words of the immortal Martin Luther King Jr. He...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Talking to Kids about Race & Racism
Created on:
Jun 02, 2020
33 items
A list of resources for children and grownups alike, to help support conversations and education about race, racism, and social...
General Recommendations
The Time for Healing of Wounds Has Come
By:
BPL_staff_local
BPL_staff_local
Created on:
Apr 28, 2020
28 items
#onthisday May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa’s 1st black president. Mandela was a leader of the African ...
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I Have A Dream
By:
BPL_staff_local
BPL_staff_local
Created on:
Apr 04, 2020
34 items
#onthisday April 4, 1968, legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. From 1...
Topic Guide
Remember the Holocaust
By:
BPL_staff_local
BPL_staff_local
Created on:
Jan 25, 2020
27 items
#onthisday January 27, 1945, marks the liberation of Auschwitz. Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp established by Naz...
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Philadelphia
By:
BPL_staff_local
BPL_staff_local
Created on:
Dec 12, 2019
34 items
#onthisday December 14, 1993, the film Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, premiered. Philadelphia was the ...
Topic Guide
Transgender Day of Remembrance
By:
BPL_staff_teen
BPL_staff_teen
Created on:
Nov 20, 2019
11 items
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of those whose lives were l...
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The Moses of Her People
By:
BPL_staff_local
BPL_staff_local
Created on:
Sep 18, 2019
10 items
#onthisday September 18th, 1849, Harriet Tubman, the most well-known conductor of the Underground Railroad, liberated herself f...
