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• Talking to Kids about Race and Racism | Burlington Public Library | BiblioCommons

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  Talking to Kids about Race and Racism by BPL_staff_children - a staff-created list : A list of resources for children and grownups alike, to help support conversations and education about race, racism and social justice.

• The Talk: Race in America | Kanopy

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  This film documents the increasingly common conversation taking place in homes across the country between parents of color and their children, especia

• The Skin We're in

  A Year of Black Resistance and Power

  Cole, Desmond

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  Desmond Cole's "The Skin I'm In" exposed the racist practices of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times Cole had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. Cole used his newfound profile to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow 1864-1896

  Collier, Christopher, 1930-

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  Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor. This book details the struggles to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Experiments With Truth

  Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948

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  Mohandas Gandhi inspired the spiritual and political souls of millions of people. His concept of nonviolent resistance propelled numerous struggles throughout the world, including the civil rights movement in America. Written after his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Have a Dream

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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  An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.

• Long Walk to Freedom

  the Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

  Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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  An international hero, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and leader of South Africa's antiapartheid movement chronicles his life, including his tribal years, his time spent in prison, and his return to lead his people.

• Long Walk to Freedom

  the Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

  Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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  The autobiography of global human rights icon Nelson Mandela is "riveting...both a brilliant description of a diabolical system and a testament to the power of the spirit to transcend it" (Washington Post).

• So You Want to Talk About Race

  Oluo, Ijeoma

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  Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Selma

  Martin Luther King & the Fight for Civil Rights

  Rollason, Jane

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  Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating graded material that will encourage students to read. _Selma_ is adapted from the 2015 film of the same name and tells the inspiring true story…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harriet Tubman

  Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader

  Sadlier, Rosemary

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  Born in the United States and enslaved as a child, Harriet Tubman (circa 1820-1913) is one of the best-known figures connected to the Underground Railroad. Her success encouraged enslaved Africans to make the brave break for freedom and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Mercy

  a Story of Justice and Redemption

  Stevenson, Bryan,

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  The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice

• Black Lives Matter

  Is It Open Season on Killing and Mistreating Blacks in America

  Sturgis, Raymond

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  Each day that is blessed to us, some black man, woman or child has been killed or mistreated by police or by another black person. Black people in America should have always organized against injustices from police and other misguided…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

  Theoharis, Jeanne

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  Random House, Inc. 2014 NAACP Image Award Winner: Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Auto Biography 2013 Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians Choice Top 25 Academic Titles for 2013

• I Am Not Your Negro | Kanopy

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  An Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L.