Books

4 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Social scientists for social justice Social scientists for social justice John P. Jackson Kenneth Clark's demonstration that Black children preferred white dolls to black ones was one of many studies to show the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. Clark and other… OL12344259W
The new Jim Crow The new Jim Crow Karen Chilton,Michelle Alexander This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race… OL13826369W
Geullodes golbin Geullodes golbin Phillip M. Hoose Presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa… OL28589413W
Delta days Delta days Thomas R. Lawrence "The Mississippi Delta starts in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on catfish row in Vicksburg according to writer David Cohn. The Delta is an alluvial deposit of thirty feet of fert… OL28769559W