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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
Infectious fear Infectious fear Samuel Roberts For most of the first half of the twentieth century, tuberculosis ranked among the top three causes of mortality among urban African Americans. Often afflicting an entire family or large segments of … OL13648812W
Breach of peace Breach of peace Eric Etheridge In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred Americans -- blacks and whites, men and women -- converged on Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge state segregation laws. The Freedom Riders, as they … OL13696393W
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
Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Patricia McKissack,Fredrick L. McKissack Simple text and illustrations describe the life of the Harlem poet whose work gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America. OL14860538W
Redemption Redemption Nicholas Lemann A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. Jour… OL15839444W
The starplace The starplace Vicki Grove Thirteen-year-old Frannie learns hard lessons about prejudice and segregation when she becomes friends with a young black girl who moves into her small Oklahoma town in 1961. OL159136W
Caleb's wars Caleb's wars David L. Dudley Fifteen-year-old Caleb's courageous commitment to justice grows as he faces a power struggle with his father, fights to keep both his temper and self-respect in dealing with whites, and puzzles over … OL15946517W
The Ravine The Ravine James Williamson A compelling story, "The Ravine" evokes the South during the early years of the Civil Rights movement where a complex mixture of love and hate, ignorance and enlightenment, and guilt and innocence co… OL16607513W
Toward the meeting of the waters Toward the meeting of the waters Orville Vernon Burton,Winfred B. Moore This book takes a provocative look into civil rights progress in the Palmetto State from activists, statesmen, and historians. Toward the Meeting of the Waters represents a watershed moment in civil … OL16801428W
Hitler's American Model Hitler's American Model James Q. Whitman How American race law provided a blueprint for Nazi Germany. Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any… OL17761716W
Last night at the blue angel Last night at the blue angel Rebecca Rotert "A highly ambitious and stylish literary debut set against the 1960's Chicago jazz scene about a talented but troubled singer's heartbreaking relationship with her precocious ten-year-old daughter"-- OL18447647W
Stella by starlight Stella by starlight Sharon M. Draper When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town. OL19663282W
The white woman on the green bicycle The white woman on the green bicycle Monique Roffey Sabine struggles to adapt to life in postcolonial Trinidad after her husband George takes a job assignment there, especially as racial and political tensions rise and the couple's secrets and lies ca… OL19948144W
Barnstorming Barnstorming Michael DeMocker 48 pages : 24 cm OL20236422W
Divided cities Divided cities Annika Björkdahl,Lisa Strömbom "Very rarely has peace and conflict studies been combined with public administration research. "Divided cities: governing diversity" brings together theories from conflict resolution, public administ… OL22938969W
Mary Church Terrell Mary Church Terrell Cookie Lommel Traces the life and achievements of the black civil rights worker whose greatest accomplishment, the integration of restaurants in Washington, D.C., came when she was nearly ninety years old. OL2362932W
Rebel Yell Rebel Yell Alice Randall From the bestselling author of "The Wind Done Gone" comes a timely new novel of political intrigue, family secrets, and espionage, steeped in this country's racial history and framing America's uniqu… OL24191510W
The state of the Boston public schools : a pessimistic diagnosis by the numbers, part 2 The state of the Boston public schools : a pessimistic diagnosis by the numbers, part 2 Boston Municipal Research Bureau ...notes difficulties maintaining racial balance... OL24985877W
Bigmama didn't shop at Woolworth's Bigmama didn't shop at Woolworth's Nash, Sunny Description: Bigmamma Didn't Shop at Woolworth's. Not just because things cost more there than from the hawker who drove through the Candy Hill neighborhood from time to time, but because in the 1950… OL3262547W
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