Books
This is a list of recommended books to read for a better understanding of racism. Visit the Morse High School Library Catalog for more titles to expand your knowledge. E-mail your book requests, and we will make arrangements for check-out and provide a pick-up time.
This is a list of recommended books to read for a better understanding of racism. Visit the Morse High School Library Catalog for more titles to expand your knowledge. E-mail your book requests, and we will make arrangements for check-out and provide a pick-up time.
America Behind the Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans
America Behind the Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Examines four different elements of the African American experience as well as the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, in a collection of essays based on interviews with Colin Powell, Morgan Freeman, Vernon Jordan, and others.
Examines four different elements of the African American experience as well as the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, in a collection of essays based on interviews with Colin Powell, Morgan Freeman, Vernon Jordan, and others.
Genre: History
Genre: History
Call Number: 305.896 GAT
Call Number: 305.896 GAT
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Told through Coates' own evolving understanding of racism over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. 2015 National Book Award.
Told through Coates' own evolving understanding of racism over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. 2015 National Book Award.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Call Number: 305.8 COA
Call Number: 305.8 COA
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris
Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris
Discusses the Black Lives Matter organization, describing the events that led to the group's creation, their impact on society, and their hopes for the future.
Discusses the Black Lives Matter organization, describing the events that led to the group's creation, their impact on society, and their hopes for the future.
Genre: Social Issues
Genre: Social Issues
Call Number: 305.89 EDW
Call Number: 305.89 EDW
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
Damon Tweedy, M.D.
Damon Tweedy, M.D.
A doctor's passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans.
A doctor's passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Call Number: 610.92 TWE
Call Number: 610.92 TWE
Citizen: An American Lyric
Citizen: An American Lyric
Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine
A collection of prose, poetry and images that provides a provocative analysis of race in America, with a deep commitment to advancing equality.
A collection of prose, poetry and images that provides a provocative analysis of race in America, with a deep commitment to advancing equality.
Genre: Poetry; Multi-Genre Prose
Genre: Poetry; Multi-Genre Prose
Call Number: 814.6 RAN
Call Number: 814.6 RAN
Collected Essays of James Baldwin
Collected Essays of James Baldwin
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
A collection of non-fiction writings by African-American author James Baldwin, including the autobiographical "Notes of a Native Son"; his 1963 analysis of America's racial divide, "The Fire Next Time"; and over thirty other essays.
A collection of non-fiction writings by African-American author James Baldwin, including the autobiographical "Notes of a Native Son"; his 1963 analysis of America's racial divide, "The Fire Next Time"; and over thirty other essays.
Genre: Essays
Genre: Essays
Call Number: 814 BAL
Call Number: 814 BAL
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.
The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
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How to Be an Antiracist
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi
From the National Book Award–winning author comes a bracingly original approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves. Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America—but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.
From the National Book Award–winning author comes a bracingly original approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves. Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America—but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.
Genre: Memoir; Personal Essay
Genre: Memoir; Personal Essay
Call Number: 305.8009 KEN
Call Number: 305.8009 KEN
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need and reflects on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need and reflects on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Genre: Memoir; Books to Movies; Society and Culture
Genre: Memoir; Books to Movies; Society and Culture
Call Number: 353.4 STE
Call Number: 353.4 STE
Just Mercy: Adapted for Young Adults: A True Story of the Fight for Justice
Just Mercy: Adapted for Young Adults: A True Story of the Fight for Justice
Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need and reflects on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need and reflects on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.
Genre: Memoir; Books to Movies; Society and Culture
Genre: Memoir; Books to Movies; Society and Culture
Call Number: 353.092 STE
Call Number: 353.092 STE
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
Darnell L. Moore
Darnell L. Moore
The editor-at-large of CASSIUS and original Black Lives Matter organizer describes his own direct experiences with prejudice, violence and repression and his participation in key civil movements where he found his calling as an advocate on behalf of society's marginalized people.
The editor-at-large of CASSIUS and original Black Lives Matter organizer describes his own direct experiences with prejudice, violence and repression and his participation in key civil movements where he found his calling as an advocate on behalf of society's marginalized people.
Genre: Memoir
Genre: Memoir
Call Number: 306.766 MOR
Call Number: 306.766 MOR
One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally
One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally
Carol Anderson
Carol Anderson
Carol Anderson chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Young adult version of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy)
Carol Anderson chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Young adult version of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy)
Genre: Politics
Genre: Politics
Call Number: 324.62 AND
Call Number: 324.62 AND
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
Carol Anderson
Carol Anderson
A chronicle of voter suppression exposes America's history of policies that have blocked African American voting participation, placing particular focus on the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby ruling.
A chronicle of voter suppression exposes America's history of policies that have blocked African American voting participation, placing particular focus on the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby ruling.
Genre: Politics
Genre: Politics
Call Number: 324.6208 AND
Call Number: 324.6208 AND
So You Want to Talk About Race
So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo
Ijeoma Oluo
A Seattle-based writer, editor and speaker tackles the racial landscape in current America, discussing the issues of privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word.
A Seattle-based writer, editor and speaker tackles the racial landscape in current America, discussing the issues of privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word.
Genre: Social Issues
Genre: Social Issues
Call Number: 305.8 OLU
Call Number: 305.8 OLU
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi
A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jefferson, and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists. 2016 National Book Award.
A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jefferson, and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists. 2016 National Book Award.
Genre: Social Issues
Genre: Social Issues
Call Number: 305.8 KEN
Call Number: 305.8 KEN
Stamped: Racism, Anitracism, and You
Stamped: Racism, Anitracism, and You
Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi
A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
Genre: Social Issues
Genre: Social Issues
Call Number: 305.8 KEN
Call Number: 305.8 KEN
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson
A call for change in the United States argues that racial progress can only be achieved after facing difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, and discounted.
A call for change in the United States argues that racial progress can only be achieved after facing difficult truths, including being honest about how black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, and discounted.
Genre: Society and Culture
Genre: Society and Culture
Call Number: 305.8 DYS
Call Number: 305.8 DYS
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide
Carol Anderson
Carol Anderson
From the end of the Civil War to the tumultuous issues in America today, an acclaimed historian reframes the conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.
From the end of the Civil War to the tumultuous issues in America today, an acclaimed historian reframes the conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.
Genre:
Genre:
Call Number: 323.1196 AND
Call Number: 323.1196 AND
What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy and James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America
What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy and James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson
Examines the sources of America's racial politics, tracing the 1963 meeting that included James Baldwin, Robert Kennedy, and a host of expert activists, who transformed racial and political understandings and set the stage for national disputes that are still raging today.
Examines the sources of America's racial politics, tracing the 1963 meeting that included James Baldwin, Robert Kennedy, and a host of expert activists, who transformed racial and political understandings and set the stage for national disputes that are still raging today.
Genre:
Genre:
Call Number: 305.8009 DYS
Call Number: 305.8009 DYS
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
A memoir by the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement explains the movement's position of love, humanity, and justice, challenging perspectives that have negatively labeled the movement's activists while calling for essential political changes.
A memoir by the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement explains the movement's position of love, humanity, and justice, challenging perspectives that have negatively labeled the movement's activists while calling for essential political changes.
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Genre:
Call Number: 323.092 KHA
Call Number: 323.092 KHA
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin J. DiAngelo
Robin J. DiAngelo
Groundbreaking book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when discussing racism that serve to protect their positions and maintain racial inequality.
Groundbreaking book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when discussing racism that serve to protect their positions and maintain racial inequality.
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Call Number: 305.8 DIA
Call Number: 305.8 DIA