The History of Social Justice in the U.S.
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An African American and Latinx history of the United States
by Paul Ortiz

A history of the United States from the viewpoint of People of Color argues that the "Global South" was a vital to the development of America and challenges the concept of "Manifest Destiny" by portrayal of the working class organizing against imperialism. Read the ebook on Overdrive.
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin

The powerful evocation of a childhood in Harlem that helped to galvanize the early days of the civil rights movement examines the deep consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic. Listen to the audiobook on Overdrive.
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
by 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. Read the ebook on Overdrive or listen to the audiobook on Hoopla.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou

The critically acclaimed author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums. Listen to the audiobook or read the ebook on Overdrive.
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
by Ira Katznelson

A study on the lesser-known origins of affirmative action argues that key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were purposefully discriminatory, revealing how Southern democrats widened the gap between black and white Americans through specific restrictions in social security, the GI bill, and landmark labor laws. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
by Isabel Wilkerson

In an epic history covering the period from the end of World War I through the 1970s, a Pulitzer Prize winner chronicles the decades-long migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West through the stories of three individuals and their families. Read the ebook on Overdrive.
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois

Personal recollections are included in this work depicting the spirit, status, and problems of African Americans since emancipation and reflecting on the history of race and democracy in America. Read the ebook on Overdrive or  Hoopla. The audio version is also available on Hoopla.
The Blood of Emmett Till
by Timothy B Tyson

Draws on previously untapped firsthand testimonies and recovered court transcripts to present a scholarly account of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till and its role in launching the civil rights movement. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla.
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