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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Topics on race have been avoided in education for too long--allowing racist systems to continue to thrive. This book explores current questions around race in comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate ways. Developed to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds"-- provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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In this title, readers learn about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, from the history of slavery and racism, to the slayings of Travon Martin and Michael Brown, to further efforts to end racism such as Campaign Zero, and #takeaknee, and Black Futures Lab.
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 2020, police killings caught on bystander video placed US police under scrutiny and spurred activists to call for reform. Learn the history and factors behind police brutality in the US, especially in Black communities"-- provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The years from 1955 to 1965 are at the heart of the civil rights movement. In 1960, young people embraced nonviolent resistance as the Greensboro Four conducted a sit-in at a lunch counter in North Carolina, inspiring protests across the country. Ruby Bridges integrated an elementary school in New Orleans, but desegregation would bring its own problems throughout the South.
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The years from 1955 to 1965 are at the heart of the civil rights movement. In 1955, the movement was just taking off, gaining attention as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged nonviolent resistance, Rosa Parks incited the Montgomery bus boycotts, and teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered by white men.
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Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. What Is the Black Lives Matter Movement? explores the goals and history of the movement in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity...
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Publisher
Orchand Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew's father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, Don't get mad, get smart. To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens...
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, comes an essential young readers edition aimed at opening a dialogue about systemic racism with our youngest generation. Young people have the power to affect sweeping change, and the key to mending the racial divide in America lies in giving them the tools to ask honest questions and take in the difficult answers. Approaching every awkward, taboo,...
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Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Racism and social justice are important topics kids are dealing with today. In this adaptation of How to Fight Racism for young readers ages 8-12, Dr. Jemar Tisby helps kids understand how everyday prejudice affects them and what they can do to create social change. Inside, he explains the history of racism in America and why it is so prevalent, as well as uses Christian principles to provide practical tools and advice kids can use to develop and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. 'What Is White Privilege?' explores the concept of systemic and intrinsic racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity across...
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