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Anti-racism

Librarian-curated guide for finding resources for anti-racism study

Books for General Overview

We Do This 'til We Free Us
Latinas in the Criminal Justice System
Way Down in the Hole
Frederick Douglass in Context
Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction
The Sum of Us

Books for Local Context

A City Within a City: the Black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan
African Americans in the Furniture City: the struggle for civil rights in Grand Rapids
This Far by Faith: the unfinished story of Madison Square Church
Across the Colour Line in an American City [Grand Rapids]
The Diversity Playbook

Books for Personal Narrative

Between the World and Me
The Fire Next Time
The Color of Life: a journey toward love and racial justice
I'm Still Here: black dignity in a world made for whiteness
This Is the Fire: what I say to my friends about racism
Bloodlines: race, cross, and the Christian
Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words

Books on Racism and the Church

The Color of Compromise
How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice
White Too Long: the legacy of white supremacy in American Christianity
Dear White Peacemakers: dismantling racism with grit and grace
Good* White Racist: confronting your role in racial injustice
Subversive Witness: scripture's call to leverage privilege
Rediscipling the White Church: from cheap diversity to true solidarity
Witnessing Whiteness: confronting White supremacy in the American church
White Evangelical Racism: the politics of morality in America
Reparations: a Christian call for repentance and repair
Unsettling Truths: the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery