Racism Publications

A Beautiful Ghetto

by Devin Allen. Documents the 2015 Baltimore uprising in response to the police shooting of Freddie Gray, capturing the life of his...
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How to Be an Antiracist

By Ibram X. Kendi. Takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—to see all...
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King: A Life

By Jonathan Eig. The first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.―and the first to include...
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Notes from the Field

By Anna Deavere Smith. A form of documentary theater that shines a light on injustices by portraying the real-life people who have...
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Preaching Racial Justice

Edited by Gregory Heille, Maurice J. Nutt, & Deborah L. Wilhelm. Conveys the urgency of Christian antiracism preaching from ecumenical, intercultural, and intergenerational...
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Race: An OPEN and SHUT Case

By Anya Cordell. Addresses the preconceptions about “race” and other appearance-based judgements in a unique flip book format. A companion booklet includes...
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Racism Today

Statement from the World Council of Churches Conference regarding the persistence of racism in the world and a list of suggested strategies...
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Slavery by Another Name

By Douglas A. Blackmon. An examination of how the enslavement of African-Americans persisted deep into the 20th century, revealing the use of forced...
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Sojourners

Encourages Christians to put their faith into action in the passionate pursuit of social justice, peace, and environmental stewardship through resources like...
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The Blood of Emmett Till

By Timothy Tyson. Re-examines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement—the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till. Drawing on new evidence, including...
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The Earth Charter

A framework for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century by inspiring a sense of global interdependence...
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The Unsteady March

By Philip Klinkner. Describes the history of race relations in America and its sporadic, isolated and uneven progress towards racial equality. Read...
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They Called Us Enemy

By George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott. A memoir recounting Takei’s childhood experience of being imprisoned in an American concentration camp...
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Unequal: A Story of America

By Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau. Delivers a enlightening account of racial inequality in America. The story of racial inequality–and resistance...
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