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"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap.
"A history of racist and antiracist...
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A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson.
From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament...
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"A chapter book adaptation of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning."--
Kids will discover where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, they'll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives.
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"Now that laws promoting racial equality exist, some people argue that racism as a whole has been eradicated despite evidence to the contrary; highly publicized racist incidents are generally dismissed as the exception rather than the rule. Readers discover that this mindset ignores covert, or hidden, racism, which often deals with hurtful generalizations. In-depth sidebars and detailed photographs augment the . . . text as it discusses the history...
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2016.
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"An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--
Did you know that many of America's Founding Fathers--who fought for liberty and justice for all--were slave owners?
Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played...
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"When America makes progress toward racial equality, the systemic response is a backlash that rolls back those wins. This edition adapted from the author's White Rage especially for teens illuminates these dark moments of history." --
"This ... young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist...
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Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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[2019]
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English
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"Explores the life of Oney 'Ona' Judge--a slave held by President George Washington and his wife along with more than 150 other people in the mid-1700s--and discusses how she was able to escape from slavery."--
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ReferencePoint Press
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[2021]
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English
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"Some people contend that white supremacist beliefs are confined to the fringes of American society. Others, however, believe that in recent years an increase in anti-immigrant political rhetoric has emboldened white nationalists. Statistics gathered by federal law-enforcement agencies show that Hispanics are among the groups most commonly attacked in America today"--
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ReferencePoint Press, Inc
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[2018]
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English
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"European destiny in the Americas came at the expense of the Native peoples. On this point, most knowledgeable people would agree. Where there is disagreement is in determining the intent of the white Europeans who sought to make the Americas their new home. The question of intent, still contentious today, is the focus of the new book Were Native Americans the Victims of Genocide?" --
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