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Race in the United States reading list

CCC Library resources examining race and historical / present-day intersectional issues in the United States and Oregon.

Borrow these books

QR code for premade CCC Library catalog general search on race in the United StatesCome by CCC Library to check out the following general resource books related to race, racism, privilege, and justice. Learn about each book and check its availability by selecting its title or cover art. Find them on the shelves using their call numbers. All you need is your CCC ID card and you can have them for six weeks.

Access eBooks (their call numbers say "eBook") by selecting their titles and signing in using your myClackamas credentials.

Scan the QR code or select the link below to access a premade search of CCC Library's general resources related to race, racism, privilege, and justice in the United States.

Print and eBooks

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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

by Jesmyn Ward
Call Number: E185.615 .F526 2016

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The Trayvon Generation

by Elizabeth Alexander
Call Number: E185.86 .A37945 2022

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The Dark Side of Reform

by Tyrell Connor
Call Number: E184.A1 D2685 2022

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Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Call Number: E185.615 .C6335 2015

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Killing Rage: Ending Racism

by bell hooks
Call Number: E185.615 .H645 1996

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I Am Not Your Negro

by James Baldwin
Call Number: E185.61 .B196 2017

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How to Be an Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: E184.A1 K344 2019

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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

by Austin Channing Brown
Call Number: E185.615 .B7335 2018

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Ordinary Notes

by Christina Elizabeth Sharpe
Call Number: E185.625 .S538 2023

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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

by Carol Anderson
Call Number: E185.61 .A5438 2016

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The Sum of Us

by Heather McGhee
Call Number: E185.8 .M38 2021

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Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

by Jonathan Kozol
Call Number: HV885 .N5 K69 1995

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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

by Robin DiAngelo
Call Number: HT1521 .D486 2018

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