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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.

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QR code for premade CCC Library catalog search, anti-racismCome by CCC Library to check out the following books related to anti-racism and racial justice efforts. 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.

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Scan the QR code or select the link below to access a premade search of CCC Library's resources related to anti-racism and racial justice efforts.

Print and eBooks

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How to Be an Antiracist

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

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This Book Is Anti-Racist

by Tiffany Jewell and Aurélia Durand
Call Number: HT1521 .J49 2020

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The Fire Next Time

by James Baldwin
Call Number: E185.61 .B195

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So You Want to Talk about Race

by Ijeoma Oluo
Call Number: E184.A1 O454 2018

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Memoir of a Race Traitor

by Mab Segrest
Call Number: F220.A1 S38 1994

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A Promise and a Way of Life: White Antiracist Activism

by Becky W. Thompson
Call Number: E185.98.A1 T48 2001

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From Selma to Sorrow: The Life and Death of Viola Liuzzo

by Mary Stanton
Call Number: E185.98.L58 S83 1998

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Waking up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race

by Debby Irving
Call Number: E185.615 .I778 2014

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The Racial Healing Handbook

by Anneliese A. Singh
Call Number: HT1561 .S564 2019

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White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

by Tim Wise
Call Number: E185.615 .W565 2011

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Going South: Jewish Women and the Civil Rights Movement

by Debra L. Schultz
Call Number: E185.61 .S364 2001

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Refusing Racism: White Allies and the Struggle for Civil Rights

by Cynthia Stokes Brown
Call Number: E185.98.A1 B76 2002

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Everything You Love Will Burn

by Vegas Tenold
Call Number: E184.A1 T45 2018

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White Men Challenging Racism: 35 Personal Stories

by Cooper Thompson; Emmett Schaeffer; Harry Brod (Eds.)
Call Number: E184.A1 T495 2003

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