Antiracism for Mid-Kids | Indian Prairie Public Library District

1) Tell all the children our story: memories and mementos of being young and Black in America

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The first African men, women, and children in colonial America did not arrive with dreams of freedom or hopes of a new, better life. They arrived after a torturous 90-day journey called the Middle Passage. And they arrived as slaves. Since that time, African-Americans have suffered, triumphed, despaired, and dreamed. Through U.S. history, nowhere are the hopes and fears of the black experience expressed more convincingly than on the faces of black...

2) Twelve days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

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Brimner, Larry Dane

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For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled.

3) Because they marched: the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America

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Freedman, Russell

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Freedman presents a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights.

4) We rise, we resist, we raise our voices

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What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists.

5) Stamped (for kids): racism, antiracism, and you

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Cherry-paul, Sonja

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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"--

6) Me and white supremacy

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Saad, Layla F

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"From the author of the New York Times bestselling book ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY comes the young readers' edition that teaches readers how to explore and understand racism and white supremacy and how young readers can do their part to help change the world"--

7) The talk: conversations about race, love & truth

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"Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem"--

8) Uncomfortable conversations with a black boy

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Acho, Emmanuel

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"Approaching every awkward, taboo, and uncomfortable question with openness and patience, Emmanuel Acho connects his own experience with race and racism--from attending majority-white prep schools to his time in the NFL playing on majority-black football teams--to insightful lessons in black history and black culture. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is just one way young readers can begin to short circuit racism within their own lives...