Antiracism Resources for Teens

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Nonfiction, Grades 6-8

Anderson, Carol and Tonya Bolden. We Are Not Yet Equal.
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Brimner, Larry Dane. Twelve Days in May.
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Davis, Kenneth C. In the Shadow of Liberty.
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Hartfield, Claire. A Few Red Drops.
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Lowery, Lynda Blackmon. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom.
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Marrin, Albert. Uprooted.
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Partridge, Elizabeth. Marching for Freedom.
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Reynolds, Jason and Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.
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Sheinkin, Steve. The Port Chicago 50.
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Stevenson, Bryan. Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults).
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Stone, Tanya Lee. Courage Has No Color.
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Wong, David H. T. Escape to Gold Mountain.
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Fiction, Grades 6-8

Colbert, Brandy. The Only Black Girls in Town.
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Craft, Jerry. New Kid.
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Engle, Margarita. Lion Island.
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Faulkner, Matt. Gaijin: American prisoner of war.
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Hughes, Kiku. Displacement.
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Lee, Stacey. The Downstairs Girl.
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Lee, Stacey. Outrun the Moon.
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Lockington, Mariama. For Black Girls Like Me.
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Medina, Tony. I Am Alfonso Jones.
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Myers, Walter Dean. Riot.
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Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Ghost Boys.
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Walter, Jon. My Name is Not Friday.
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Williams, Alicia. Genesis Begins Again.
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Woodson, Jacqueline. Brown Girl Dreaming.
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Woodson, Jacqueline. Harbor Me.
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Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly.
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Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese.
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Yang, Gene Luen. Superman Smashes the Klan.
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Nonfiction, Grades 9-12

Anderson, Carol and Tonya Bolden. We Are Not Yet Equal.
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Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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Bennett, Michael. Things That Make White People Uncomfortable.
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Brimner, Larry Dane. Twelve Days in May.
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Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do.
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Coates, Ta-Nehisi. Between the World and Me.
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Elliott, Zetta. Say Her Name.
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Lee, Erika. The Making of Asian America.
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Lowery, Lynda Blackmon. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom.
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Marrin, Albert. Uprooted.
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Noah, Trevor. Born a Crime.
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Reynolds, Jason and Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.
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Stevenson, Bryan. Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults).
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Takei, George. They Called Us Enemy.
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Warren, Andrea. Enemy Child.
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Wong, David H. T. Escape to Gold Mountain.
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Fiction, Grades 9-12

Amateau, Gigi. Come August, Come Freedom.
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Brown, Echo. Black Girl Unlimited.
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Chao, Gloria. Our Wayward Fate.
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Chee, Traci. We Are Not Free.
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Coles, Jay. Tyler Johnson Was Here.
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De La Cruz, Melissa. Something in Between.
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Emezi, Akwaeke. Pet.
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Lee, Stacey. The Downstairs Girl.
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Lee, Stacey. Outrun the Moon.
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Magoon, Kekla. How it Went Down.
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Magoon, Kekla. Light it Up.
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Medina, Tony. I Am Alfonso Jones.
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Morris, Brittney. Slay.
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Myers, Walter Dean. Darius & Twig.
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Myers, Walter Dean. Monster.
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Powell, Patricia Hruby. Loving vs. Virginia.
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Pung, Alice. Lucy and Linh.
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Reynolds, Jason. All American Boys.
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Reynolds, Jazon. Long Way Down.
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Shabazz, Ilyasah. X.
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Stone, Nic. Dear Martin.
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Sugiura, Misa. This Time Will Be Different.
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Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give.
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Watson, Renee. Piecing Me Together.
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Watson, Renee. This Side of Home.
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Yoon, David. Frankly in Love.
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Zoboi, Ibi (ed.). Black Enough.
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Databases for grades 6-12

African-American History Online
If you’re looking for…
– primary sources
– timelines
– graphs
– historical images
… on the history of African Americans.

Explora
If you’re looking for articles about…
– the history of civil rights
– racial profiling
– police brutality
…and other relevant topics.

Points of View Reference Center
If you’re looking to understand multiple points of view on…
– the Black Lives Matter movement
– flag-burning
– national anthem protests
– reparations
– affirmative action
– excessive use of police force
… and other important but controversial issues.