These book and film resources on the topic of anti-racism, whiteness, and the racial aspect of United States history were compiled from a variety of sources circulating in the wake of the protests following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others. These resources support the curricular needs of the University of Toledo and can also be used for your own lifelong education outside of your coursework.
These books are either in the UToledo library collections, or from other OhioLINK libraries. Click titles to see if any copies are available.
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Stamped from the Beginning : the definitive history of racist ideas in America by 
An African American and Latinx History of the United States by 
Lies My Teacher Told Me : everything your American history textbook got wrong by 
A People's History of the United States by 
The Condemnation of Blackness : race, crime, and the making of modern urban America by 
The Color of Law a forgotten history of how our government segregated America by 
The Warmth of Other Suns by 
When Affirmative Action Was White : an untold history of racial inequality in twentieth-century by 
The Lynching of Emmett Till by 
How to Be an Antiracist by 
Me and White Supremacy: combat racism, change the world, and become a good ancestor by 
White Fragility : why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism by 
Tears We Cannot Stop : a sermon to white America by 
The New Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander by 
Locking up our own : crime and punishment in black America by 
Chokehold: Policing Black Men by 
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and other conversations about race by 
Algorithms of Oppression : how search engines reinforce racism by 
Ain't I a Woman : Black Women and Feminism by 
Eloquent Rage : a black feminist discovers her superpower by 
This Will Be My Undoing : living at the intersection of black, female, and feminist in (white) America by 
Black Feminist Thought : knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment by 
Hood Feminism : notes from the women that a movement forgot by 
Between the World and Me by 
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by 
The Fire Next Time (in Collected essays) by 
The Fire This Time : a new generation speaks about race by 
Citizen : an American lyric by 
How to Be Drawn by 
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by 
Homie by 
Olio by 
The Underground Railroad by 
The Nickel Boys by 
The Hate U Give by 
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by 
Sing, Unburied, Sing by 
Sweat by 
Riot Baby by 
White people and Black Lives Matter : ignorance, empathy, and justice by 
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence : understanding and facilitating difficult dialogues on race by 
Reproductive Injustice: racism, pregnancy, and premature birth by Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and other conversations about race by 
Dismantling Race in Higher Education : racism, whiteness and decolonising the academy by 
Can We Talk about Race? and other conversations in an era of school resegregation by The Condemnation of Blackness : race, crime, and the making of modern urban America by 
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: the making of mass incarceration in America by 
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? : police violence and resistance in the United States by 
The hidden rules of race : barriers to an inclusive economy / by 
The Half Has Never Been Told : slavery and the making of American capitalism by 
The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea by 
Topdog-Underdog by 
These films from the Kanopy video streaming service are available to University of Toledo users. You may also be able to stream them through a tv-connected device. Log in kanopy for a complete list and details.
White Like Me - Race, Racism & White Privilege in America
The Talk: Race in America
Policing The Police
America After Ferguson
Baltimore Rising - The Struggles of Police and Activists Following the Death of Freddie Gray
Traffic Stop - The Unlawful Arrest of Breaion King
