Cicely Lewis
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"The White House tells the history of the United States, including slavery. Enslaved people were involved with every stage of building the structure. Learn more about the president's home and how to honor this history"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
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Description
"The US criminal justice system disproportionately targets Black men, resulting in much higher incarceration rates and impacts that can last a lifetime. Readers learn this system's history and context and ways they can help"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Imani discovers how to be brave as she looks for the perfect superhero costume for the Fall Festival. This early chapter book features critical thinking questions and a nonfiction feature on real-life superhero Kizzmekia Corbett"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Although the institution of slavery ended with the US Civil War, racism persisted. Learn about Civil Rights Sit-Ins, the key figures who fought for equality, and the movement's connections to present day"--
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Español
Description
Además de los levantamientos de esclavos y los escapes en el Ferrocarril Subterráneo, las personas esclavizadas también resistieron el maltrato mediante pequeños actos en sus vidas cotidianas. Descubre las diversas formas de resistencia a la esclavitud.
In addition to slave uprisings and escapes on the Underground Railroad, enslaved people also resisted their mistreatment through small acts in their everyday lives. Discover the many forms of...
12) Encarcelamientos masivos, hombres negros y la lucha por la justicia (Mass Incarceration, Black Me
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
En Estados Unidos, los hombres negros tienen casi seis veces más posibilidades de ser arrestados que los hombres blancos. Esta incidencia desproporcionada se remonta a los tiempos de la esclavitud, las leyes de Jim Crow y la criminalización de las personas negras que llega hasta nuestros días. Una creciente sensibilización sobre el tratamiento injusto del sistema judicial motiva que cada vez más personas pidan un cambio. Conoce más sobre la...
Author
Language
English
Description
Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke™ Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thanksgiving is a popular holiday in the United States. But many people don't know the true or whole history of the holiday. Readers will learn how Thanksgiving started and its lasting legacy in the U.S."--
Author
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
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Description
"The abolitionist movement existed alongside slavery in the US from the beginning. Learn about the movement's history, prominent abolitionists, and how they used tactics from powerful rhetoric to direct, disruptive action to help end slavery"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The US government forced Japanese Americans to live in US incarceration camps during World War II (1939-1945). Through photographs from the past and present, discover how fear and racism led to the incarcertation camps, what life in the camps was like, and what happened after Japanese Americans left the camps. Then learn about US incarceration camps' connection to modern issues and see how people are making sure this difficult time in history...