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• An American Story

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  This picture book explores why it is hard and scary to talk about slavery.

• All Because You Matter

  Charles, Tami,

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  This picture book addresses the racism that Black children face, but it is primarily a loving affirmation of value, joy, and beauty.

• A Kids Book About Racism

  Memory, Jelani, 1983-

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  This book was written specifically to start a conversation between adults and children about what racism is and how it affects people.

• Todos Iguales

  Un Corrido De Lemon Grove = All Equal : a Ballad of Lemon Grove

  Hale, Christy,

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  This bilingual book is about racial segregation in public schools in California.

• Intersection Allies

  We Make Room for All

  Johnson, Chelsea,

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  What does it mean to be intersectional? What does it mean to be an ally? Find out in this picture book!

• Soldier for Equality

  José De La Luz Saénz and the Great War

  Tonatiuh, Duncan,

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  The true story of a man who fought for equality and justice for people of Latin American descent.

• Not My Idea

  a Book About Whiteness

  Higginbotham, Anastasia,

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  "A much-needed title that provides a strong foundation for critical discussions of white people and racism, particularly for young audiences." -- School Library Journal

• Something Happened in Our Town

  a Child's Story About Racial Injustice

  Celano, Marianne,

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  In this story, two sets of parents (one white and one black) talk with their children about what they see in the news when a police officer is accused of shooting an unarmed black person.

• Can I Touch Your Hair?

  Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

  Latham, Irene,

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  " Young readers searching for means to have difficult, emotional, and engaged discussions about race will find an enlightening resource in Irene and Charles' explorations." -- Booklist

• Stolen Words

  Florence, Melanie,

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  A story of both hurt and healing. A Cree grandfather tells his granddaughter how he was affected by being forced to attend Canadian residential schools.

• Happy in Our Skin

  Manushkin, Fran,

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  Displays and names a variety of skin colors while celebrating the work skin does: "It keeps the outsides out and the insides in."

• The Case for Loving

  the Fight for Interracial Marriage

  Alko, Selina

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  A true story about interracial marriage -- how it was illegal in some states until a couple took their case to the Supreme Court.

• Seeds of Freedom

  the Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

  Bass, Hester, 1956-

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  A true story about the peaceful integration of a formerly racially segregated Alabama town.

• Lillian's Right to Vote

  a Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

  Winter, Jonah, 1962-

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  A fictional story based on the real struggle to win the right to vote for women and African Americans.

• All the Colors We Are/Todos Los Colores De Nuestra Piel

  the Story of How We Get Our Skin Color/La Historia De Por Qué Tenemos Diferentes Colores De Piel

  Kissinger, Katie, 1951-

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  This book takes a scientific approach to skin color, explaining all skin colors are “a different shade of brown,” and that color comes from the combination of ancestry, melanin, and exposure to the sun.

• Barbed Wire Baseball

  Moss, Marissa

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  The true story of a Japanese American baseball hero forced to live in an internment camp during WWII.

• Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match

  Brown, Monica, 1969-

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  A bilingual story about a girl with Peruvian-Scottish heritage.

• Heart and Soul

  the Story of America and African Americans

  Nelson, Kadir

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  In this picture book, award-winning author and artist Kadir Nelson explores the history of African Americans including slavery and the Civil Rights Movement.

• Shades of People

  Rotner, Shelley

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  A quote from this book: “Our skin is just our covering, like wrapping paper. And, you can’t tell what someone is like from the color of their skin."

• Ron's Big Mission

  Blue, Rose,

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  Young Ron wants to check out a book from the public library. But only white people are allowed to do so. Can he change things?