Resources for parents on tolerance and racism RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT FRESNO/THE CENTRAL VALLEY Īrticles by Ta-Nehisi Coates in “The Atlantic” This is just one: On the impacts of unequal access to health care and the long-term impacts re: amputation and disability. “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” by Frederick Douglass “Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow” by Henry Louis Gates “Slavery by Another Name” on the post-Civil War persistence of enslavement using the legal system, incarceration, and prison labor to destroy Black lives, families and communities.įeaturing James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript “Remember This House” Excellent and comprehensive history of the Civil Rights era. “Eyes On the Prize” 14-part documentary on the Civil Rights movement. John Lewis “Get In the Way” Documentary on PBS Selma-movie about the walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge PBS – Black History and Culture Collections PBS – The American Experience – civil rights collection. Highly recommended for those just beginning their journey seeking a deeper understanding. Emmanuel Acho interviews a wide variety of people on aspects of race relations in a “safe space”. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Emmanuel Acho – podcast. Latasha Morrison PODCASTS, MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevensonįrom the War On Poverty to The War On Crime – Hinton FAITH ORIENTED BOOKSīe the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation. POLICING/CRIMINAL JUSTICE/MASS INCARCERATION The Atlantic - Fresno’s Mason-Dixon Line - an article about housing segregation in Fresno. ![]() Includes a timeline of segregation in Fresno. Unequal Neighborhoods Fresno – a study by the Health Policy Institute at CSUF. The Color of Law, Rothstein - redlining and government policies in segregated housing. The Warmth of Other Suns, Wilkerson - the story of the migration of Black people from the south to the north during the first two-thirds of the 20th centuryĪn animation of the slave trade that is interactive and which first appeared in "Slate.” HOUSING Slavery By Another Name, Blackmon – the time between the Emancipation Proclamation and WWII. Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader – Edmonds – an anthology of writing by people who participated in the Freedom Rides in an effort to desegregate buses and bus station waiting rooms. The Children – David Halberstam, the stories of 9 young people who studied nonviolence at Vanderbilt, and went on to lead the lunch counter sit-ins and the freedom rides. Parting the Waters, Pillars of Fire and At Canaan’s Edge, by Taylor Branch, a trilogy about MLK and the civil rights movement during his time. ![]() The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, by Taylor Branch Including Letters from the Birmingham Jail. Why We Can’t Wait, Martin Luther King, Jr. Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movementīy John Lewis and Michael D'Orso – the autobiography of Congressman John Lewis. ![]() This book is also a companion to the PBS series, but is hundreds of interviews of individuals done for the series. ![]() Voices of Freedom, Hampton and Fayer – An oral history of the civil rights movement from the 1950s through the 1980s. RESOURCE LIST ON RACE, JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION fROM UPC’S ANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTSĮyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965īy Juan Williams and Julian Bond – companion volume to the PBS series by the same name. We stand neither on the political right or the left of this issue but solidly with Jesus and his Kingdom message that tears down every dividing wall of hostility in order to make earth more accurately reflect heaven. Guided by our vision and values, we are committed to listening, learning, and responding to issues of systemic racism in our lives, city, nation, and world.
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