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Reynolds, Jason. STAMPED : RACISM, ANTIRACISM, AND YOU New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020 IL YA ISBN 9780316453691 |
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“This isn’t a history book. This is a present book. A book about the here and now.” With Stamped, Jason Reynolds has created a “remix” of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning. It’s a fascinating read that reveals the history (and present) of racist and antiracist ideas in America. To better understand the complicated history of racism, Jason Reynolds takes us back through time, in a non-history-class kind of lesson. In a casual, conversational way, he shares key events from different time periods, segregationists who actively worked to keep people of color from having control over their lives, and the antiracists who resisted and fought for meaningful change. We need to understand the very deep roots of a problem before we can best address it to make long overdue changes. “If we understand how the tree works, how the trunk and roots are where the power lies, and how gravity is on our side, we can attack it, each with small axes, and change the face of the forest.” (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2021-2022) |
| SUBJECTS: Racism -- United States -- History -- Juvenile
literature. United States -- Race relations -- History -- Juvenile literature. Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Race discrimination -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
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