Southern Poverty Law Center Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The SPLC has created a summer reading list. "Fools Crow," by James Welch, is the story of a young Indigenous boy after the Civil War. He and his group must choose how to handle the invasion of white society amid their fading way of life. https://t.co/Cmh6IdSsRN https://t.co/rRKeZMgQOM

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Civil rights leader Opal Lee was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Congress in honor of her community activism and advocating for Juneteenth to become a federal holiday. Though she didn't win, she says she will keep going. https://t.co/lXQgJYPwO5

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Beyond Magenta" by Susan Kuklin takes an honest look at the life, love and struggles of transgender teens. There has been an increase in people trying to ban LGBTQ+ books from classrooms to silence some voices. #CensorshipDividesUs https://t.co/bHXwQeGWCN https://t.co/x8HJQq3zza

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Ibram X. Kendi's argument in "How to Be an Antiracist" is simple. A thing is either racist – adding to a history that treats races as inherently unequal – or is antiracist, because it tries to dismantle that history. Find more summer reading books. https://t.co/Cmh6IdRV2f https://t.co/sgWiQx4DLo

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Check out our summer reading list. "The Bluest Eye" was Toni Morrison’s 1st novel, heralded for its boldness of vision. Black 11-year-old Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed American kids. https://t.co/Cmh6IdRV2f https://t.co/9oHQGo6FNI

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"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison provides a window into feelings of shame and self-hatred over skin color that many will never experience. Her story should be told. #CensorshipDividesUs https://t.co/wll9TOoTzQ

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Check out our summer reading list. Isabel Wilkerson’s "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" is about how brutal misperceptions about race have disfigured the American experiment. It has the reverberating and patriotic slap of fine prose writing. https://t.co/Cmh6IdRV2f https://t.co/ThQagXlPo4

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Join the CRMC for a virtual event on March 23 as we celebrate Women's History Month with a conversation with Dr. Imani Perry author of "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon Line to Understand the Soul of a Nation." Click here to register: https://t.co/uR0PzAeXYy https://t.co/OUw32q4T4K

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By reframing the race discussion in America, brilliant activist Deepa Iyer uses "We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future" to offer ideas for post-9/11 America. Learn more in our summer reading list. https://www.splcenter.org/news/2022/06/19/splcs-summer-reading-list https://t.co/JzC0Qpwc5K

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Andrea Elliott's "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City" is a memorable book that takes on obstacles that one remarkable girl and her family must face. Learn about this and other social justice books on our summer reading list. https://www.splcenter.org/news/2022/06/19/splcs-summer-reading-list https://t.co/LSde3vz3J5