Understanding race and racism
African Presence in the Americas
Moore, Carlos, Shawna Moore, Tanya R. Saunders, eds. 1995. African World Press, Inc.
Artwork designed to foster dialogue about diversity issues. ?2003 by Elana Stanger. www.diversityarts.com
The Alchemy of Race and Rights
Williams, Patricia. 1992. Harvard University Press.
American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
Massey, Douglas. 1993. Harvard University Press.
The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South
Davidson, Osha Gray. 1996. New York, NY: Scribner.
Bitters in the Honey: Tales of Hope and Disappointment Across Divides of Race and Time
Roy, Beth. 1999. University of Arkansas Press.
Roy interviews whites and blacks who were present during the school integration crisis in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
Black Resistance/White Law: A History of Constitutional Racism in America
Berry, Mary Frances. 1994. New York, NY: Allen Lane.
Capitalism & Slavery
Williams, Eric. 1994. Perigee Press.
Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin.
1998. Washington, DC: The Council of Economic Advisors for President Clinton's Initiative on Race.
Go to http://clinton2.nara.gov/Initiatives/OneAmerica/america.html for the archives of the One America initiative.
Color Conscious: The Political Morality of Race
Gutmann, Amy and Anthony Appiah. 1998. Princeton University Press.
Young people engaged in dialogue at Animating Democracy's October 2003 National Exchange.
The Color of Our Future: Our Multiracial Future
Chideya, Farai. 1999. William Morrow and Company.
The Color of Politics: Race and Mainsprings of American Politics
Goldfield, Michael. 1995. New York, NY: The New York Press.
Communicating Racism: Ethnic Prejudice in Thought and Talk
van Dijk, Teun A. 1987. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Convictions About Racism in the United States of America
Seldon, Horace. 1989. Community Change, Inc.
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
Takaki, Ronald. 1993. Little, Brown and Company.
Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education
Orfield, Gary. 1997. The New Press, W.W. Norton.
Double Exposure: Poverty and Race in America
Hartman, Chester, ed. and Bill Bradley. 1996. M.E. Sharp.
Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism
Bell, Derrick. 1992. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Forging a New Future: The Advisory Board's Report to the President
1998. Washington, DC: One America In the 20th Century/The President's Initiative on Race.
How Can We: Be Fair? The Future of Affirmative Action
1997. National Issues Forums.
A report on the outcome of forums held across the nation on this issue. Making use of participants' answers to Pre- and Post-Forum Questionnaires, reports from moderators, and in-depth studies of selected forums, these reports describe in some detail what happened as people deliberated about the issue at hand. These reports range from 20 to 48 pages and cost $3.00 (or download at www.nifi.org for free). To order, email Ruffolo at or call 800-600-4060.
Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism
Wilkins, Roger. 2001.
Wilkins reflects as a patriotic American on the fact that four of our country's founders who he greatly admires (Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Mason) were all slaveholders and examines what that says about the U.S. Wilkins is thoughtful, compassionate, provocative and, at the same time, very balanced when he writes about race relations. A great book on race in America.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Loewen, James. 1995. New York: Simon & Schuster.
The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders as the New Frontier
Root, Maria, ed. 1995. Sage Publications.
Off White: Readings on Race, Power and Society
Fine, Michelle, Lois Weis, Linda C. Powell and L. Mun Wong, Eds. 1997. New York: Routledge.
One by One from the Inside Out: Essays and Reviews on Race and Responsibility in America
Loury, Glenn. 1995. Free Press.
A Public Voice '02: Racial and Ethnic Tensions
Each year, many public TV stations around the nation air an hour-long program that features American citizens deliberating in National Issues Forums around the nation, and a distinguished panel of nationally-known political leaders, commentators and journalists meeting at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to reflect on what this "public voice" may mean in setting direction for America. Tapes of these programs (produced by Milton B. Hoffman Productions) are available for $6.50 each. To order, email Ruffolo at .
Race and Representation
hooks, bell. 1992. Boston, MA: South End Press.
Racial and Ethnic Tensions Report
2003. National Issues Forums.
A report on the outcome of forums held across the nation on this issue. Making use of participants' answers to Pre- and Post-Forum Questionnaires, reports from moderators, and in-depth studies of selected forums, these reports describe in some detail what happened as people deliberated about the issue at hand. These reports range from 20 to 48 pages and cost $3.00 (or download at www.nifi.org for free). To order, email Ruffolo at or call 800-600-4060.
Racism and Anti-Racism in World Perspective
Bowser, Benjamin P., Ed. 1995. Sage Series on Race and Ethnic Relations, vol. 13. London, England: Sage Publications.
The Racist Mind: Portraits of American Neo-Nazis and Klansmen
Ezekiel, Raphael S. 1996. Penguin USA.
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Kozol, Jonathan. 1991. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Souls Looking Back: Life Stories of Growing Up Black
Garrod, Andrew, Janie Victoria Ward, Tracy L, Robinson, Robert Kilkenny, Eds. 1999. Routledge.
Recognizing an absence of African American voices in adolescent psychology, the editors of this book collected autobiographical essays on childhood memories of adolescents of African descent. This five-year project resulted in sixteen personal narratives from black and biracial college students. Each chapter--on social class and race, identity, and resilience and resistance--begins with an overview of the issue written by an African American scholar, followed by four to six personal narratives.
Taking America's Pulse II: Survey of Intergroup Relations in the United States
Smith, Tom W. 2000. New York: National Conference for Community and Justice.
This report summarizes the results of NCCJ's 2000 survey, which examined over 2500 Americans' attitudes toward various social identity groups. Email or call 212-545-1300.
They and We: Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States, Fifth Edition
Rose, Peter I. 1997. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Tragic Failure: Racial Integration in America
Wicker, Tom. 1996. William Morrow and Company.
Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America
Wong, William. 2001. Temple University Press.
The book is a powerful collection of essays and stories that chronicle the Asian American experience with humor, pungent wit and astute perception. Yellow Journalist takes you on a kaleidoscopic journey - from Angel Island to affirmative action, history to Hollywood, immigration to identity, Connie Chung to Tiger Woods. The paperback version of the book can be ordered from Amazon.com. Learn more at www.yellowjournalist.com.
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