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• Mophead

  How Your Difference Makes a Difference

  Marsh, Selina Tusitala

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  A graphic novel-esque book reminding us of racism in our own backyard, and how different is not just ok, but beautiful! Written by NZ Poet Laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh. Also available as an eBook.

• This Book Is Anti-racist

  Jewell, Tiffany

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  Learn about identities, true histories, and anti-racism work. This book is written so young people will feel empowered to stand up to the adults in their lives. This book will give them the language and ability to understand racism and a drive to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Culture & Diversity

  Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia

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  This book explores the issues around diversity in modern life from the positives around multiculturalism to prejudice, racism and discrimination. It features a case study on Apartheid and ideas for how we can activate against racism.

• Racism and Intolerance

  Spilsbury, Louise

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  Where issues aren't appropriate to describe in words, Hanane Kai's striking and sensitive illustrations help children visualise the ways in which racism and intolerance affect people all around the world with images that are suited to their age and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bold Women in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti

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  Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.

• Exceptional Men in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti

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  Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin.

• Rosa Parks

  Kaiser, Lisbeth

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  Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Part of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Who We Are!

  All About Being the Same and Being Different

  Harris, Robie H., 1940-2024

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  Helps children realize why it's important to treat others the way they want to be treated whether a person is a lot like you or different from you, a good friend or someone you have just met or seen for the first time.

• We Are the Change

  Words of Inspiration From Civil Rights Leaders

  Alko, Selina

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  Beautiful artwork with inspirational quotes from influential Civil Rights Leaders along with bite-sized factoids from their lives.

• We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

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  What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? 50 diverse creators lend voice and comfort to young activists.

• What Is Race? Who Are Racists? Why Does Skin Colour Matter? And Other Big Questions

  Heuchan, Claire

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  This book aims to bring everyone into the conversation. It explores the history of race and society, giving context to how racist attitudes come into being. It looks at belonging and identity, the damaging effects of stereotyping and the benefits of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Coretta Scott

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  Kanopy Kids short video uniting poetic text by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by Kadir Nelson. It captures the movement for civil rights in the United States.

• A Place to Land

  Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

  Wittenstein, Barry

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  The night before the 1963 March on Washington Martin Luther King Jr sat down to write, with the voices and opinions of men he trusted echoing in his room at the Willard Hotel. Their thoughts, and the inspiration of so many artists and activists who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Martin Luther King Jr.

  Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel (María Isabel)

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  Martin believed that no one should remain silent and accept something if it's wrong. And he promised himself that when he grew up he'd fight injustice with the most powerful weapon of all: words. Part of the Little People, Big Dreams series of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harriet Tubman

  a Journey to Freedom

  Agard, Sandra A.

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  A biography about abolitionist Harriet Tubman from childhood on a plantation to her work as a nurse and key role in the Underground Railroad.

• The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for Equal Education

  Jeffrey, Gary

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  In Little Rock, Arkansas, a small group of African American students were selected to integrate the high school. This taut, thrilling graphic novel plunges readers into the cauldron of hate, bigotry, and fear the students faced.