We select an assortment of books with the goal of awakening individuals and their communities to the reality of systemic racism and the myth of white supremacy. We choose books for children, young adults, and adults that:
- Promote positive racial identity development
- Raise critical consciousness
- Foster healing and hope
- Encourage solidarity and activism
Accessibility is a key consideration: we want to ensure that people of different races, ethnicities, ages, languages, religions, and educational backgrounds are able to find books that support their personal learning and growth.
We have compiled a list of more than 1,000 titles. Our volunteer book vetters have been evaluating these books one by one and based on their assessments, we determine whether or not we order them for our book distributors.
If there is a book you’d like to see on the complete list below, please check out our distribute page and suggest books through the form. If you’re interested in our book vetting training, please reach out to us at librariesforliberation2020@gmail.com. Finally, if you are interested in helping us increase our book purchases, please visit our donate page.
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