LibGuides: Libraries Working Towards Social Justice: LWTSJ Resources

Research

Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Try searching for various important figures in the history of Black liberation. Some recommendations are:
- Sojourner Truth
- Fredrick Douglass
- Malcolm X
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Angela Davis
- Audre Lorde
- Assata Shakur
- Fred Hampton
Issues and Controversies in History This link opens in a new window
Check out the American History eras on the right-hand side of the database.
-1607–1760: Colonization and Settlement
- 1856–1869: Civil War and Reconstruction
- 1946–1971: Postwar and Civil Rights Era

Black Freedom Struggle in the US
This resource supports a wide range of students, from middle and high school to college, as well independent researchers and anyone interested in learning more about the ongoing Black Freedom Struggle. These reliable, easily discoverable materials may be used for homework assignments, personal inquiry, research papers and National History Day type-projects focused on African American history in the U.S.

Wilmington Memorial Library - WML Working Towards Antiracism - Check out the WML's resources on Anti-Racism including media lists and more.
Nevins Library - The Nevins Library explains Libraries Working Towards Social Justice and highlights events.
Burlington Library - The Burlington Library highlights Libraries Working Towards Social Justice.
Boston Public Library - Talking about Racism, Anti-Racism, and Protests with Kids - Resources and booklists for kids centered around anti-racism
New York Public Library: Teaching Anti-Racism: Digital Resources about Racism and Resistance - Some of the resources here are only available to NYPL patrons, however they can be useful.

North Andover's Race Amity Day - "Race relations in America will not substantially improve unless the public discourse on race moves beyond the blame-grievance-rejection framework to one that recognizes and celebrates our ability to overcome racial prejudice through association, amity, and collaboration. "