After Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation, the claimants to the killing form a wall of protection around the real murderer.
Barack Obama's memoir of growing up as the son of a white American mother and a black African father whom he hardly knew. Describes how, upon hearing of his father's death, he reexamined his life's meaning by tracing his mother's family's migration from Kansas to Hawaii and then visited Kenya and met the African side of his family.
Discusses the migration of African Americans from the southern states to the northern states from 1916 to 1970, covering key events, and influential people and groups.
The story of two young black men, one condemned to death for a murder and the other a teacher, who form a bond in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s.
After Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation, the claimants to the killing form a wall of protection around the real murderer.
Barack Obama's memoir of growing up as the son of a white American mother and a black African father whom he hardly knew. Describes how, upon hearing of his father's death, he reexamined his life's meaning by tracing his mother's family's migration from Kansas to Hawaii and then visited Kenya and met the African side of his family.
Presents an exploration of race discrimination in U.S. history and current culture, written from the author in the form of a letter to his adolescent son. Discusses what it means to be African American and offers advice and encouragement for finding ways to be comfortable in one's own skin.
Explores the life and career of African American politician John Lewis. Describes his role in the civil rights movement and his political career. Includes photographs, a timeline, and sources of additional information.
sharing our stories of race, culture, and identity
Guo, Winona
The authors share insight they gained through a fifty-state tour, during which they interviewed hundreds of people about race and identity. Demonstrates the power sharing and hearing personal stories has on changing the course of racial inequality.
Explores how settler colonialism and the policies of American Indian genocide helped to form the national identity of the United States. Includes archival images, recommendations for further reading, original maps, and discussion topics.
