Race Matters Resource Page

Books:
Churchill, Ward and Jim Vander Wall. Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 1988.
A critical examination of the shocking actions the FBI took against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement.

Griswold del Castillo, Richard and Richard Garcia. Cesar Chavez: A Triumph of Spirit. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
Within the context of Chicano and American history, Garca and del Castillo recount the life of Cesar Chavez.

Hilliard, David. Huey: Spirit of the Panther. New York: Thunder Mountain Press, 2006.
The first authorized biography of the cofounder and leader of the Black Panthers, fellow Panther Hilliard chronicles the life of one of America's misunderstood activists.

Intercultural Press Catalog
A free collection of the latest books on the subject, to request a copy write Intercultural Press, 374 US Route One, P.O. Box 700, Yarmouth, ME, 04096, or phone 866-372-2665. The press can also be reached by e-mail at books@interculturalpress.com.

Articles/Journals:
La Frontera Center, Inc. "Building Bridges: Tools for Developing an Organization's Cultural Competence".
An excellent assessment tool, for only $2.50, provide by La Frontera Center. To request a copy write La Frontera Center, Inc., 502 West 29th Street, Tucson, AZ, 85713-3394 or call 520-884-9920.

McIntosh, Peggy. "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." From "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies." http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html.
In her online article, McIntosh identifies some of the daily effects of white privilege and draws connections between systems of racial and sexual oppression.

Managing Diversity Newsletter
Published by the Jamestown Area Labor-Management Committee, Inc., the Managing Diversity News is available by subscription for $32 per person. To request a copy by mail contact Jamestown Area-Labor Management Committee, Inc, P.O. Box 819, Jamestown, NY, 14702-0819 or by phone, 716-665-3654.


National Association for the Education of Young Children. "Teaching Your Children to Resist Bias." National Association for the Education of Young Children: Washington D.C. www.naeyc.org.
A brief publication from the NAEYC that's available in both English (order # 565) and Spanish (order # 564). To request a copy you may visit the association's website, www.naeyc.org or call 800-424-2460.

Southern Poverty Law Center. Teaching Tolerance Magazine. www.teachingtolerance.org
This online magazine is free to educators and offers excellent ideas for teaching children to resist prejudice.

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