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Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Resources

Library Resources

These nonfiction resources are created as scholarly works to provide research, theories, evidence and facts relating to racism, anti-racism, discrimination, history, and politics, among others. If you find any of these topics interesting and want help incorporating them into your own scholarly works, please make an Appointment With a Librarian.  

These are nonfiction resources from our physical collection and may be checked out. Please check their availability through the link provided. 

Slavery and the Jim Crow Legacy:

Racism In Technology:

White Reflection:

Institutionalized Racism in the United States:

Personal Accounts:

Racial Justice Activism: 

These are fictional stories that tell a variety of stories on a strong personal level from an internal point of view. Being able to share and understand the feelings of others is an important part of empathy. Though these stories are intentionally fiction, they share and explore experiences that may have real meaning in people's lives.

These are fiction resources from our physical collection and may be checked out. Please check their availability through the link provided. 

Classics:

General Collection:

Young Adult Fiction:

These resources are eBooks that the SHU community has access to online through the Ryan Matura Library's database subscriptions.

If you have trouble accessing resources from home please view our Off-Campus Access Directions. Many more resources may be found through our Mobile App Subscriptions like Libby, BrowZine, and news resources. 

Nonfiction eBooks:

Fiction eBooks:

Our audiobook resources are generally limited to the OverDrive collection. Click "Access options" on each catalog record below to access them from OverDrive. 

Nonfiction:

Anti-Racism:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Biography:

Fiction:

African-American Fiction:

LGBTQA+ Fiction:

Powerful poetry and art are connected to almost all social justice issues throughout history. Below are collections of poetry that are developed from unique cultural backgrounds that touch on both the beauty and injustice of the world as they experience it. 

African-American Poetry:

Latinx & Hispanic Poetry:

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