Diversity Library

Author Title Summary

Allport Gordon The Nature of Prejudice Dr. Allport examines many aspects of prejudice: including its roots in individual and social psychology, its varieties of expression, its impact on individuals and communities. Dr. Allport looks at religious, ethnic, economic, sexual, as well as racial prejudice, and offers suggestions for reducing the effects of discrimination..

Appiah Anthony Color Conscious, The Political Morality of Race Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann examine the connections between race, culture and identity and explore the response to racial injustice.

Ashe Arthur Days of Grace Arthur Ashe's memoir.

Augenbraum Harold Growing Up Latino Memoirs and Stories Harold Augenbraum and Ilan Stavans bring together short stories and articles on the Latino experience in the United States by twenty-five authors.

Barber Benjamin Strong Democracy Benjamin Barber examines the idea that an excess of liberalism has undone democratic institutions in the United States.

Bennett Lerone Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America Lerone Bennett, Jr. traces black history from its origins in Western African, through slavery, reconstruction, the civil rights movement, to the 1990's.

Berlin Ira Remembering Slavery Book and audio cassettes of interviews conducted in the 1930's with individuals who experienced slavery.

Bernbach Jeffrey Job Discrimination II, How to Fight...How to Win Guide for workers on how to fight unlawful discrimination.

Branch Taylor Parting the Waters, America in the King Years 1954-63 Taylor Branch's Pulitzer prize winning book covers the early years of the civil rights movement.

Branch Taylor Pillar of Fire, America in the King Years 1963-65 Taylor Branch's second volume of his America in The King Year trilogy covers the civil rights movement at its zenith.

Brown Dee Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, An Indian History of the American West Dee Brown uses council records, autobiographies and first hand descriptions from the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne tribes to describe native American history during the second half of the 19th century.

Castillo-Speed Lillian Latina Women's Voices From the Borderlands Lillian Castillo-Speed brings together short stories, essays and excerpts from novels by thirty-one Latina writers.

Chan Sucheng Asian Americans An Interpretive History Sucheng Chan examines the Asian American experience, weaving together the stories of Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino and Asian Indian ancestry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Clark Hine Darrlene Shining Path of Hope Darlene Clark Hine and Kathleen Thompson examine the history of African American women in the United States.

Collins David Not Only Dreamers David Collins covers the life and work of Martin Luther King Sr. and Martin Luther King Jr.

Cose Ellis Color-Blind, Seeing Beyond Race in a Race Obsessed World Ellis Cose tackles such difficult questions as whether a race neutral society is truly possible and whether the United States can surmount past racism.

Du Bois W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. Dubious examines the meaning of being black in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Duvall Lynn Respecting Our Differences Lynn Duvall helps readers examine their attitudes and beliefs towards race and ethnicity.

Dykstra Robert Bright Radical Star, Black Freedom and White Supremacy on the Hawkeye Frontier Robert Dykstra examines racism in 19th century Iowa.

Fries Kenny Staring Back, The Disability Experience From the Inside Out Kenny Fires brings together a collection of non-fiction, poetry, fiction and drama by 38 authors with disabilities.

Gates Henry The Norton Anthology African American Literature Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Nellie McKay bring together over 500 works by African American authors.

Golden Marita Skin Deep, Black Women & White Women Write About Race Marita Golden and Susan Richards Shreve bring together an anthology of women writers which covers the wide spectrum of the female experience as it relates to race, matters of identity, child rearing, friendship and the unity and competition between black and white women's struggles for equality.

Hacker Andrew Two Nations: Black and White Separate, Hostile, Unequal In this updated edition Andrew Hacker explores why racial disparities exist in income, employment, and education in the United States.

Harding Vincent There is a River Vincent Harding examines the history of blacks in America from the beginnings on the coast of West Africa to the Civil War.

Harjo Joy Reinventing the Enemy's Language, Contemporary Native Women's Writings of North America Joy Harjo and Gloria Bird bring together works by over eighty writers from nearly 50 nations.

Hong Maria Growing Up Asian American Maria Hong brings together articles and short stories by thirty-two Asian American writers including Amy Tan and Toshio Mori.

Horton Lois In Hope of Liberty James Horton and Lois Horton provide a history the lives of blacks in the United States from 1700 to 1860.

Hubbard Edward Measuring Diversity Results

Jennings Francis The Founders of America From the Earliest Migrations to the Present Francis Jennings examines the history of native Americans from the early migrations from Siberia, through the rise of city states in Mexico and Peru, to the twentieth century.

Johnson Charles Africans in America Companion book to the PBS series examining "America's journey through slavery."

Kennedy Randall Race, Crime, and the Law Mr. Kennedy examines the relationship between race and the US judicial system. He the examines the use of racial criteria in jury selection, as well as the relationship between race and the death penalty.

Kozol Jonathan Savage Inequalities Jonothan Kozol examines race and education in the United States.

Lerner Greda Black Women in White America Professor Lerner brings together a collection documentary sources on the lives of African American women from 1811 to 1971.

Massey Douglas American Apartheid Dr. Massey and Dr. Denton examine the link between segregation in American cities and poverty among African Americans in the United States.

Mazel Ella And don't call me a racist! "A treasury of quotes on the past, present and future of the color line in America."

Millman Joel The Other Americans Joel Millman examines the contribution immigrants have made to the success of the Unites States.

Oates Stephen Let The Trumpet Sound, The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. Stephen Oates covers the life of Martin Luther King Jr. from his birth to his death.

Rochman Hazel Against Borders: Promoting Books For a Multicultural World Hazel Rochman provides readers with a list of over 100 books dealing with race and ethnicity.

Rowan Carl Dream Makers, Dream Breakers Biography of Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Sertima Ivan Van They Came Before Columbus Ivan Van Sertima examines the presence and legacy of Black Africans in Ancient America.

Shipler David A Country of Strangers, Blacks and Whites in America David Shipler explores the psychological landscape where blacks and whites meet. He examines stereotypes and the competing impulses of integration and segregation.

Shorris Earl Latinos Earl Shorris examines the many nationalities and cultures of Latinos in the US including their origin and history.

Sigelman Lee Black Americans' View of Racial Inequality: The Dream Deferred Lee Sigelman and Susan Welch examine the perceptions of African Americans on the issues of race and inequality.

Sleeper Jim Liberal Racism Jim Sleeper examines the idea that the movement away from the promotion of a color-blind society to that of promoting diversity is better seen as a type of racism.

Sterling Dorothy Freedom Train Dorothy Sterling's children's book of the life of Harriet Tubman.

Taylor Theodore The Cay Theodore Taylors' fictional work looks at the idea of race from a child's perspective.

Villasenor Victor Rain of Gold Victor Villasenor parallel's stories of his two families and two countries, the United States and Mexico.

West Cornell Race Matters Cornel West examines such topics as black-Jewish relations, affirmative action and the crisis of black leadership.

Williams Juan Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965 Eyes on the Prize is the companion book to the PBS television series. It covers the school desegregation, the Montgomery bus boycott and more.

Williams Gregory Life on the Color Line Gregory Howard Williams describes the experience of looking white and growing up in a black community.

Winborne Wayne Intergroup Relations in the United States: research Perspectives Intergroup Relations reviews recent research in the fields of public opinion. It also covers policy debates related to immigration, hate crimes and affirmative action.

Young-Bruehl Elisabeth The Anatomy of Prejudice Elisabeth Young-Bruehl surveys the study of prejudice since World War II.

Race and the Criminal Justice System This Center for Equal Opportunity report brings together articles by fifteen authors on the role race plays in the judicial process including jury selection and decisions.

Police Protection of the African American Community in Milwaukee This 1994 report by the Wisconsin Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights is a result of a fact finding meeting between the mayor, the police, elected and appointed officials, academic researchers, community leaders and individuals from Milwaukee.

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Author		Title	Summary
Allport	Gordon	The Nature of Prejudice	Dr. Allport examines many aspects of prejudice: including its roots in individual and social psychology, its varieties of expression, its impact on individuals and communities. Dr. Allport looks at religious, ethnic, economic, sexual, as well as racial prejudice, and offers suggestions for reducing the effects of discrimination..
Appiah	Anthony	Color Conscious, The Political Morality of Race	Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann examine the connections between race, culture and identity and explore the response to racial injustice.
Ashe	Arthur	Days of Grace	Arthur Ashe's memoir.
Augenbraum	Harold	Growing Up Latino Memoirs and Stories	Harold Augenbraum and Ilan Stavans bring together short stories and articles on the Latino experience in the United States by twenty-five authors.
Barber	Benjamin	Strong Democracy	Benjamin Barber examines the idea that an excess of liberalism has undone democratic institutions in the United States.
Bennett	Lerone	Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America	Lerone Bennett, Jr. traces black history from its origins in Western African, through slavery, reconstruction, the civil rights movement, to the 1990's.
Berlin	Ira	Remembering Slavery	Book and audio cassettes of interviews conducted in the 1930's with individuals who experienced slavery.
Bernbach	Jeffrey	Job Discrimination II, How to Fight...How to Win	Guide for workers on how to fight unlawful discrimination.
Branch	Taylor	Parting the Waters, America in the King Years 1954-63	Taylor Branch's Pulitzer prize winning book covers the early years of the civil rights movement.
Branch	Taylor	Pillar of Fire, America in the King Years 1963-65	Taylor Branch's second volume of his America in The King Year trilogy covers the civil rights movement at its zenith.
Brown	Dee	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, An Indian History of the American West	Dee Brown uses council records, autobiographies and first hand descriptions from the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne tribes to describe native American history during the second half of the 19th century.
Castillo-Speed	Lillian	Latina Women's Voices From the Borderlands	Lillian Castillo-Speed brings together short stories, essays and excerpts from novels by thirty-one Latina writers.
Chan	Sucheng	Asian Americans An Interpretive History	Sucheng Chan examines the Asian American experience, weaving together the stories of Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino and Asian Indian ancestry from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Clark Hine	Darrlene	Shining Path of Hope	Darlene Clark Hine and Kathleen Thompson examine the history of African American women in the United States.
Collins	David	Not Only Dreamers	David Collins covers the life and work of Martin Luther King Sr. and Martin Luther King Jr.
Cose	Ellis	Color-Blind, Seeing Beyond Race in a Race Obsessed World	Ellis Cose tackles such difficult questions as whether a race neutral society is truly possible and whether the United States can surmount past racism.
Du Bois	W.E.B.	The Souls of Black Folk	W.E.B. Dubious examines the meaning of being black in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Duvall	Lynn	Respecting Our Differences	Lynn Duvall helps readers examine their attitudes and beliefs towards race and ethnicity.
Dykstra	Robert	Bright Radical Star, Black Freedom and White Supremacy on the Hawkeye Frontier	Robert Dykstra examines racism in 19th century Iowa.
Fries	Kenny	Staring Back, The Disability Experience From the Inside Out	Kenny Fires brings together a collection of non-fiction, poetry, fiction and drama by 38 authors with disabilities.
Gates	Henry	The Norton Anthology African American Literature	Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Nellie McKay bring together over 500 works by African American authors.
Golden	Marita	Skin Deep, Black Women & White Women Write About Race	Marita Golden and Susan Richards Shreve bring together an anthology of women writers which covers the wide spectrum of the female experience as it relates to race, matters of identity, child rearing, friendship and the unity and competition between black and white women's struggles for equality.
Hacker	Andrew	Two Nations: Black and White Separate, Hostile, Unequal	In this updated edition Andrew Hacker explores why racial disparities exist in income, employment, and education in the United States.
Harding	Vincent	There is a River	Vincent Harding examines the history of blacks in America from the beginnings on the coast of West Africa to the Civil War.
Harjo	Joy	Reinventing the Enemy's Language, Contemporary Native Women's Writings of North America	Joy Harjo and Gloria Bird bring together works by over eighty writers from nearly 50 nations.
Hong	Maria	Growing Up Asian American	Maria Hong brings together articles and short stories by thirty-two Asian American writers including Amy Tan and Toshio Mori.
Horton	Lois	In Hope of Liberty	James Horton and Lois Horton provide a history the lives of blacks in the United States from 1700 to 1860.
Hubbard	Edward	Measuring Diversity Results
Jennings	Francis	The Founders of America From the Earliest Migrations to the Present	Francis Jennings examines the history of native Americans from the early migrations from Siberia, through the rise of city states in Mexico and Peru, to the twentieth century.
Johnson	Charles	Africans in America	Companion book to the PBS series examining "America's journey through slavery."
Kennedy	Randall	Race, Crime, and the Law	Mr. Kennedy examines the relationship between race and the US judicial system. He the examines the use of racial criteria in jury selection, as well as the relationship between race and the death penalty.
Kozol	Jonathan	Savage Inequalities	Jonothan Kozol examines race and education in the United States.
Lerner	Greda	Black Women in White America	Professor Lerner brings together a collection documentary sources on the lives of African American women from 1811 to 1971.
Massey	Douglas	American Apartheid	Dr. Massey and Dr. Denton examine the link between segregation in American cities and poverty among African Americans in the United States.
Mazel	Ella	And don't call me a racist!	"A treasury of quotes on the past, present and future of the color line in America."
Millman	Joel	The Other Americans	Joel Millman examines the contribution immigrants have made to the success of the Unites States.
Oates	Stephen	Let The Trumpet Sound, The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.	Stephen Oates covers the life of Martin Luther King Jr. from his birth to his death.
Rochman	Hazel	Against Borders: Promoting Books For a Multicultural World	Hazel Rochman provides readers with a list of over 100 books dealing with race and ethnicity.
Rowan	Carl	Dream Makers, Dream Breakers	Biography of Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Sertima	Ivan Van	They Came Before Columbus	Ivan Van Sertima examines the presence and legacy of Black Africans in Ancient America.
Shipler	David	A Country of Strangers, Blacks and Whites in America	David Shipler explores the psychological landscape where blacks and whites meet. He examines stereotypes and the competing impulses of integration and segregation.
Shorris	Earl	Latinos	Earl Shorris examines the many nationalities and cultures of Latinos in the US including their origin and history.
Sigelman	Lee	Black Americans' View of Racial Inequality: The Dream Deferred	Lee Sigelman and Susan Welch examine the perceptions of African Americans on the issues of race and inequality.
Sleeper	Jim	Liberal Racism	Jim Sleeper examines the idea that the movement away from the promotion of a color-blind society to that of promoting diversity is better seen as a type of racism.
Sterling	Dorothy	Freedom Train	Dorothy Sterling's children's book of the life of Harriet Tubman.
Taylor	Theodore	The Cay	Theodore Taylors' fictional work looks at the idea of race from a child's perspective.
Villasenor	Victor	Rain of Gold	Victor Villasenor parallel's stories of his two families and two countries, the United States and Mexico.
West	Cornell	Race Matters	Cornel West examines such topics as black-Jewish relations, affirmative action and the crisis of black leadership.
Williams	Juan	Eyes on the Prize, America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965	Eyes on the Prize is the companion book to the PBS television series. It covers the school desegregation, the Montgomery bus boycott and more.
Williams	Gregory	Life on the Color Line	Gregory Howard Williams describes the experience of looking white and growing up in a black community.
Winborne	Wayne	Intergroup Relations in the United States: research Perspectives	Intergroup Relations reviews recent research in the fields of public opinion. It also covers policy debates related to immigration, hate crimes and affirmative action.
Young-Bruehl	Elisabeth	The Anatomy of Prejudice	Elisabeth Young-Bruehl surveys the study of prejudice since World War II.
		Race and the Criminal Justice System	This Center for Equal Opportunity report brings together articles by fifteen authors on the role race plays in the judicial process including jury selection and decisions.
		Police Protection of the African American Community in Milwaukee	This 1994 report by the Wisconsin Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights is a result of a fact finding meeting between the mayor, the police, elected and appointed officials, academic researchers, community leaders and individuals from Milwaukee.