Read Woke Collection

Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke™ Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

Full contents:

American Slavery and the Fight for FreedomThe Slave Trade: Black Lives and the Drive for Profit by Elliott Smith_Resistance to Slavery: From Escape to Everyday Rebellion_ by Cicely Lewis_Jim Crow: Segregation and the Legacy of Slavery_ by Elliott Smith_Slavery and the Civil War: Rooted in Racism_ by Elliott Smith_Abolitionism: The Movement to End Slavery_ by Elliott Smith_Slavery and Reconstruction: The Struggle for Black Civil Rights_ by Elliott Smith

Issues in ActionGun Violence and the Fight for Public Safety by Elliott Smith_Immigration, Refugees, and the Fight for a Better Life_ by Elliott Smith_Mass Incarceration, Black Men, and the Fight for Justice_ by Cicely Lewis_The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis_ by Elliott Smith_Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution_ by Elliott Smith_Use of Force and the Fight against Police Brutality_ by Elliott Smith