Civil Rights Book Club
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About the Civil Rights Book Club: Social Justice Issues Beyond the Headlines
Welcome to the Civil Rights Book Club, where you can explore today's complex civil rights issues on a whole new level.
Carefully chosen and reviewed by leaders of today's progressive movement, our selection of books and other media aims to provide context and provoke discussion about today's top social justice concerns.
Each month, we will feature five books representing the diversity of the contemporary social justice landscape on topics like voting rights, immigration reform, economic inequality, women's rights, and educational equity.
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We're looking for reader feedback and suggestions - so be sure to let us know what you think at bookclub@civilrights.org.
Featured Books for July 2009
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Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe: This classic provides insight into the traditional life of a community as it begins to deal with change brought on by colonialism. Written just two years after Nigeria’s declaration of independence from Great Britain, it perfectly captures the culture clash between races, and the traditional and the modern. |
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The Girls Who Went Away, by Ann Fessler: Fessler tells the stories of women who gave up children for adoption in the post-WWII era. The book is an eye-opening examination of choices, and the consequences of the social stigma of keeping a child, the lack of sex education, lack in birth control education, and the lack of safe, legal abortion. |
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Satchel, by Larry Tye: In this biography of the premier pitcher for the Negro Leagues, Tye unveils the powerhouse persona of Leroy (Satchel) Paige. The book not only sheds light on the legendary player, but also on the game and the country he helped change. |
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Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata: Told from a viewpoint of a child, this award-winning novel tells the story of a Japanese-American family as it relocates from Iowa to Georgia in the late 1950s. The novel masterfully interweaves the themes of family, culture, and community as it addresses the issues of prejudice, poverty, and disease. |
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Grading Education, by Richard Rothstein: Rothstein offers a penetrating and thoughtful analysis of the current accountability process in our educational system. The book not only evaluates where the No Child Left Behind law falls short, but it also prescribes holistic reforms to fix the problem. |
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