race discrimination

"Studies the history of race and housing discrimination and its impact today. This title looks at topics such as redlining, gentrification, and legislation aimed to desegregate housing"--Provided by publisher.

"Dives into the history of employment discrimination toward people of color in the United States. This title looks at legislation that has helped battle employment discrimination, as well as race-based discrimination at work today"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the hard-fought legal battles to give people of color an equal education to whites. This title also looks at issues students of color face today, such as harsher school discipline compared with white students and a step back in school integration"--Provided by publisher.

Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.

Discover more about racism and racist behavior in this book.

The authors share insight they gained through a fifty-state tour during which they interviewed hundreds of individuals about race and identity. Highlights the power sharing and hearing personal stories has on changing the course of racial inequality.

Explores the events leading up to and surrounding President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

"[A young reader's adaptation that] chronicles . . . the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws [and] . . . explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election season"--Provided by publisher.

The United States has a long and difficult history of race relations. Although slavery was ended after the American Civil War in 1865, its legacy continues today in education, employment, housing, and the criminal justice system. This book examines the roles that society and government could play in changing attitudes toward race and creating a country where people are judged on the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin. The Contemporary Issues Pro-Con series is to give young readers a better understanding of major social issues today. Each book examines four key questions related to a controversial topic, with essays that detail the most commonly heard arguments on both sides of the discussion. The arguments contained within are supported by data from experts as well as nonpartisan reports, allowing to reader to make his or her own informed decision on the issue.

"[The author] . . . reflects on the landmark cases he has battled--including representing Trayvon Martin's family--and offers a disturbing look at how the justice system is devised for certain people to lose and others to win, and exposes how it is legal to harm--with the intent to destroy--people of color"--OCLC.