Narrative books, with or without a storyline, presenting factual information; may be encyclopedic. BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) are depicted but race/culture is not always central to the content. source:https://diversebookfinder.org/our-categories/
An epic history covering the period from the end of World War I through the 1970s chronicles the decades-long migration of African Americans from the South to the North and West through the stories of three individuals and their families.
Libby -- E-Book
The Broken Heart of America: St Louis and the violent history of the United States by Walter Johnson
A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis.
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should—and could—be taught to American students.
Libby -- E-Book
hoopla-- E-Book
El Norte: the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America by Carrie Gibson
A sweeping saga of the Spanish history and influence in North America over five centuries.
Hoopla -- E-Book
Central America’s Forgotten History: revolution, violence, and the roots of migration by Aviva Chomsky
Places Central American migration to the United States in the context of the region's history of conquest, colonialism, revolution, and neoliberalism, looking especially at the revolutionary experiments of the 1980s and their aftermath.
Libby -- E-Book | E-Audiobook
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Presents the history of the United States from the point of view of those who were exploited in the name of American progress.
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hoopla-- E-Book | E-Audiobook
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry
A Black Women's History of the United States is a critical survey of black women's complicated legacy in America, as it takes into account their exploitation and victimization as well as their undeniable and substantial contributions to the country since its inception.
Stony the Road: reconstruction, white supremacy, and the rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates Jr
The NAACP Image Award-winning creator of The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross presents a revisionist chronicle of America's post-Civil War struggle for racial equality and the violent counterrevolution that resubjugated black Americans throughout the 20th century.
Libby -- E-Book
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping.
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