Antiracism Reading Resources

 
 

Racism 101:
A Starting Point

 

Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow. The New Press, 2010. 364 Ale 

Arroyo, Rev. Giovanni. Engaging Your Community with Cultural Sensitivity. Discipleship Resources, 2020. 

Brown, Austin Channing. I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Convergent Books, 2018. 

Charleyboy, Lisa, ed. #NotYourPrincess. Annick Press, 2017. 305.8 Cha 

Douglas, Kelly Brown. Stand Your Ground. Orbis Books, 2015. 305.8 Dou 

Harvey, Jennifer. Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation. Eerdmans, 2014. 

Helsel, Carolyn B. Anxious to Talk about It. Chalice Press, 2017. 305.8 Hel 

Hunter, Daniel. Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow. Veterans of Hope, 2015. 364 Hun 

Jha, Sandhya R. Pre-post-racial America. Chalice Press, 2015. 277.3 Jha 

King, Martin Luther. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Beacon Press, 2010. 323.4 Kin 

McNeil, Brenda Salter. The Heart of Racial Justice. InterVarsity Press, 2009. LP 277.3 McN 

Oluo, Ijeoma. So You Want to Talk about Race. Seal Press, 2019. 305.8 Olu 

Risher, Sharon. For Such a Time as This. Chalice Press, 2019. 364 Ris 

Stevenson, Bryan. Just Mercy. One World [reprint], 2015. 364 Ste 

Tisby, Jemar. How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice. Zondervan, 2021. 

Tatum, Beverly Daniel. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Basic Books, 2017.

Tolan, Robbie. No Justice. Center Street, 2018. 363.2 Tol 

Wise, Tim. Color-blind. City Light Books, 2010. 305.8 Wis 

 
 

Understanding Racism and White Fragility 

 

Bartholomew, Robert E., and Anja Reumschuessel. American Intolerance: Our Dark History of Demonizing Immigrants. Prometheus Books, 2018. 

Coates, Ta-Nehisi. Between the World and Me. One World, 2015. 

DiAngelo, Robin J. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism. Beacon Press, 2018. 

Duncan, Lenny. Dear Church: A Love Letter to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. Fortress Press, 2019. 

Emerson, Michel O. Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. Oxford University Press, 2001.

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow. Penguin Press, 2019. 

Hill, Daniel. White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White. IVP Books, 2017.

Kendi, Ibram X. How to Be an Antiracist. One World, 2019. 

Kendi, Ibram X. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Bold Type Books, 2017. 

Ramirez, Mark D., and David A.M. Peterson. Ignored Racism: White Animus Toward Latinos. Cambridge University Press, 2020. 

Waters, Michael W. Stakes is High: Race, Faith, and Hope for America. Chalice Press, 2017. 

Wilkerson, Isabel. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Penguin Random House, 2020. 

Wytsma, Ken. The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege. IVP Books, 2017.

 
 

Theology and Race / Church-Focused Literature

 

Buckley, Ray. Dancing with Words: Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith. Discipleship Resources, 2003. 268.6 Buc 

Bush, Chet. Called to the Fire. Abingdon Press, 2012. 323.4 Bus 

Copeland, M. Shawn. Knowing Christ Crucified: The Witness of African American Religious Experience. Orbis, 2018. 

Curtice, Kaitlin B. Glory Happening. Paraclete Press, 2017. 242 Cur 

Curtice, Kaitlin B. Native: identity, belonging, and rediscovering God. Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2020. 277.3 Cur 

Davies, Susan E., ed. Ending racism in the church. United Church Press, 1998. 261.8 Dav 

Hart, Drew G. I. Trouble I've Seen. Herald Press, 2016. 277.3 Har 

Jennings, Willie James. The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race. Yale University Press, 2011. 

Johnson, F. Willis. Holding Up Your Corner. Abingdon Press, 2017. 277.3 Joh 

Kauffman, Hattie. Falling into Place: A Memoir of Overcoming. Books, 2013. 277.3 Kau 

King, Martin Luther, Jr. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Harper & Row, 1986. 323.4 Kin 

LaDuke, Winona. Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming. South End Press, 2005. 299.7 LaD 

Mann, Henrietta. On This Spirit Walk. Native American Comprehensive Plan, The United Methodist Church, 2012. 299.7 Man 

Nickell, Jane Ellen. We Shall Not Be Moved. Pickwick Publications, 2014. 287 Nic 

Noley, Homer. First White Frost: Native Americans and United Methodism. Abindgon, 1991. 266 Nol 

Reyes, Patrick B. Nobody Cries When We Die: God, Community, and Surviving to Adulthood. Chalice Press, 2016. 261.8 Rey 

Tutu, Desmond. No Future without Forgiveness. Doubleday, 1999. B Tut 

Willimon, William H. Who Lynched Willie Earle?. Abingdon Press, 2017. 277.3 Wil 

Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan. Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion. IVP, 2020. 

 
 

Racism & Immigration

 

Ellingwood, Ken. Hard Line: Life and Death on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Random House, 2004. 972 Ell 

Gómez, Laura E. Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism. The New Press, 2020. 

Hernandez Castillo, Marcelo. Children of the Land: A Memoir. Harper, 2020. 

Lovato, Roberto. Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas. Harper, 2020. 

Luiselli, Valeria. Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions. Coffee House Press, 2017. 

Muñoz Martinez, Monica. The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas. Harvard University Press, 2018. 

Ortiz, Paul. An African American and Latinx History of the United States. Beacon Press, 2018. 

Ramos, Jorge. The Other Face of America: Chronicles of the Immigrants Shaping Our Future. HarperCollins Pub, 2002. 305.8 Ram 

Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Devil’s Highway: A True Story. Little Brown, 2004. 

Villavicencio, Karla Cornejo. The Undocumented Americans. One World, 2020. 

Wallis, Jim. America's Original Sin. Brazos Press, 2016. 305.8 Wal 

 
 

Speaking Truth in Own Voices

 

Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States. Beacon Press, 2014. 970 Dun 

Fassett, Thom White Wolf. Giving Our Hearts Away: Native American Survival. Women’s Division, General Board of Global Ministries, 2008. 970 Fas 

Hinojosa, Maria. Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America. Atria Books, 2020. 

Mankiller, Wilma P. Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. St. Martin’s Press, 1993. B Man 

Marshall, Joseph M., III. The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living. Penguin Putnam Inc., 2001. 398 Mar 

Marshall, Joseph M., III. Walking with Grandfather: The Wisdom of Lakota Elders. Sounds True, 2005. 398 Mar 

Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Crown Publishers, 2004. B Oba 

Porter, Eduardo. American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise. Knopf, 2020. 

Tingle, Tim. Walking the Choctaw Road. Cinco Puntos Press, 2003. 398 Tin 

Tyldesley, Esther, trans. The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices. Anchor Books, 2002. 305.4 Tyl 

Wu, Frank H. Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White. Basic Books, 2003.