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Suggested Reading List

This reading list was created at the request of music students seeking to learn more about the role of race and racism. In response, the College gathered input from faculty, staff, and students to compile this suggested list of resources. These materials are available for anyone wishing to explore these topics further. If you would like to suggest an additional resource, please contact representatives of the Culture, Climate, and Community Committee.

White Fragility

Robin Diangelo

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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

Austin Channing Brown

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Stamped from the Beginning

Ibram X Kendi

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A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

“Young people’s” version available for elementary and middle school readers.

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The Warmth of Other Suns

Isabel Wilkerson

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The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

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Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Democracy in Black

Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

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White Rage

Carol Anderson

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