Starting the Conversation: Adult Nonfiction

In our commitment to serve our community and foster the pursuit of knowledge, we offer these resources to help begin important conversations.
 

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1. The fire next time

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Author:
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
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4.4 stars
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Description:
Contains a letter to Baldwin's nephew on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Also describes his childhood, views on Black Muslims, and his visions.

2. The fire this time: a new generation speaks about race

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Author:
Ward, Jesmyn
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4.3 stars
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"Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this ... collection of essays and poems about race from ... voices of her generation and our time"--

3. Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

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Author:
Gates, Henry Louis, Jr
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