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. What truth sounds like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and our unfinished conversation about race in America

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Dyson, Michael Eric
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Examines the events surrounding the 1963 meeting between Robert F. Kennedy and James Balwin in New York City, as well as its impact on race relations in the United States from then to now.

2. Where do we go from here: chaos or community?

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
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African-American leader outlines his principles for nonviolent direct action in the struggle for civil rights in the United States today. "This is a book about power - specifically, the power of a nonviolent army of determined Negroes who, with a smaller band of committed whites, have concluded that equality is not given but is taken, and that nothing but relentless pressure will ever achieve full citizenship for America's Negroes. 'Power, properly...