Not my idea : a book about whiteness (Ordinary terrible things)
by Higginbotham, Anastasia (Author)
Series
Summary
A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his... Full description
Summary: |
A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it. "A necessary children's book about whiteness, white supremacy, and resistance. Important, accessible, needed." -- |
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Physical Description: |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Awards: |
School Library Journal, starred review. |
ISBN: |
9781948340007 1948340003 |
Author Notes: |
Librarians love her, but not as much as she loves them. |