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We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Nic Stone, Tonya Bolden, Carol Anderson
ajaggers324's review against another edition
5.0
This belongs in every social studies/history classroom.
itsmytuberculosis's review against another edition
5.0
Phenomenal read. Truly a great condensed version of how racism has effected and been systematically woven into American government and culture. Some of the things I read shocked me - such as Missouri ratifying the 14th Amendment in 2014. Also Alabama shutting down it's entire school system for a year instead of integrating helped me understand the complex racism to try and keep Black Americans uneducated and segregated.
msethna's review against another edition
5.0
This should be recommended reading for all high school students in US History courses. It is another eye opening read that has helped me educate myself about the oppression that POC have faced repeatedly from the beginning of time.
As I read each chapter one constant word kept coming to mind - FEAR. White people, and more often than not, white men are so fearful of people of color. I don't understand why we fear POC so much that we continue to try to "keep them down" and treat them like slaves or second class citizens. Our politicians and Supreme Court have continued to create laws knowing that they allow discrimination and segregation of POC.
It is disheartening that in 2018 we still live in a world where people are racist and in complete denial of how to treat others equally.
As I read each chapter one constant word kept coming to mind - FEAR. White people, and more often than not, white men are so fearful of people of color. I don't understand why we fear POC so much that we continue to try to "keep them down" and treat them like slaves or second class citizens. Our politicians and Supreme Court have continued to create laws knowing that they allow discrimination and segregation of POC.
It is disheartening that in 2018 we still live in a world where people are racist and in complete denial of how to treat others equally.
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
5.0
*I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
This is an absolute must-read! It is a Young Adult adaption of Carol Anderson's adult book, [b:White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|26073085|White Rage The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|Carol Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456093492s/26073085.jpg|46010383]. It is relatively short (288 pages) but full of so much history that Americans must know about (but probably don't). The text is easy to understand, well-researched, and articulate. I am sure it will motivate young people to learn more about what is going on in today's headlines and to think critically about what it means to be an informed citizen.
This is an absolute must-read! It is a Young Adult adaption of Carol Anderson's adult book, [b:White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|26073085|White Rage The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|Carol Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456093492s/26073085.jpg|46010383]. It is relatively short (288 pages) but full of so much history that Americans must know about (but probably don't). The text is easy to understand, well-researched, and articulate. I am sure it will motivate young people to learn more about what is going on in today's headlines and to think critically about what it means to be an informed citizen.
brandinh's review against another edition
5.0
Anderson and Bolden have delivered a masterful look at TRUE American history. I have spent the past several years trying to educate myself about the truth of our nation, but there were details here that I had yet to encounter. All students should be reading this book.
sharonfalduto's review against another edition
3.0
One of many important books which covers topics that we may not have been taught. Reconstruction, and Andrew Johnson's halt of it; desegregation and the forces that worked against it; the Reagan era rollback of Civil Rights gains. We should all know and understand these things, and work to change.
heatherinthenether's review against another edition
5.0
A powerful, disturbing, unsettlingly difficult book about where we've been and where we could go if only...
It's a sobering look at a history of missteps and injustice that should get under the skin of every good person. If you can read this and aren't immediately fired up to take action for voting equality and racial justice, you've got a lot of work to do.
It's a sobering look at a history of missteps and injustice that should get under the skin of every good person. If you can read this and aren't immediately fired up to take action for voting equality and racial justice, you've got a lot of work to do.
katelynstella's review against another edition
4.0
Rating of 3.5 stars rounded up. I was so excited to read this book and share it in my middle school classroom library. The information included in the book is vitally important for young people to know. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by the execution of this book meant for young readers. The writing style is purely informative, not really engaging. There were many instances when vocab word choices would have prevented my tween students from understanding what they were reading. And the book often assumed a level of background knowledge that young readers don’t have yet (like not explaining what a W-2 is in Chapter 20). This edition would be great for high schoolers, but not middle schoolers.