Posts Tagged ‘books’
An Interracial Marriage – Again
Marriage, the classic union between a man and a woman, is used as a model for many things. When talking about successful sports teams, business partnerships, and even school projects, people use the institution of marriage to inspire and direct all those involved.
In Christian circles, you might even hear marriage terms used in sermons about [...]
“Black Like Me”
In Black Like Me, John Howard Griffin, a white reporter and novelist, became a Negro for a little more than a month during the winter of 1959. By shaving his head and using medical treatments to alter his skin color, Griffin traveled through Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana living as a black man.
The book is [...]
“More Than Equals”
This book, co-authored by the late Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice, is considered the book ‘that started it all’ in the Christian racial reconciliation movement. My husband and I used it for many years in supper club book discussions.
It covers the definitions of racism in America, covers white privilege, white blinders, and black rage against [...]
“Working Cotton”
Sherley Anne Williams won both the Caldecott Award and the Coretta Scott King Book Award Award for this child’s depiction of picking cotton. Using what’s often referred to as Black English or Ebonics, the book edges on poetry.
It’s listed as a children’s book for ages 4-8 years, but I think it can be used as [...]
