By Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden
| From the Jacket |
Carol Anderson’s White Rage took the world by storm with its bold assertion: when America makes progress toward racial equality, the systemic response is a backlash that rolls back those wins. In this edition especially for teens, Anderson and award-winning author Tonya Bolden illuminate these dark moments of history.
Carefully linking moments when social progress was countered by deliberately crafted opposition, We Are Not Yet Equal reveals the hidden history we must acknowledge as we seek a truly equal future.
Ages 12 to 18 | 288 pages
Hardcover | Bloomsbury YA | 2018 | ISBN: 978-1-5476-0076-2
Ebook | Bloomsbury YA | 2018 | ISBN: 978-1-5476-0078-6
Reviews
“[A]n accessible narrative form, showing young people through pivotal historical events the ways in which white rage has been able to effectively undermine black-led social movements for equality and justice.” [Read full review] ― Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A needed resource for YA nonfiction collections.” [Read full review]
― School Library Journal
“. . . [D]ocuments centuries of techniques designed to limit progress in the black community. Although some of the material may be upsetting, this is a book that should absolutely be included in the curriculum.”
― School Library Connection, starred review
“[Anderson]—working with a capable assist from the children’s nonfiction writer Tonya Bolden—elaborates on the premise of her previous book “White Rage.”… Such a simple but profound shift of perspective—the changing from an ahistoric lens to a historical one—is where “We Are Not Yet Equal” excels.” [Read full review] ― New York Times Book Review (for the Audiobook)