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    Read Woke Collection
    Read Woke Collection
    Read Woke Collection
    Audiobook3 hours

    Read Woke Collection

    Written by Cicely Lewis and Elliott Smith

    Narrated by Cicely Lewis and Book Buddy Digital Media

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    About this audiobook

    Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke™ Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

    Full contents:

    American Slavery and the Fight for FreedomThe Slave Trade: Black Lives and the Drive for Profit by Elliott SmithResistance to Slavery: From Escape to Everyday Rebellion by Cicely LewisJim Crow: Segregation and the Legacy of Slavery by Elliott SmithSlavery and the Civil War: Rooted in Racism by Elliott SmithAbolitionism: The Movement to End Slavery by Elliott SmithSlavery and Reconstruction: The Struggle for Black Civil Rights by Elliott Smith

    Issues in ActionGun Violence and the Fight for Public Safety by Elliott SmithImmigration, Refugees, and the Fight for a Better Life by Elliott SmithMass Incarceration, Black Men, and the Fight for Justice by Cicely LewisThe Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis by Elliott SmithIncome Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution by Elliott SmithUse of Force and the Fight against Police Brutality by Elliott Smith

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlackstone Publishing
    Release dateAug 22, 2023
    ISBN9798212643511
    Read Woke Collection
    Author

    Cicely Lewis

    Cicely Lewis is a school librarian with a passion for creating lovers of reading based in Georgia. In 2017, she started the Read Woke challenge in response to the shootings of young unarmed black people, the repeal of DACA, and the lack of diversity in young adult literature. She was named the 2020 National Librarian of the Year by School Library Journal and Scholastic, a 2019 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and the 2019 National Teacher Award for Lifelong Readers by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and Penguin Random House (PRH).

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