Racial Justice Resources

Resources shared by Skye Ward to educate the SMC Community on racial justice, anti-black racism, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Resources are divided up by departments and topics.

Racism in U.S. History - Overview

These links have been chosen because they directly supplement the curriculum taught at Saint Mary's College. For a more comprehensive guide to resources on the history of racism in the U.S. see Racial Justice in the U.S.: Historical Perspective (Drake University Law Library).

The Smithsonian Magazine created 158 Resources to Understand Racism in the United States. This resource contains videos, articles and pictures and media that cover anti-Black violence and the racist history of the United States.

Check out these books and videos on the history of racism in the United States.

Podcasts

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More Perfect: a podcast about the Supreme Court, from the producers of RadioLab. Relevant episodes:

  • "Mr. Graham and the Reasonable Man" (Nov 30, 2017)
    How a diabetic, a cop, and a bottle of orange juice changed the way we police, forever.
  • "Object Anyway" (Jul 16, 2016)
    On this episode of More Perfect, the Supreme Court ruling that was supposed to prevent race-based jury selection, but may have only made the problem worse.
  • "The Architect" (Dec 7, 2017)
    Inside one man's quest to take down affirmative action once and for all.
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