Not my idea : a book about whiteness,
(Book)
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Published
New York : Dottir Press, [2018].
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Central - Kids Nonfiction
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central - Kids Nonfiction | J 305.8 HIGGI | Available |
| Columbia Pike - Kids Nonfiction | J 305.8 HIGGI | Available |
| Westover - Kids Nonfiction | J 305.8 HIGGI | Available |
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Published
New York : Dottir Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
64 pages : color ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
A white child sees a TV news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a black man. "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it.
Description
"A necessary children's book about whiteness, white supremacy, and resistance. Important, accessible, needed." --,Kirkus Review.
Awards
School Library Journal, starred review.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Denial (Psychology) -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Prejudices -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
White supremacy movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Whites -- Race identity -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Denial (Psychology) -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Prejudices -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
White supremacy movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Whites -- Race identity -- Juvenile literature.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Higginbotham, A. (2018). Not my idea: a book about whiteness, (First edition.). Dottir Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Higginbotham, Anastasia. 2018. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness,. Dottir Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Higginbotham, Anastasia. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, Dottir Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Higginbotham, Anastasia. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, First edition., Dottir Press, 2018.
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