Quick Summary
Literature that explores complex ideas exposes readers to material that challenges their thinking and can help widen perspectives and empower community voices. This literature can also promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by highlighting the experiences of minority groups and oppressed communities. With Ebooks Minnesota’s “Challenged and Banned Books” collection, you can access titles that explore diverse voices and experiences.
Literature that explores complex ideas exposes readers to material that challenges their thinking and can help widen perspectives and empower community voices. This literature can also promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by highlighting the experiences of minority groups and oppressed communities. With Ebooks Minnesota’s “Challenged and Banned Books” collection, you can access titles that explore diverse voices and experiences.
The Color Purple
“The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker is a novel that follows an African American woman’s journey as she struggles with abusive relationships with both her father and husband. By bonding with women she meets through shared trauma and experiences, Celie navigates her environment and overcomes her difficulties while challenging gender roles.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Covering more than 400 years of history, “An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People,” by Jean Mendoza explores the history of indigenous resistance and their struggle for rights and for the environment. This book explores how identities have been shaped and impacted by years of oppression that forced many communities to adapt and remain resilient.
How to Be an Antiracist
In “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi explores what it means to be actively “anti-racist,” as opposed to just not being racist. By analyzing both personal and shared experiences among marginalized communities, as well as historical events, Kendi uses a racial lens to look at themes ranging from culture to gender. Through this, Kendi provides the framework people can use to understand and promote equity through anti-racism.
Song of Solomon
“Song of Solomon,” by Toni Morrison follows a Macon "Milkman" Dead through his journey to reconnect with his cultural identity and community. Guided the opposing perspectives of his father and aunt, Dead embarks on a spiritual quest through which he struggles to find meaning in his everyday life.
Minitex seeks to enable accessibility for all readers and to promote diverse voices and stories. By doing so, we hope to expand knowledge and understanding of our own communities and those around us. Make sure to check out this collection available on Ebooks Minnesota.
