Books about racism
8 books that US schools assign on this theme
Black Brother, Black Brother
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Grades 5–8
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1070L
Mississippi Trial, 1955
Chris Crowe
Grades 6–9
Othello
William Shakespeare
Grades 10–12
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
Grades 7–10 · Lexile 600L
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 670L
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 1000L
You Are Here: Connecting Flights
Ellen Oh
Grades 3–6
