We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson & Tonya Bolden
History’s receipts for injustice.
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your teenager is asking why things are still so unequal and deserves the honest historical answer
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A young readers’ edition of Anderson’s White Rage, this book lays bare how every advance toward racial justice has been met with backlash. Accessible, enraging, and essential, it teaches teens to connect history’s dots to today’s headlines. Because equality isn’t a destination — it’s a discipline.
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