Period: 1975

Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 – 2000

The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone (Young Readers Edition)

Book — Non-fiction. By Heather McGhee. 2023. 240 pages.
This young readers edition analyzes racism in U.S. politics and policymaking, and provides a potential path forward through solidarity.

aerial view of city map, representing different ZIP codes

Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code

Film. Directed by Judith Helfand. 2020. 54 minutes.
This documentary focuses on Chicago’s heat wave to look at how a weeklong tragedy is really a story about the “slow-motion disaster” caused by race and class inequality.