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Readers' Advisory: POC Characters: Introduction

Fiction, Non-Fiction, E-Books, Audiobooks and Graphic Novels that feature People of Color.

Topic and Purpose

This guide highlights reading materials that showcase People of Color in both primary and secondary roles. Non-fiction, fiction, poetry, graphic novels, and children's books are included in this guide. The genre of the material is noted along with a description of the item. All titles link to catalog records for further description and exploration. Explore what the LARC has in paperback, what is available via eBook, and as an Audiobook.

Quotes

"Sociology uses and critiques the concepts of race and ethnicity, connecting them to the idea of majority and minority groups and social structures of inequality, power, and stratification. “Race” refers to physical differences that groups and cultures consider socially significant, while “ethnicity” refers to shared culture, such as language, ancestry, practices, and beliefs."  -From the American Sociological Association page on Race and Ethnicity, which can be found at the following link:  http://www.asanet.org/topics/race-and-ethnicity 

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