Finding Aid: Anti-Racism Resources Below is a list of materials on the topic of anti-racism compiled by the Bergenfield Public Library. This is just a selection of resources to help readers expand their thoughts and conversations on the topic. Electronic access is available to all Bergenfield residents for all materials included in this list, including eBooks, audiobooks, articles, and films. Books Note: Many of the books listed below are available to download in both eBook and audiobook formats. Publication dates refer to electronic editions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: as told to Alex Haley, by Malcolm X, Random House Publishing Group, 2015. Description: In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America. (Overdrive) Available Formats: eBook The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement, by Matthew Horace, Hachette Books, 2018 Description: During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer-that he fully understood the racism seething within America’s police departments. Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider’s examination of archaic police tactics. He dissects some of the nation’s most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence. Available Formats: eBook, … Continue Reading Anti-Racism Resources