Anti-Racism Resources

This is a compilation of resources for learning about anti-racism, created by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke at University of South Carolina. The project developed in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.

This resource from the Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Center was created after the March 2021 shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, where eight people were tragically killed (seven of them women, six of whom were of Asian descent). It includes links to organizations that support Asian American communities, and a variety of informative videos, articles, and online exhibitions.

A reading list of scholarly articles from JSTOR related to institutionalized racism. This resource provides an historical context for modern events.

A collection of scholarly articles on structural racism and police violence, compiled by the publishers of SAGE Journals.

This website from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture provides tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation.

Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use their materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued, and welcome participants.

An online companion to the award-winning documentary series discussing the origins, beliefs, and consequences of what we call race. Includes lesson plans, short videos, interviews, articles, and more. The documentary is available on DVD from the Fulton Library.

This website is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.

The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.