Bending Toward Justice

Stories that acknowledge historical, institutional, and systemic injustice, while featuring the activists who fought to make America better

When Sylvia and her family moved from Santa Ana to Westminster in 1944, they were told that she and her siblings couldn’t attend the school closest to them. Instead, they were sent to the “school for Mexicans.” This book tells the true story of Sylvia’s fight for the right to attend her neighborhood school.

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Check out the author talking about their book here.

It is a true story of how Henry Brown escaped enslavement with the help of the Underground Railroad.

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Check out an interview with the illustrator, Kadir Nelson, here.

Three child and family psychologists collaborated to write about the aftermath of a police shooting for children from different backgrounds. 

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Check out this guidance from the authors on how to read this book with children.