Legal and Other Resources

Anti-Racism

21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge

Read more about the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge.

Resources for the Fight Against Racism: https://thewhoweareproject.org/resources

Law Dean’s Antiracist Clearinghouse Project: https://www.aals.org/about/publications/antiracist-clearinghouse/

Antiracist Development Institute: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/antiracist-development-institute

PSU, Race and the Equal Protection of the Law: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/race-and-the-equal-protection-of-the-laws

Books

Below is a list of recently acquired DEI-related books available at the Widener Delaware Law School library. Additional DEI-related materials are available.

• Balko, Radley & Tucker Carrington. The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South
• Banks, Ralph Richard. Racial Justice and Law: Cases and Materials
• Barnett, Brittany K. A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, And Freedom
• Batlan, Felice. Women and Justice for the Poor: A History of Legal Aid, 1863–1945
• Bell, Derrick A. Race, Racism and American Law
• Blackmon, Douglas A. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
• Brown, Dorothy A. Critical Race Theory: Cases, Materials, and Problems
• Brown, Dorothy A. The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--and How We Can Fix It
• Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams, et al. Seeing Race Again: Countering Colorblindness Across the Disciplines
• Delgado, Richard Critical Race Theory: the Cutting Edge
• Desmond, Matthew Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
• DiAngelo, Robin J. White Fragility: Why it's So Hard to Talk to White People about Racism
• Eberhardt, Jennifer Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice
• Egerton, Douglas R. The Wars of Reconstruction: the Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
• Finkelman, Paul. Supreme injustice: Slavery in the Nation's Highest Court
• Forman, James Jr. Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
• Hinton, Elizabeth. From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America
• Jones, Martha S. Birthright Citizens: a History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America
• Kendi, Ibram X. How to be an Antiracist
• Kendi, Ibram X. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
• Lobel, Orly. The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future
• Luxenburg, Steve. Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation
• Mahoney, Martha R. Cases and Materials on Social Justice: Professionals, Communities, and Law
• McClain, Russell A. The Guide to Belonging in Law School
• McDaniel, William Caleb. Sweet Taste of Liberty: a True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America.
• Moran, Rachel F. Race Law Stories
• Natapoff, Alexandra. Punishment Without Crime: How our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
• Neiman, Donald G. Promises to Keep: African-Americans and the Constitutional Order
• Perea, Juan F. Race and races: Cases and Resources for a Diverse America
• Rosenberg, Rosalind. Jane Crow: the Life of Pauli Murray
• Schmidt, Christopher W. The Sit-Ins: Protest and Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era
• Sharfstein, Daniel J. The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White
• Stevenson, Bryan. A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality and the Law
• Brown-Nagin, Tomiko. Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
• Wilentz, Sean. No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation's Founding

Helpful Links

GENERAL

American Bar Association: www.americanbar.org
ABA Diversity and Inclusion Center: www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/
CLEO: www.cleoscholars.org
Delaware State Bar Association: www.dsba.org/multicultural_lawyers_projects.htm
DiscoverLaw: www.discoverlaw.org
Law School Admission Council: www.lsac.org
LSAC Diversity in Law School: www.lsac.org/discover-law/diversity-law-school
Minority Corporate Counsel Association: www.mcca.com
National Association of Women Judges: www.nawj.org
Philadelphia Diversity Law Group: http://www.pdlg.net
Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program, Inc.: www.palsprogram.org
Share the Wealth Judicial Law Clerk Program: jtb.org/share-the-wealth/

AFRICAN AMERICAN

The Barrister’s Association of Philadelphia: www.phillybarristers.com
Delaware Barristers Association: www.debarristersassociation.org/
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.: www.naacpldf.org
The National Bar Association: www.nationalbar.org
National Black Law Students Association: www.nblsa.org/
Association of Black Women Attorneys: www.abwanewyork.org
The Sarita & Clair Wright Lucas Foundation: saritaandclairefoundation.org/

AMERICAN INDIAN

American Indian College Fund: www.collegefund.org
American Indian Law Center, Inc.: www.ailc-inc.org
The National Native American Bar Association: www.nativeamericanbar.org

ASIAN AMERICAN

Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund: www.aaldef.org
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association: www.napaba.org
North American South Asian Bar Association: www.nasaba.com

HISPANIC/LATINO

Hispanic National Bar Association: www.hnba.com
LatinoJustice: www.latinojustice.org
Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund: www.maldef.org

LGBT

American Civil Liberties Union: www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights
Human Rights Campaign: www.hrc.org
Lambda Legal: www.lambdalegal.org
LSAC: www.lsac.org
The National LGBT Bar Association: www.lgbtbar.org
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays: www.community.pflag.org

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