A remix of con­tent brings a list of antiracism books reviewed by
Friends Jour­nal over the past few years:

Over the years, Friends Jour­nal has dis­cussed many of the works they select­ed, as well as oth­er books about the lega­cy of racism in Amer­i­can cul­ture. We’ve made a par­tial list below, with excerpts from our reviews. Any one of these books will help read­ers gain a fuller under­stand­ing of what life is tru­ly like for non-White Amer­i­cans today, and present ways to work toward a bet­ter, more just coun­try for peo­ple of color.

A Quak­er Antiracist Read­ing List 

12 books that reflect the real­i­ties of the con­tem­po­rary non-White Amer­i­can expe­ri­ence, and show the way to a…

Friends Journal 

Inter­est­ing arti­cle over­all but I was espe­cial­ly sad­dened by the laws passed when Friends were firm­ly in con­trol of the city’s gov­ern­ing council:

The coun­cil passed a law, in 1693, pro­hibit­ing African peo­ple from gath­er­ing in the city’s pub­lic spaces for the per­for­mance of reli­gious dance and music. They called them “tumul­tuous gatherings.”

Sev­en years lat­er, in 1700, the coun­cil pro­hib­it­ed gath­er­ings of more than four black people. 

1732, no black danc­ing or singing in pub­lic on Sunday.

1741, no “dis­or­der” pro­duced by African peo­ple at Court House Square.

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