A few resources to learn America's history on slavery are given below. But, first take the quiz offered by The Southern Poverty Law Center:

1. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN SLAVERY?
Take the Quiz by SPLC:
https://www.splcenter.org/data-projects/how-much-do-you-know-about-american-slavery

2. Zinn Education Project: Teaching a People's History - African Americans
https://zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/?themes=african-american

3. Soundvision Foundation on African American
https://www.soundvision.com/tags/african-american

4. Social Justice Advocacy Education by ICNA Council for Social Justice
http://icnacsj.org/educate-yourself-on-social-justice/

 

Books to read:

  • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Book by Michelle Alexander

 The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status—denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement. Since its publication in 2010, the book has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year. ( http://newjimcrow.com/about )

  •  Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking Toward The Third Resurrection by Sherman A. Jackson