Black History Month is celebrated nationally each February. At NYLS, it presents a reminder and opportunity for our law students, alumni, faculty, and staff to explore the history and achievements of Black and African American individuals and communities both during the month, and all year round. The Mendik Library librarians have created a selection of books and recent research that delves deeper into Black history and its impacts with regard to the judiciary, civil rights, policing, property ownership, and other areas of law and society.
Books for Black History Month
Reports
“Black New Yorkers on Their Experiences With Anti-Black Racism” by the NYC Commission on Human Rights. Read it now online.
“Continuing Injustice: The Centennial of the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre” from the hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. House of Representatives, 117th Congress. Read it now online.
“For Black History Month, a look at what Black Americans say is needed to overcome racial inequality findings” from Pew Research Center. Read it now online.
If law students have any other areas of interest, The Mendik Library librarians would love to work with you to explore the history and achievements of Black Americans in our country’s history.
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