Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award

Given by Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights

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Awarded by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights

A major purpose of the Myers Center is the review and identification of outstanding books written each year about

mostra'n més discrimination and bigotry, and ways to develop equitable future communities and societies. Publishers and readers are invited to nominate books published in each preceding year. A list of outstanding books is developed, and the winners of the Gustavus Myers Award announced on Human Rights Day, December 10th, each year

List of Outstanding Books Winners website

Awards began in 1984

The awards ceased when the center closed in 2009 due to a lack of funds.
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Years:
Tots, 2009 (7), 2008 (12), 2006 (10), 2005 (10), 2004 (10), 2003 (12), 2002 (10), 2001 (12), 2000 (13), 1999 (1), 1995 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1), 1992 (2)
ObraAny
The Book of Negroes de Lawrence Hill
2009
Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America de David Ngaruri Kenney
2009
Bella Abzug: How One Tough Broad from the Bronx Fought Jim Crow and Joe McCarthy, Pissed Off Jimmy Carter, Battled for the Rights of Women and Workers, Rallied Against War and for the Planet, and Shook Up Politics Along the Way de Suzanne Braun Levine
2009
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School de Mica Pollock
2009
Bringing Human Rights Home [Three Volumes] (Praeger Perspectives) de Cynthia Soohoo
2009
Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay, and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York de Kai Wright
2009
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir de Kao Kalia Yang
2009
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II de Douglas A. Blackmon
2008
Ida: A Sword Among Lions de Paula J. Giddings
2008
Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route de Saidiya Hartman
2008
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex de Incite! Women of Color Against Violence
2008
The History of My Shoes and the Evolution of Darwin's Theory de Fries Kenny
2008
The Secret Powers of Naming de Sara Littlecrow-Russell
2008
Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth-Century America de Micki McElya
2008
Anti-Arab Racism in the USA: Where it Comes From and What it Means for Politics de Steven Salaita
2008
Getting It de Alex Sanchez
2008
The Cost of Privilege: Taking On the System of White Supremacy and Racism de Chip Smith
2008
Dancing on Live Embers; Challenging Racism in Organizations de Barb Thomas
2008
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present de Harriet A. Washington
2008
What If All the Kids Are White?: Anti-bias Multicultural Education With Young Children And Families (Early Childhood Education Series) de Louise Derman-Sparks
2006
Roots Too de Matthew Frye Jacobson
2006
The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide de Meizhu Lui
2006
Freedom Is Not Enough: The Opening of the American Workplace de Nancy K. MacLean
2006
We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant America After 9/11 de Tram Nguyen
2006
Storming Caesar's Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty de Annelise Orleck
2006
Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present de Nell Irvin Painter
2006
Amb en Tango som tres de Justin Richardson
2006
Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America de Karenna Gore Schiff
2006
Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights de Kenji Yoshino
2006
Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart de Liza Featherstone
2005
The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-american War in Political Cartoons de Abe Ignacio
2005
Let's Talk About Race de Julius Lester
2005
Beyond Diversity Day: A Q&A on Gay and Lesbian Issues in Schools (Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)Sexualities Series) de Arthur Lipkin
2005
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism de James W. Loewen
2005
Homeland de Dale Maharidge
2005
John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights de David S. Reynolds
2005
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy de Gary D. Schmidt
2005
Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice de Jael Silliman
2005
Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide de Andrea Smith
2005
To Stand and Fight: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Postwar New York City de Martha Biondi
2004
Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde de Alexis De Veaux
2004
It's Test Day, Tiger Turcotte de Pansie Hart Flood
2004
Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images de M. Evelina Galang
2004
Civil Rights In Peril: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims de Elaine C. Hagopian
2004
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government de David K. Johnson
2004
Passing It On de Yuri Kochiyama
2004
Race in the Schoolyard: Negotiating the Color Line in Classrooms and Communities (Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies) de Amanda E. Lewis
2004
BRIDGE: Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy - A Popular Education Resource For Immigrant And Refugee Community Organizers de National Network For Immigrant And Refugee Rights
2004
The Working Poor: Invisible in America de David K. Shipler
2004
Eyes Off the Prize: The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955 de Carol Anderson
2003
Rights of Inclusion: Law and Identity in the Life Stories of Americans with Disabilities (Chicago Series in Law and Society) de David M Engel
2003
Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South de Catherine Fosl
2003
Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor de Tara Herivel
2003
Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms de Guy W. Jones
2003
The Interpreter de Suki Kim
2003
Troubling Education: Queer Activism and Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy de Kevin Kumashiro
2003
Reaching for the Sun: Kids in Cuba de Trish Marx
2003
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision de Barbara Ransby
2003
The Democracy Owners' Manual: A Practical Guide to Changing the World de Jim Shultz
2003
When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories de Bernestine Singley
2003
Race in the College Classroom de Bonnie TuSmith
2003
Fire in Beulah de Rilla Askew
2002
A Place to Stand de Jimmy Santiago Baca
2002
Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics de Stephen Hart
2002
Witness de Karen Hesse
2002
Erased Faces de Graciela Limón
2002
Crossing Over de Rubén Martínez
2002
Welfare Racism de Kenneth J. Neubeck
2002
A History of Affirmative Action, 1619-2000 de Philip F. Rubio
2002
Telling to Live de The Latina Feminist Group
2002
Policing the Poor de Neil Websdale
2002
Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort de Chip Berlet
2001
Civil Rights Since 1787 de Jonathan Birnbaum
2001
Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity de Ann Arnett Ferguson
2001
Solidarity Blues: Race, Culture, and the American Left de Richard Iton
2001
After Postcolonialism de E. San Juan Jr.
2001
To Make Our World Anew de Robin D. G. Kelley
2001
Passport Photos de Amitava Kumar
2001
Invisible Lives de Viviane K. Namaste
2001
Because of the Kids de Jennifer E. Obidah
2001
The Cherokee Lottery de William Jay Smith
2001
Construction Sites: Excavating Race, Class, and Gender Among Urban Youth (Teaching for Social Justice, 4) de Lois Weis
2001
Unbending Gender de Joan C. Williams
2001
Those Bones Are Not My Child de Toni Cade Bambara
2000
Racism Explained to My Daughter de Tahar Ben Jelloun
2000
Gay Parents/Straight Schools: Building Communication and Trust de Virginia Casper
2000
When Equality Ends: Stories About Race And Resistance de Richard Delgado
2000
Mobilizing Resentment: Conservative Resurgence from the John Birch Society to the Promise Keepers de Jean Hardisty
2000
Reinventing the Enemy's Language: Contemporary Native Women's Writings of North America de Joy Harjo
2000
Una Vida de gestos de Chang-Rae Lee
2000
All Souls: A Family Story from Southie de Michael Patrick MacDonald
2000
Achieving the Impossible Dream: HOW JAPANESE AMERICANS OBTAINED REDRESS (Asian American Experience) de Mitchell T Maki
2000
Voices of Resistance: Testimonies of Cuban and Chilean Women de Judy Maloof
2000
Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America de Philippe Wamba
2000
The Earth Shall Weep de James Wilson
2000
Interracial Justice: Conflict and Reconciliation in Post-Civil Rights America (Critical America) de Eric K. Yamamoto
2000
Playing Indian de Philip J. Deloria
1999
White Racism: The Basics de Joe R. Feagin
1995
Living with Racism: The Black Middle-Class Experience de Joe R. Feagin
1994
Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town de Esther Newton
1993
Nativism and Slavery : The Northern Know Nothings and the Politics of the 1850s de Tyler G. Anbinder
1992
The Divided Skies: Establishing Segregated Flight Training at Tuskegee, Alabama, 1934-1942 de Robert J. Jakeman
1992

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