Crossroads of Protest: Historical Connections Between Racial Justice and Other Justice Movements
There are both historical and ongoing connections between the movement for racial justice and other social movements. This guide highlights the historical connection between the racial justice movement and the fight for a broad range of human rights.
Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice
In this May 1, 2006, file photo, thousands of demonstrators march along Wilshire Boulevard during an immigration protest near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles in response to H.R.4437, the Board Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)
Print Books about Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice
The Impact of Immigration on African Americans by Publication Date: 2004-07-31
Black Ethnics: race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American dream by ISBN: 9780199989300Publication Date: 2013-06-06
African Americans and Africa: A New History by Publication Date: 2019-05-28
An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Publication Date: 2018-01-30Three Perspectives on Ethnicity--Blacks, Chicanos, and Native Americans by
Publication Date: 1976-01-01
eBooks about Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice
Rallying for Immigrant Rights by Publication Date: 2011-07-06
Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders : Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-first Century by Publication Date: 2009-12-21
Working for Justice: The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy by Publication Date: 2010-04-15
The Chicano Generation: testimonios of the movement by Publication Date: 2015-04-30
Power, Protest, and the Public Schools: Jewish and African American Struggles in New York City by Publication Date: 2010-06-11
American While Black: African Americans, immigration, and the Limits of Citizenship by Publication Date: 2019
Just Neighbors? Research on African American and Latino Relations in the United States by Publication Date: 2011-09-01
Immigration and Race: New Challenges for American Democracy by Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Videos about Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice
Websites about Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice
- We Can’t Talk About Immigration without Acknowledging Black ImmigrantsIn depth "Yes" magazine article discussing the contributions of Black immigrants to American society.
- Black Alliance for Just ImmigrationBAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social and economic justice.
- Centering Black Voices in the Struggle for Immigrant RightsThis article discusses the experiences of Black and African immigrants to the United States, where they tend to be doubly discriminated against.
- Define AmericanFrom their website: "Define American is a culture change organization that uses the power of narrative to humanize conversations about immigrants."
- Immigrants Rights: Immigrants Get the Job DoneLinks to some historical documents about immigrants' rights protests.
- The Uprising That Defeated H.R. 4437News article discussing the impact of La Gran Marcha, of 2006 to demand rights for immigrants.