For African Americans, fighting racial injustice is an ongoing struggle, rooted in the past and continuing today, both as overt and systemic racism. In his book The Undefeated, author Kwame Alexander highlights the power of resiliency within the Black community as a means to push back against racism throughout American history.
Learning about African American community’s struggle for racial justice helps children identify and build their own sense of empathy, purpose, self-esteem and other factors that contribute to resiliency.