White privilege refers to the systemic benefits and advantages that people with white skin experience in comparison to the experiences of people of color. We encourage everyone dedicated to anti-racism explore the resources on this guide to better understand (and dismantle) white privilege.
The Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library has gathered a sample of available library resources to help you explore various facets of these complex and significant issues. For help locating books in the library, consult this guide and/or ask for directions at the library's information desk. If you have resources to suggest, please feel free to email us. Finally, as this guide is far from comprehensive, please search the library's catalog or chat with a librarian to find additional resources.
Racial Equity Tools - a toolkit of practical advice for making change
Seeing White - a 14-part podcast created by John Biewen, a Gustie grad, through Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies.
Strategic Questioning by Fran Peavy - advice for constructive conversations
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - a summary of a working paper by Peggy McIntosh
The Gustavus Library is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all our patrons. We acknowledge that harmful and outdated language or terminology exists in catalog records for our materials, though, and we would welcome your help in identifying such instances.
If you encounter any language that you consider to be harmful or offensive to yourself or others, please use this form to report it and suggest alternative language. We will contact the Library of Congress to request that changes be made whenever we come across items under their purview and will supplement our own descriptions with more respectful terms as necessary. We also direct you to our entire Harmful Language Statement for more information.
#Charlottesville: White Supremacy, Populism, and Resistance by 
A Field Guide to White Supremacy by 
Digging up the Seeds of White Supremacy by 
White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America by 
Witnessing Whiteness: Confronting White Supremacy in the American Church by 
Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by 
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by 
The Weight of Whiteness: A Feminist Engagement with Privilege, Race, and Ignorance by 
The Construction of Whiteness: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Race Formation and the Meaning of a White Identity by 
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by 
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by 
Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America by 
How to Be an Antiracist by 
This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism by 
Reinventing Race, Reinventing Racism by 
Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America by 
Experiencing Racism: Exploring Discrimination Through the Eyes of College Students by 
This Book is Anti-Racist by 
