Devin Parkinson
and Ally Gilmore

Anti-Racist Book Club:
How College Students’
Views Changed

“We are the ones we have
been waiting for”
June Jordan

Our
Experience

Book Club Benefits
Analysis &
Conversation

Empathy

Knowledge

Action

Methodology

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Sign up via google form
4, hour-long sessions
Zoom
1 section of the book per session
20+ members, 3 groups
Pre and post club surveys

Data Collection
● Pre & Post Surveys
● Google Forms
● Quantitative &
Qualitative
● Common Themes

PRE-CLUB

Students acknowledge
people are diverse

Q: In your own words
define diversity.

POST-CLUB

Students view
diversity in society as
something to accept,
include and celebrate

Q: In your own words
describe racism.

PRE-CLUB

Students see racism as
personal prejudice. It is
small scale and
interpersonal.

POST-CLUB

Students view racism as
personal prejudice

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an institutional/societal
issue.

“Racism is the discrimination against, and systemic oppression of, those
who do not fit into the dominant culture.”

Q: Societal institutions
inherently perpetuate racism.

pre

0
Do not
perpetuate

5

post

10
Do
perpetuate

Q: Reverse racism exists

post

0
Does not
exist

pre

5

10
Does exist

PRE-CLUB

Students
mentioned anger
when witnessing
racism.

POST-CLUB

Students
demonstrated
confidence in taking
action to disrupt
racism.

Questions?