This document contains annotated bibliographies for several sources on topics related to racism and its impacts. It summarizes each source in 1-2 sentences, noting the author, publication details, and key points made in each source. The sources cover issues like the relationship between racism and public health, the impacts of the Civil War on families, incarceration rates by race in the US, the Black Lives Matter movement, and how reality TV influences views of different people and races.

1. Nicholas Lawson
Dr. Blanco
FYS100
2/12/2016
Annotated Bibliography
García, J. J., & Sharif, M. Z. (2015). Black lives matter: A commentary on racism and public
health. American Journal of Public Health, 105(8), E27-E30. Retrieved from
http://ezproxy.marshall.edu:2048/docview/1697734136?accountid=12281
This journal article discusses the relationship between racism, not race, and the health of
those people who are discriminated against. The article suggest that racism affects our everyday
life, even if we do not realize that it is.
This source comes from the American Public Health Association, suggesting that the two
writers, García, Jennifer Jee-Lyn and Sharif, Mienah Zulfacar, have a strong understanding on
how social interactions will affect the health of others.
Taylor, Amy Murrell. The Divided Family In Civil War America. Chapel Hill: The University of
North Carolina Press, 2005. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
This book talks about how the Civil War tore our country apart. The book also talks
about how the war affected families of not only whites, but enslaved black people as well. While
the war fought was very bloody, it also had a very negative impact on people’s everyday life.
This book was published by The University of North Carolina Press, and written by Amy
Murrell Taylor. My Taylor has a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and researches the social

2. and cultural history of the southern United States. She mainly focuses on the time period during
the Civil War.
"Recommended Reading:." U.S. Incarceration Rates by Race. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
<http://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/raceinc.html>.
This website link shows a demographic of how many Whites, Latinos, and Blacks are
incarcerated per 100,000 people. The graph is from December 31, 2010, and the information
came from the U.S. census summary file.
The website gives factual and unbiased numbers from a reliable source (a U.S. censes).
"Black Lives Matter Freedom & Justice for All Black Lives." Black Lives Matter RSS2. Web. 10
Feb. 2016. <http://blacklivesmatter.com/>.
This website is the website for the movement Black Lives Matter. The website gives
details about the organization, meeting dates, and the morals behind the movement. The website
for Black Lives Matter insists that the movement is trying to “(re)build the black liberation
movement.”
This website is credible because it comes directly from the three women who run the
movement. The website will state everything that is needed to know about the movement and
will be accurate because it comes directly from the movement itself, rather than a 3rd party
source.
Haggerty, Maryann. "Reality TV." CQ Researcher 27 Aug. 2010: 677-700. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.

3. This peer reviewed article talks about how reality television shows and sitcoms affect our
view on the world. The article explains how these types of television shows enforce stereotypes
about different people and races.
Maryann Haggerty, the author of this article, has her bachelor’s degree and is a former
editor for the Huffington Post. While she is not an expert on social behaviors, she has experience
working for a company that specializes in producing news on cultural issues.
After researching the opposing side of Black Lives Matter, I do feel that my opinion has
changed. With the knowledge I gained from my research, I now see how the movement is trying
to have a positive impact in our society. However, while I feel that Black Lives Matter is a good
movement, I still tend to hold to my belief that we need an organization that is not race related. I
still believe that a more efficient campaign would be including all races and having all races
come together as one to fight off discrimination, rather than just one race coming together.