Published titles include: The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised & Updated, by Howard Zehr The Little Book of Conflict Transformation, by John Paul Lederach The Little Book of Family Group Conferences, New Zealand Style, by Allan MacRae and Howard Zehr The Little Book of Strategic Peacebuilding, by Lisa Schirch The Little Book of Strategic Negotiation, by Jayne Seminare Docherty The Little Book of Circle Processes, by Kay Pranis The Little Book of Contemplative Photography, by Howard Zehr The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools, by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz and Judy H. Mullet The Little Book of Trauma Healing, by Carolyn Yoder The Little Book of Biblical Justice, by Chris Marshall The Little Book of Restorative Justice for People in Prison, by Barb Toews The Little Book of Cool Tools for Hot Topics, by Ron Kraybill and Evelyn Wright El Pequeño Libro de Justicia Restaurativa, by Howard Zehr The Little Book of Dialogue for Difficult Subjects, by Lisa Schirch and David Campt The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing, by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities, by David R. Karp The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Sexual Abuse, by Judah Oudshoorn with Michelle Jackett and Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz The Big Book of Restorative Justice: Four Classic Justice & Peacebuilding Books in One Volume, by Howard Zehr, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Allan MacRae, and Kay Pranis The Little Book of Transformative Community Conferencing, by David Anderson Hooker The Little Book of Restorative Justice in Education, by Katherine Evans and Dorothy Vaandering The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Older Adults, by Julie Friesen and Wendy Meek The Little Book of Racial Healing, by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Jodie Geddes The Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding present, in highly accessible form, key concepts and practices from the fields of restorative justice, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding. Written by leaders in these fields, they are designed for practitioners, students, and anyone interested in justice, peace, and conflict resolution. The Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding series is a cooperative effort between the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding of Eastern Mennonite University and publisher Good Books. Copyright © 2019 by Fania E. Davis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts win critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Good Books, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Good Books books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Good Books, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or [email protected]. ® Good Books is an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. , a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.goodbooks.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Davis, Fania, author. Title: The little book of race and restorative justice: black lives, healing, and US social transformation / Fania Davis. Description: New York NY: Good Books, 2019. | Series: Little books of justice and peacebuilding Identifiers: LCCN 2018057655 (print) | LCCN 2018060299 (ebook) | ISBN 9781680993448 (eBook) | ISBN 9781680993431 (paperback) Subjects: LCSH: Restorative justice—United States. | African Americans—Social conditions—1975- | African Americans— Legal status, laws, etc. | BISAC: LAW / General. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies. | LAW / Civil Rights. Classification: LCC HV8688 (ebook) | LCC HV8688 .D38 2019 (print) | DDC 305.896/073—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018057655 Series editor: Barbara Toews Cover photograph: Howard Zehr Paperback ISBN: 978-1-68099-343-1 eBook ISBN: 978-1-68099-344-8 Printed in Canada