Race
Books in this genre confront the complex realities of racial identity, justice, and power in society through personal stories, scholarly analysis, and cultural commentary. These vital works examine systemic racism, civil rights, mass incarceration, education reform, and the lived experiences of people of color across different times and places.
Race Book Summaries
Writing My Wrongs
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
History
Race
Social Justice
Punishment Without Crime
How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
Law
Politics
Social Justice
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
White Women
Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better
Race
Social Justice
Feminism
Under Our Skin
Getting Real about Race–And Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations That Divide Us
Race
Christian
Social Justice
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Race
Politics
Feminism
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
Politics
Philosophy
Cult Classics
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
So You Want to Talk About Race
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Punch Me Up to the Gods
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
Another Word for Love
A Memoir
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Black Skin, White Masks
Philosophy
Race
Politics
Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth
12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
Christian
Christian Living
Christianity
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Race
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
Education
Race
Books About Books
I'm Still Here
Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Memoir
Race
Social Justice
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
We Have Never Been Woke
The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
The Muslims are Coming!
Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
Politics
Islam
Religion
How We Fight For Our Lives
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
History
Race
Politics
White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
The Color of Money
Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
History
Race
Economics
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Politics
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie
Being Muslim in America
Religion
Memoir
Islam
Urban Apologetics
Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel
Christian
Theology
Christianity
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
A Guide to Getting Out
Race
Vegan
Social Justice
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Social Justice
Christian
Capitalist Nigger
The Road to Success: A Spider-Web Doctrine
Africa
Race
Nigeria
Small Great Things
Book Club
Contemporary
Adult
How the Other Half Banks
Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy
Economics
History
Politics
Wilmington's Lie
The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
History
Politics
Race
Awakening Together
The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community
Buddhism
Spirituality
Race
Original Sins
The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
History
Education
Race
Black American Refugee
Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream
Memoir
Race
Biography Memoir
Black Folk
The Roots of the Black Working Class
History
Race
Politics
Timelines from Black History
Leaders, Legends, Legacies
History
Race
Historical
Obama
From Promise to Power
Biography
Politics
History
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Race
Education
Social Justice
You Are Your Best Thing
Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
Race
Essays
Psychology
