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
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
Where We Stand
Class Matters
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
Say the Right Thing
How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice
Race
Self Help
Social Justice
On Fascism
12 Lessons from American History
History
Politics
American
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
History
Politics
Race
Christianity and Critical Race Theory
A Faithful and Constructive Conversation
Race
Theology
Christianity
Accountable
The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
Race
Social Justice
Education
Punch Me Up to the Gods
A Memoir
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Women, Race, & Class
Feminism
Race
History
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
Politics
Philosophy
History
Teaching to Transgress
Education as the Practice of Freedom
Teaching
Feminism
Social Justice
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
The Underground Railroad
Historical Fiction
Historical
Race
A Fever in the Heartland
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
History
True Crime
Politics
Docile
Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
Memoir
Race
Biography
Black Woman Redefined
Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama
Self Help
Feminism
Race
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Person You Mean to Be
How Good People Fight Bias
Psychology
Self Help
Social Justice
Another Word for Love
A Memoir
Memoir
LGBT
Biography Memoir
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
My Broken Language
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Biography
Invisible Man
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Small Great Things
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie
Being Muslim in America
Religion
Memoir
Islam
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Race
History
Politics
Native Son
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
James
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
The Conversation
How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Race
Business
Social Justice
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
Indigenous
Politics
History
Wilmington's Lie
The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
History
Politics
Race
Undoing Border Imperialism
Politics
Race
Activism
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
History
Memoir
Race