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
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
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
Indigenous
Politics
History
The Doctor and the Saint
The Ambedkar - Gandhi Debate
India
History
Politics
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
The Good Immigrant
26 Writers Reflect on America
Essays
Race
Short Stories
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Race
Politics
Feminism
The Black Kids
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Punch Me Up to the Gods
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
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
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
Another Word for Love
A Memoir
Memoir
LGBT
Race
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
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
Rosa Parks
My Story
Biography
History
Memoir
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
History
Race
Social Justice
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth
12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
Christian
Theology
Christianity
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
Feminism
Race
Gender
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Race
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
Education
Books About Books
Race
Why We Can't Wait
History
Politics
Race
How We Fight For Our Lives
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
The Muslims are Coming!
Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
Politics
Islam
Religion
Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Politics
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
I'm Still Here
Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Memoir
Race
Social Justice
The Vanishing Half
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie
Being Muslim in America
Religion
Memoir
Islam
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
A Guide to Getting Out
Race
Vegan
Social Justice
Urban Apologetics
Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel
Christian
Theology
Christianity
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
The Color of Money
Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
History
Race
Economics
Awakening Together
The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community
Buddhism
Spirituality
Race
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Social Justice
Christian
White Tears/Brown Scars
How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
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
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
History
Race
Politics
Black American Refugee
Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream
Memoir
Race
Biography Memoir
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Race
Education
Social Justice
We Have Never Been Woke
The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
The Rage of a Privileged Class
Race
Sociology
Politics
Small Great Things
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
Seen, Heard, and Paid
The New Work Rules for the Marginalized
Business
Self Help
Productivity
