Social Justice
Books in this genre shine a light on society's deepest inequalities and the brave individuals working to address them through protest, policy, and grassroots movements. These powerful works examine systemic barriers around race, class, gender and human rights while offering frameworks for creating meaningful social change and building more equitable communities.
Social Justice Book Summaries
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
History
Race
Politics
Full Frontal Feminism
A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters
Feminism
Gender Studies
Gender
Rules for Radicals
A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
Politics
Philosophy
Activism
A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
Romance
Memoir
Social Justice
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict (Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare)
Politics
History
Activism
Sister Outsider
Essays and Speeches
Feminism
Essays
Race
The Locust Effect
Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
Politics
Social Justice
Sociology
Community
The Structure of Belonging
Leadership
Business
Sociology
Free The Children
A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves That Children Can Change the World
Biography Memoir
Childrens
Social Justice
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Just Mercy
A Story of Justice and Redemption
Memoir
Social Justice
Race
Colonize This!
Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism (Live Girls)
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
The Age of Dignity
Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
Economics
Social Work
Sociology
Strangers in Their Own Land
Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Politics
Sociology
History
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy)
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
America's Original Sin
Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
Race
History
Anti Racist
Insane
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Mental Health
Psychology
History
Is Everyone Really Equal?
An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education (Multicultural Education Series)
Education
Social Justice
Race
The Hate U Give
A Printz Honor Winner
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Politics
Economics
Business
Punishment Without Crime
How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal
Politics
Law
Social Justice
Biased
Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
Psychology
Race
Social Justice
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
History
Politics
Sociology
The Body Is Not an Apology
The Power of Radical Self-Love
Self Help
Feminism
Psychology
How to Be an Antiracist
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Trauma Stewardship
An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
"They Take Our Jobs!"
And 20 Other Myths about Immigration (Myths Made in America)
Politics
History
Economics
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity
Economics
Politics
Business
Rules for Revolutionaries
How Big Organizing Can Change Everything
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
My Grandmother's Hands
Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Psychology
Race
Social Justice
How To Argue With A Racist
Science
Race
Politics
The Velvet Rope Economy
How Inequality Became Big Business
Economics
Business
Sociology
We Need New Stories
Politics
Feminism
Essays
Eloquent Rage
A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
Feminism
Race
Essays
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
History
Politics
Social Justice
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
History
Canada
Politics
We Are Not Yet Equal
Understanding Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
Our Time Is Now
Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America
Politics
Social Justice
History
Hood Feminism
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Activist Theology
Religion
Theology
LGBT
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Christian
Social Justice
Are Prisons Obsolete? (Open Media Series)
Politics
Race
Social Justice
No Is Not Enough
Politics
History
Economics
A Call to Action
Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
Politics
Feminism
Religion
Feminism Is for Everybody
Passionate Politics
Feminism
Politics
Gender
Emergent Strategy
Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, 0)
Social Justice
Politics
Activism
Between Barack and a Hard Place
Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama
Race
Politics
Anti Racist
Asking for It
The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture — and What We Can Do about It
Feminism
Politics
Gender Studies
When They Call You a Terrorist
A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Memoir
Race
Social Justice