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
From Here to Equality
Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Race
Lifehouse
Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire
Politics
Social Justice
Self Help
Troublemakers
Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
Medicare for All
A Citizen's Guide
Politics
Health Care
Economics
Yes Means Yes!
Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
Sexuality
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
Blind Injustice
A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions
True Crime
Social Justice
Crime
Friendship at the Margins
Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission
Theology
Christian
Faith
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Politics
Feminism
Race
White Poverty
How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
Politics
History
Social Justice
This Is an Uprising
How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Race
Politics
History
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Politics
Sociology
History
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Economics
Politics
History
Being Black
Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace
Buddhism
Spirituality
Race
Give a Sh*t
Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet.
Sustainability
Environment
Self Help
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
How White People Profit from Identity Politics
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
The Art of Political Murder
Who Killed the Bishop?
History
Politics
True Crime
Manifesta
Young Women, Feminism, and the Future
Feminism
Gender
Politics
Methodology of the Oppressed
Feminism
Theory
Academic
Unsettling Truths
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
History
Race
Theology
