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Post-Racial or Most-Racial?
by Michael Tesler • 2016
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
4.06
47
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? Summary
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? 91%
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
by Michael Tesler 2016
4.06
47 ratings
Racial Realignment
by Eric Schickler • 2016
Labor unions and state parties, not presidents, drove the Democratic turn toward civil rights.
4.24
46
Racial Realignment Summary
Racial Realignment 91%
Labor unions and state parties, not presidents, drove the Democratic turn toward civil rights.
by Eric Schickler 2016
4.24
46 ratings
The Rise of Southern Republicans
by Black • 2002
Black Democrats and white Republicans made an unlikely alliance to redraw the South. It worked.
3.93
81
The Rise of Southern Republicans Summary
The Rise of Southern Republicans 91%
Black Democrats and white Republicans made an unlikely alliance to redraw the South. It worked.
by Black 2002
3.93
81 ratings
Deeply Divided
by Doug McAdam • 2014
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
3.91
64
Deeply Divided Summary
Deeply Divided 91%
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
by Doug McAdam 2014
3.91
64 ratings
The Wrongs of the Right
by Matthew W. Hughey • 2014
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
3.71
7
The Wrongs of the Right Summary
The Wrongs of the Right 91%
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
by Matthew W. Hughey 2014
3.71
7 ratings
The Vital South
by Earl Black • 1992
How the white South left the Democrats and built a Republican lock on the presidency.
3.83
12
The Vital South Summary
The Vital South 91%
How the white South left the Democrats and built a Republican lock on the presidency.
by Earl Black 1992
3.83
12 ratings
Dog Whistle Politics
by Ian F. Haney-López • 2013
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
4.20
1k+
Dog Whistle Politics Summary
Dog Whistle Politics 91%
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
by Ian F. Haney-López 2013
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Great Alignment
by Alan I. Abramowitz • 2018
Partisan sorting by race and culture turned politics into mutual hatred. Trump is the result.
3.43
191
The Great Alignment Summary
The Great Alignment 91%
Partisan sorting by race and culture turned politics into mutual hatred. Trump is the result.
by Alan I. Abramowitz 2018
3.43
191 ratings
From the New Deal to the New Right
by Joseph E. Lowndes • 2008
The Right's blueprint was born in 1948: link racial resentment to antigovernment economics and wait.
3.85
61
From the New Deal to the New Right Summary
From the New Deal to the New Right 90%
The Right's blueprint was born in 1948: link racial resentment to antigovernment economics and wait.
by Joseph E. Lowndes 2008
3.85
61 ratings
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
3.91
270
American Poison Summary
American Poison 90%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
by Daniel Martinez HoSang • 2019
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
3.98
48
Producers, Parasites, Patriots Summary
Producers, Parasites, Patriots 90%
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
by Daniel Martinez HoSang 2019
3.98
48 ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 90%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
Uneasy Alliances
by Paul Frymer • 1999
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
3.85
33
Uneasy Alliances Summary
Uneasy Alliances 90%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 ratings
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
The Grift Summary
The Grift 90%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
The Indicted South
by Angie Maxwell • 2014
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
4.24
17
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South 90%
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
by Angie Maxwell 2014
4.24
17 ratings
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
White Rage Summary
White Rage 90%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 90%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
Issue Evolution
by Edward G. Carmines • 1989
Parties don't flip in one election. Race reshaped American politics through decades of evolution.
3.22
23
Issue Evolution Summary
Issue Evolution 90%
Parties don't flip in one election. Race reshaped American politics through decades of evolution.
by Edward G. Carmines 1989
3.22
23 ratings
Klan-destine Relationships
by Daryl Davis • 1997
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
4.20
168
Klan-destine Relationships Summary
Klan-destine Relationships 90%
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
by Daryl Davis 1997
4.20
168 ratings
Creating a New Racial Order
by Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
Creating a New Racial Order Summary
Creating a New Racial Order 90%
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012
3.37
19 ratings
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
4.40
798
We Are Not Yet Equal Summary
We Are Not Yet Equal 90%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 ratings
White Identity Politics
by Ashley Jardina • 2019
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
3.90
208
White Identity Politics Summary
White Identity Politics 90%
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
by Ashley Jardina 2019
3.90
208 ratings
The Abolition of White Democracy
by Joel Olson • 2004
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
4.38
117
The Abolition of White Democracy Summary
The Abolition of White Democracy 90%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 90%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
Republic of Wrath
by James A. Morone • 2020
America has been tribal since 1800. Race and identity have always driven the rancor.
4.06
33
Republic of Wrath Summary
Republic of Wrath 90%
America has been tribal since 1800. Race and identity have always driven the rancor.
by James A. Morone 2020
4.06
33 ratings
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
by George Lipsitz • 1998
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
4.22
867
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 90%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 ratings
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
by C. Vann Woodward • 1955
Jim Crow: a system built in the 1890s, started in the North, and never inevitable.
4.14
3k+
The Strange Career of Jim Crow Summary
The Strange Career of Jim Crow 90%
Jim Crow: a system built in the 1890s, started in the North, and never inevitable.
by C. Vann Woodward 1955
4.14
3k+ ratings
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
White Storm Summary
White Storm 90%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 ratings
Stamped from the Beginning
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2016
Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.
4.53
39k+
Stamped from the Beginning Summary
Stamped from the Beginning 90%
Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2016
4.53
39k+ ratings
Self-Portrait in Black and White
by Thomas Chatterton Williams • 2019
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
4.03
2k+
Self-Portrait in Black and White Summary
Self-Portrait in Black and White 90%
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
by Thomas Chatterton Williams 2019
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee • 2021
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
4.62
22k+
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us 90%
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
by Heather McGhee 2021
4.62
22k+ ratings
The Long Southern Strategy
by Angie Maxwell • 2019
White grievance, anti-feminism, and evangelicalism fused in the South, then nationalized the GOP.
4.13
136
The Long Southern Strategy Summary
The Long Southern Strategy 90%
White grievance, anti-feminism, and evangelicalism fused in the South, then nationalized the GOP.
by Angie Maxwell 2019
4.13
136 ratings
The Unprotected Class
by Jeremy Carl • 2024
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
4.32
220
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class 90%
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
by Jeremy Carl 2024
4.32
220 ratings
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 90%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
Stony the Road
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. • 2019
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
4.16
4k+
Stony the Road Summary
Stony the Road 90%
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2019
4.16
4k+ ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
528
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 89%
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022
4.22
528 ratings
Whitewashing Race
by Michael K. Brown • 2003
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
4.14
160
Whitewashing Race Summary
Whitewashing Race 89%
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
by Michael K. Brown 2003
4.14
160 ratings
It Was All a Lie
by Stuart Stevens • 2020
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
4.12
4k+
It Was All a Lie Summary
It Was All a Lie 89%
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
by Stuart Stevens 2020
4.12
4k+ ratings
RIP GOP
by Stanley B. Greenberg • 2019
The GOP staked its future on an America that no longer exists. The numbers that prove it.
3.69
113
RIP GOP Summary
RIP GOP 89%
The GOP staked its future on an America that no longer exists. The numbers that prove it.
by Stanley B. Greenberg 2019
3.69
113 ratings
A Different Mirror
by Ronald Takaki • 1993
The standard American story is a white invention. The real one includes the people it erased.
4.18
5k+
A Different Mirror Summary
A Different Mirror 89%
The standard American story is a white invention. The real one includes the people it erased.
by Ronald Takaki 1993
4.18
5k+ ratings
White Too Long
by Robert P. Jones • 2020
White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.
4.42
3k+
White Too Long Summary
White Too Long 89%
White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.
by Robert P. Jones 2020
4.42
3k+ ratings
Black Power
by Stokely Carmichael • 1967
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
4.37
2k+
Black Power Summary
Black Power 89%
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
by Stokely Carmichael 1967
4.37
2k+ ratings
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor • 2016
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
4.47
2k+
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation Summary
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation 89%
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2016
4.47
2k+ ratings
How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2019
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
4.36
120k+
How to Be an Antiracist Summary
How to Be an Antiracist 89%
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019
4.36
120k+ ratings
White Flight
by Kevin M. Kruse • 2005
How Atlanta's white flight invented modern conservatism, one homeowners' association at a time.
4.28
1k+
White Flight Summary
White Flight 89%
How Atlanta's white flight invented modern conservatism, one homeowners' association at a time.
by Kevin M. Kruse 2005
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Death of Reconstruction
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2001
The North's faith in free labor built Reconstruction, then provided the arguments to tear it down.
3.86
107
The Death of Reconstruction Summary
The Death of Reconstruction 89%
The North's faith in free labor built Reconstruction, then provided the arguments to tear it down.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2001
3.86
107 ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 89%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
White Backlash
by Marisa Abrajano • 2015
The data is clear: anti-Latino sentiment, not economic anxiety, has redrawn America's political map.
3.65
49
White Backlash Summary
White Backlash 89%
The data is clear: anti-Latino sentiment, not economic anxiety, has redrawn America's political map.
by Marisa Abrajano 2015
3.65
49 ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
4.52
164k+
Caste Summary
Caste 89%
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington • 2009
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
3.97
121
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics 89%
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009
3.97
121 ratings
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