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Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 92%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
Racism
by George M. Fredrickson • 2002
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
3.77
662
Racism Summary
Racism 91%
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
by George M. Fredrickson 2002
3.77
662 ratings
Making Race and Nation
by Anthony W. Marx • 1997
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
3.89
109
Making Race and Nation Summary
Making Race and Nation 91%
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
by Anthony W. Marx 1997
3.89
109 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 91%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
Race and Racism
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1967
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
4.07
15
Race and Racism Summary
Race and Racism 91%
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1967
4.07
15 ratings
The White Man's Burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan • 1974
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
3.89
186
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 91%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 ratings
Le contrat racial
by Charles W. Mills • 2023
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
4.59
73
Le contrat racial Summary
Le contrat racial 91%
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
by Charles W. Mills 2023
4.59
73 ratings
White Supremacy
by George M. Fredrickson • 1981
Same racial logic, different regimes: why America built Jim Crow and South Africa built apartheid.
3.88
113
White Supremacy Summary
White Supremacy 91%
Same racial logic, different regimes: why America built Jim Crow and South Africa built apartheid.
by George M. Fredrickson 1981
3.88
113 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 91%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 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 91%
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 91%
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
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 91%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 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 91%
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
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 91%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 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 91%
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012
3.37
19 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 90%
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
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
Searching for God Knows What
by Donald Miller • 2004
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
3.91
27k+
Searching for God Knows What Summary
Searching for God Knows What 90%
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
by Donald Miller 2004
3.91
27k+ 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
Illiberal America
by Steven Hahn • 2024
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
4.16
318
Illiberal America Summary
Illiberal America 90%
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
by Steven Hahn 2024
4.16
318 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
Dead Wake
by Erik Larson • 2015
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
4.13
163k+
Dead Wake Summary
Dead Wake 90%
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
by Erik Larson 2015
4.13
163k+ ratings
Paths Out of Dixie
by Robert Mickey • 2015
The Jim Crow South was authoritarian, not democratic. It fell along three distinct paths.
4.36
39
Paths Out of Dixie Summary
Paths Out of Dixie 90%
The Jim Crow South was authoritarian, not democratic. It fell along three distinct paths.
by Robert Mickey 2015
4.36
39 ratings
Making Americans
by Desmond King • 2000
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
3.17
12
Making Americans Summary
Making Americans 90%
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
by Desmond King 2000
3.17
12 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 90%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
Racial Innocence
by Tanya Katerí Hernández • 2022
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
4.32
332
Racial Innocence Summary
Racial Innocence 90%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 ratings
White Borders
by Reece Jones • 2021
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
4.20
140
White Borders Summary
White Borders 90%
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
by Reece Jones 2021
4.20
140 ratings
Southern Nation
by David A. Bateman • 2018
After Reconstruction, the white South ran Congress and built white supremacy into American law.
3.38
13
Southern Nation Summary
Southern Nation 90%
After Reconstruction, the white South ran Congress and built white supremacy into American law.
by David A. Bateman 2018
3.38
13 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
The Racist Fantasy
by Todd McGowan • 2022
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
4.51
59
The Racist Fantasy Summary
The Racist Fantasy 90%
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
by Todd McGowan 2022
4.51
59 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
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 90%
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
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
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 90%
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019
4.36
120k+ ratings
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon • 1952
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
4.26
20k+
Black Skin, White Masks Summary
Black Skin, White Masks 90%
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
by Frantz Fanon 1952
4.26
20k+ 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 90%
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
The Myth of Race
by Robert Wald Sussman • 2014
Why biological race is a scientific fraud: the 500-year history of an idea built to justify power.
4.02
484
The Myth of Race Summary
The Myth of Race 90%
Why biological race is a scientific fraud: the 500-year history of an idea built to justify power.
by Robert Wald Sussman 2014
4.02
484 ratings
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? 90%
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
by Michael Tesler 2016
4.06
47 ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 90%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
The Empire Strikes Back
by Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies • 1982
How Britain's 1970s slump was exploited to criminalize black youth and justify a police state.
4.30
10
The Empire Strikes Back Summary
The Empire Strikes Back 90%
How Britain's 1970s slump was exploited to criminalize black youth and justify a police state.
by Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies 1982
4.30
10 ratings
Black AF History
by Michael Harriot • 2023
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
4.60
10k+
Black AF History Summary
Black AF History 90%
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
by Michael Harriot 2023
4.60
10k+ ratings
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
by Reni Eddo-Lodge • 2017
Britain's racism is structural, not personal. Why not seeing race protects the design.
4.37
101k+
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Summary
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race 90%
Britain's racism is structural, not personal. Why not seeing race protects the design.
by Reni Eddo-Lodge 2017
4.37
101k+ ratings
Natives
by Akala • 2018
Britain's empire never ended. It just learned to call itself meritocracy.
4.53
23k+
Natives Summary
Natives 90%
Britain's empire never ended. It just learned to call itself meritocracy.
by Akala 2018
4.53
23k+ 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
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
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 90%
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
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2021
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
4.35
1k+
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" Summary
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" 90%
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2021
4.35
1k+ ratings
Whiteness of a Different Color
by Matthew Frye Jacobson • 1998
The Irish, Jews, and Italians were not white until politics, law, and war made them so.
4.03
732
Whiteness of a Different Color Summary
Whiteness of a Different Color 90%
The Irish, Jews, and Italians were not white until politics, law, and war made them so.
by Matthew Frye Jacobson 1998
4.03
732 ratings
Mediocre
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2020
American institutions reward unremarkable white men. Everyone pays the price, even them.
4.39
17k+
Mediocre Summary
Mediocre 90%
American institutions reward unremarkable white men. Everyone pays the price, even them.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2020
4.39
17k+ ratings
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism
by Gerald Horne • 2018
Slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism: fused in the 1600s, they still power the modern world.
4.26
189
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism Summary
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism 90%
Slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism: fused in the 1600s, they still power the modern world.
by Gerald Horne 2018
4.26
189 ratings
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