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
As We Have Always Done
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
Indigenous
Politics
Social Justice
Jesus and the Disinherited
Theology
Religion
Christian
Jews Don't Count
Politics
Jewish
History
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
History
Race
Social Justice
A Just Mission
Laying Down Power and Embracing Mutuality
Christian
Theology
Race
Message to the Blackman in America
Religion
Race
Islam
Angel of Greenwood
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Timelines from Black History
Leaders, Legends, Legacies
History
Race
Historical
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
Feminism
Race
Gender
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
History
Food
Race
My Bondage and My Freedom
History
Biography
Classics
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
History
Race
Social Justice
Black Folk
The Roots of the Black Working Class
History
Race
Politics
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
A Radical Democratic Vision
History
Biography
Race