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
American Crucible
Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century
History
American History
Race
American Crucible
Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century
History
American History
Race
War Against the Weak
Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race
History
Politics
Science
War Against the Weak
Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race
History
Politics
Science
A Man Called White
The Autobiography of Walter White
Biography
History
Politics
A Man Called White
The Autobiography of Walter White
Biography
History
Politics
Bring the War Home
The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
History
Politics
Race
Bring the War Home
The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
History
Politics
Race
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism
History
Africa
Race
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism
History
Africa
Race
The Second Coming of the KKK
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition
History
Politics
American History
The Second Coming of the KKK
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition
History
Politics
American History
Anatomy of a Lynching
The Killing of Claude Neal
History
True Crime
Crime
Anatomy of a Lynching
The Killing of Claude Neal
History
True Crime
Crime
Spectacle
The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
History
Biography
Race
Spectacle
The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga
History
Biography
Race
The Counter-Revolution of 1776
Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America
History
American History
Race
The Counter-Revolution of 1776
Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America
History
American History
Race
White Lies
The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret
History
Biography
Race
White Lies
The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret
History
Biography
Race
White Backlash
Immigration, Race, and American Politics
Immigration
Race
Politics
White Backlash
Immigration, Race, and American Politics
Immigration
Race
Politics
An Inconvenient Minority
The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy
Politics
Education
History
An Inconvenient Minority
The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy
Politics
Education
History
Hayek's Bastards
Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
Politics
History
Economics
Hayek's Bastards
Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
Politics
History
Economics
White Identity Politics
Politics
Race
Political Science
White Identity Politics
Politics
Race
Political Science
Kiki and Jacques
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Childrens
Kiki and Jacques
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Childrens
Race and Manifest Destiny
Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism
History
Race
American History
Race and Manifest Destiny
Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism
History
Race
American History
Burn Down Master's House
Historical Fiction
Historical
Horror
Burn Down Master's House
Historical Fiction
Historical
Horror
When Affirmative Action Was White
An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
History
Race
Politics
When Affirmative Action Was White
An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
History
Race
Politics
Southern Horrors and Other Writings
The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900
History
Race
Essays
Southern Horrors and Other Writings
The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900
History
Race
Essays
White Too Long
The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
Religion
History
Race
White Too Long
The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
Religion
History
Race
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma
Social Justice
Psychology
Spirituality
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma
Social Justice
Psychology
Spirituality
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
The Lynching of Black America
History
Race
American History
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
The Lynching of Black America
History
Race
American History
Dying of Whiteness
How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
Politics
Race
Social Justice
Dying of Whiteness
How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
Politics
Race
Social Justice
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve
Mental Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve
Mental Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Half Has Never Been Told
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
History
Race
Economics
The Half Has Never Been Told
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
History
Race
Economics
Revolutionary Suicide
History
Politics
Biography
Revolutionary Suicide
History
Politics
Biography
When Race Trumps Merit
How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives
Politics
Race
Sociology
When Race Trumps Merit
How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives
Politics
Race
Sociology
Whiteness of a Different Color
European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race
History
Race
Sociology
Whiteness of a Different Color
European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race
History
Race
Sociology
Fragmented Democracy
Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics
Politics
Race
Health Care
Fragmented Democracy
Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics
Politics
Race
Health Care
The Guarded Gate
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
History
Politics
American History
The Guarded Gate
Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America
History
Politics
American History
The Indispensable Enemy
Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California
History
Labor
Race
The Indispensable Enemy
Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California
History
Labor
Race
Feminist Theory
From Margin to Center
Feminism
Philosophy
Theory
Feminist Theory
From Margin to Center
Feminism
Philosophy
Theory
The Wrath to Come
Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells
History
Politics
American History
The Wrath to Come
Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells
History
Politics
American History
Stamped from the Beginning
The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
History
Race
Social Justice
Stamped from the Beginning
The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
History
Race
Social Justice
The Abolition of White Democracy
Politics
Race
Theory
The Abolition of White Democracy
Politics
Race
Theory
Mediocre
The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Feminism
Politics
History
Mediocre
The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Feminism
Politics
History
The Other Trail of Tears
The Removal of the Ohio Indians
History
Native American
Native Americans
The Other Trail of Tears
The Removal of the Ohio Indians
History
Native American
Native Americans
Racism
A Short History
History
Race
Sociology
Racism
A Short History
History
Race
Sociology
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
Race
Latinx
Theory
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
Race
Latinx
Theory
White Flight
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
Race
White Flight
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
Race
Civic Ideals
Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History
History
Politics
American History
Civic Ideals
Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History
History
Politics
American History
Stony the Road
Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
History
Race
Politics
Stony the Road
Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
History
Race
Politics
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
Sports
History
Politics
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
Sports
History
Politics
Freedom’s Dominion
A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
History
Politics
Race
Freedom’s Dominion
A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
History
Politics
Race
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
History
Politics
Race
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
History
Politics
Race
Four Threats
The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Four Threats
The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
Identity Crisis
The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America
Politics
Political Science
History
Identity Crisis
The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America
Politics
Political Science
History
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
