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
Post-Racial or Most-Racial?
Race and Politics in the Obama Era
Politics
Race
African American
Post-Racial or Most-Racial?
Race and Politics in the Obama Era
Politics
Race
African American
American Taxation, American Slavery
History
Economics
American History
American Taxation, American Slavery
History
Economics
American History
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
Race and the New Right-Wing Politics of Precarity
Politics
Race
United States
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
Race and the New Right-Wing Politics of Precarity
Politics
Race
United States
Punishing the Poor
The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Punishing the Poor
The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Deeply Divided
Racial Politics and Social Movements in Postwar America
Politics
History
Race
Deeply Divided
Racial Politics and Social Movements in Postwar America
Politics
History
Race
Zami
A New Spelling of My Name
Memoir
Queer
Feminism
Zami
A New Spelling of My Name
Memoir
Queer
Feminism
Real Life
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
Real Life
LGBT
Queer
Contemporary
Maud Martha
Classics
Poetry
African American
Maud Martha
Classics
Poetry
African American
We Are Not Like Them
Book Club
Contemporary
Race
We Are Not Like Them
Book Club
Contemporary
Race
The Racist Fantasy
Unconscious Roots of Hatred
Psychology
Race
Psychoanalysis
The Racist Fantasy
Unconscious Roots of Hatred
Psychology
Race
Psychoanalysis
The First Eight
A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
History
Politics
American History
The First Eight
A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
History
Politics
American History
The Whiteness of Wealth
How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It
Economics
Politics
Race
The Whiteness of Wealth
How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—And How We Can Fix It
Economics
Politics
Race
Blonde Roots
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
Blonde Roots
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
Tar Baby
Classics
African American
Literary Fiction
Tar Baby
Classics
African American
Literary Fiction
The Negro Problem
History
Classics
African American
The Negro Problem
History
Classics
African American
The Conjuring of America
Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic
History
Feminism
Race
The Conjuring of America
Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic
History
Feminism
Race
When Crack Was King
A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
History
Politics
Race
When Crack Was King
A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
History
Politics
Race
The Black Woman
An Anthology
Feminism
Race
Poetry
The Black Woman
An Anthology
Feminism
Race
Poetry
The Empire Strikes Back
Race and Racism in 70's Britain
History
Race
The Empire Strikes Back
Race and Racism in 70's Britain
History
Race
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
History
Race
Sociology
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
History
Race
Sociology
Our Town
A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America
History
Race
True Crime
Our Town
A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America
History
Race
True Crime
Joy Goddess
A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
History
Biography
Feminism
Joy Goddess
A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
History
Biography
Feminism
Unsettling Truths
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
History
Race
Theology
Unsettling Truths
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
History
Race
Theology
