Social Justice
Books in this genre shine a light on society's deepest inequalities and the brave individuals working to address them through protest, policy, and grassroots movements. These powerful works examine systemic barriers around race, class, gender and human rights while offering frameworks for creating meaningful social change and building more equitable communities.
Social Justice Book Summaries
Immersive
Accountable
The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
Race
Social Justice
Education
Just Mercy
A Story of Justice and Redemption
Memoir
Book Club
Social Justice
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Street Data
A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation
Education
Teaching
Leadership
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Politics
Race
The Making of Asian America
A History
History
Race
Asian American
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
History
Politics
Race
Emergent Strategy
Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Social Justice
Politics
Activism
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
As We Have Always Done
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
Indigenous
Politics
History
The Four Pivots
Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves
Social Justice
Self Help
Politics
Dear Martin
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
Feminism Is for Everybody
Passionate Politics
Feminism
Politics
Gender
Design Justice
Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need
Design
Social Justice
Technology
Is Everyone Really Equal?
An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education
Education
Social Justice
Race
My Grandmother's Hands
Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
Psychology
Race
Social Justice
Poverty, by America
Politics
History
Sociology
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
The Body Is Not an Apology
The Power of Radical Self-Love
Self Help
Feminism
Mental Health
Grading for Equity
What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Women, Race, & Class
Feminism
Politics
History
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Teaching to Transgress
Education as the Practice of Freedom
Education
Teaching
Feminism
Blindspot
Hidden Biases of Good People
Psychology
Science
Anti Racist
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Politics
Activism
History
Hood Feminism
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
A People’s History of the United States
1492 - Present
History
Politics
American History
Toxic Charity
How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help
Christian
Religion
Christianity
Ten Myths About Israel
History
Politics
Middle East
Pleasure Activism
The Politics of Feeling Good
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison
Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice
Politics
Sociology
Social Justice
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
Economics
Politics
History
Last Chance in Texas
The Redemption of Criminal Youth
True Crime
Psychology
Social Justice
Invisible Child
Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Biography
Social Justice
History
Troublemakers
Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
How to Be an Antiracist
Race
Social Justice
Politics
Rage Becomes Her
The Power of Women's Anger
Feminism
Politics
Womens
Rules for Radicals
A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
Politics
Philosophy
Activism
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
Indigenous
History
Canada
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Race
Technology
Politics
Community
The Structure of Belonging
Leadership
Business
Sociology
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
Feminism
Race
Gender
The End of Poverty
Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Economics
Politics
Poverty
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Sociology
Politics
Urban Planning
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
History
Race
Social Justice
Where We Stand
Class Matters
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
Viral Justice
How We Grow the World We Want
Social Justice
Race
Politics
