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
Uncommon Wealth
Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
History
Politics
Economics
Uncommon Wealth
Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
History
Politics
Economics
The Second
Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
History
Politics
Race
The Second
Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
History
Politics
Race
Why David Sometimes Wins
Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement
History
Labor
Politics
Why David Sometimes Wins
Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement
History
Labor
Politics
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
History
Politics
Sociology
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
History
Politics
Sociology
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
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
Digital Dead End
Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age
Technology
Social Justice
Librarianship
Digital Dead End
Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age
Technology
Social Justice
Librarianship
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
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
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
A Protest History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
A Protest History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
Mediocre
The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Feminism
Politics
History
Mediocre
The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Feminism
Politics
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 Macho Paradox
Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
Feminism
Gender
Sociology
The Macho Paradox
Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
Feminism
Gender
Sociology
White Flight
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
Race
White Flight
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
Race
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
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
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
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
Truth and Repair
How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
Psychology
Mental Health
Social Justice
Truth and Repair
How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
Psychology
Mental Health
Social Justice
A Different Mirror
A History of Multicultural America
History
Race
Social Justice
A Different Mirror
A History of Multicultural America
History
Race
Social Justice
The Privatization of Everything
How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back
Politics
Economics
History
The Privatization of Everything
How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back
Politics
Economics
History
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Politics
History
Memoir
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Politics
History
Memoir
White Supremacy
A Comparative Study of American and South African History
History
Race
American History
White Supremacy
A Comparative Study of American and South African History
History
Race
American History
Earth Democracy
Justice, Sustainability, and Peace
Environment
Politics
Sustainability
Earth Democracy
Justice, Sustainability, and Peace
Environment
Politics
Sustainability
Working Toward Whiteness
How America's Immigrants Became White: the Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs
History
Race
Sociology
Working Toward Whiteness
How America's Immigrants Became White: the Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs
History
Race
Sociology
Beyond Outrage
What has gone wrong with our economy and our democracy, and how to fix it
Politics
Economics
History
Beyond Outrage
What has gone wrong with our economy and our democracy, and how to fix it
Politics
Economics
History
Wards of the State
The Long Shadow of American Foster Care
History
Politics
Sociology
Wards of the State
The Long Shadow of American Foster Care
History
Politics
Sociology
Healing Collective Trauma
A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds
Psychology
Social Justice
Self Help
Healing Collective Trauma
A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds
Psychology
Social Justice
Self Help
An American Summer
True Crime
Sociology
Crime
An American Summer
True Crime
Sociology
Crime
Red State Revolt
The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics
Politics
Labor
History
Red State Revolt
The Teachers' Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics
Politics
Labor
History
Dog Whistle Politics
How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
Politics
Race
History
Dog Whistle Politics
How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
Politics
Race
History
Rough Sleepers
Biography
Medicine
Social Justice
Rough Sleepers
Biography
Medicine
Social Justice
Algorithms of Oppression
How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Race
Technology
Social Justice
Algorithms of Oppression
How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Race
Technology
Social Justice
Categorically Unequal
The American Stratification System
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Categorically Unequal
The American Stratification System
Sociology
Politics
Economics
American Prison
A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
History
Politics
Sociology
American Prison
A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
History
Politics
Sociology
American Poison
How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise
Race
Politics
History
American Poison
How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise
Race
Politics
History
Rich Thanks to Racism
Race
Economics
Politics
Rich Thanks to Racism
Race
Economics
Politics
Whitewashing Race
The Myth of a Color-Blind Society
Race
Sociology
Politics
Whitewashing Race
The Myth of a Color-Blind Society
Race
Sociology
Politics
Uneasy Alliances
Race and Party Competition in America
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
Uneasy Alliances
Race and Party Competition in America
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
All They Will Call You
History
Politics
Book Club
All They Will Call You
History
Politics
Book Club
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
The Trauma of Caste
A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
Feminism
India
Politics
The Trauma of Caste
A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
Feminism
India
Politics
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
History
Race
Sociology
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
History
Race
Sociology
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
