Social Activism


The Hate U Give
Just Mercy
How to Be an Antiracist
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
Between the World and Me
Citizen: An American Lyric
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
All American Boys
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Such a Fun Age
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceMissoula by Jon KrakauerLizz Free Or Die by Lizz Winstead
Pantsuit Nation Minnesota
73 books — 7 voters
Los Alamos by Chuck MontañoImplosion at Los Alamos - How Crime, Corruption and Cover-ups... by Glenn WalpFull Body Burden by Kristen IversenMy Country Versus Me by Wen Ho LeeA Convenient Spy by Dan Stober
US Nuclear Cover-Ups
6 books — 1 voter

The Rage of Innocence by Kristin HenningN*gga Theory by Jody ArmourThe Struggle for the People’s King by Hajar YazdihaThe Assignment by Liza M. WiemerBuses Are a Comin' by Charles Person
Books to Empower Social Activism
37 books — 39 voters
Extraordinary Circumstances by Cynthia CooperNo Place to Hide by Glenn GreenwaldChappaquiddick by Leo DamoreBottle of Lies by Katherine EbanAmerican Kleptocracy by Casey Michel
Best Whistleblower Books
36 books — 14 voters

Chuck Palahniuk
You decide your own level of involvement.
Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

They [the church] wanted us to give food out to malnourished mothers and children, but they didn't want us to question why we were malnourished to begin with. They wanted us to grow vegetables on the tiny plots around our houses, but they didn't want us to question why we didn't have enough land to feed ourselves. [p. 16] ...more
Elvia Alvarado, Don't Be Afraid, Gringo

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