Anti Racist Books

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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,284 ratings — published 2019
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 173 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.16 — 171,895 ratings — published 2018
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,794 ratings — published 2018
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.52 — 117,020 ratings — published 2010
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.40 — 365,364 ratings — published 2015
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,373 ratings — published 2016
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,364 ratings — published 2020
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.55 — 120,308 ratings — published 1963
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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.38 — 73,224 ratings — published 2018
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.37 — 100,841 ratings — published 2017
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 86 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.52 — 160,700 ratings — published 2020
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.36 — 62,975 ratings — published 2020
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.62 — 260,719 ratings — published 2014
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,112 ratings — published 1997
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,824 ratings — published 1984
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.46 — 54,109 ratings — published 2020
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.49 — 25,641 ratings — published 2018
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.44 — 45,740 ratings — published 2017
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,007,481 ratings — published 2017
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.48 — 116,434 ratings — published 2010
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.47 — 14,765 ratings — published 2016
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.37 — 290,520 ratings — published 1965
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.38 — 13,905 ratings — published 2018
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This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.39 — 7,405 ratings — published 2020
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Heavy Heavy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.47 — 44,892 ratings — published 2018
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.50 — 19,116 ratings — published 1981
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 3.99 — 385,355 ratings — published 1937
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.13 — 299,299 ratings — published 1970
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.44 — 35,483 ratings — published 2015
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
by (shelved 40 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.37 — 20,390 ratings — published 2014
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,369 ratings — published 1981
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.11 — 7,187 ratings — published 2019
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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,538 ratings — published 2016
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The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,251 ratings — published 2010
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.30 — 579,369 ratings — published 1969
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Citizen: An American Lyric Citizen: An American Lyric (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,795 ratings — published 2014
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.19 — 43,886 ratings — published 2020
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Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,887 ratings — published 2011
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.70 — 39,382 ratings — published 2021
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A Black Women's History of the United States (ReVisioning History) A Black Women's History of the United States (ReVisioning History)
by (shelved 30 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,663 ratings — published 2020
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.49 — 802,184 ratings — published 2016
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.61 — 24,180 ratings — published 2019
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.56 — 10,992 ratings — published 2021
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White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.55 — 12,570 ratings — published 2020
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They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.29 — 5,230 ratings — published 2019
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Antiracist Baby Antiracist Baby (Board Book)
by (shelved 28 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,969 ratings — published 2020
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Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.40 — 17,120 ratings — published 2020
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Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.38 — 28,941 ratings — published 2020
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.51 — 29,928 ratings — published 2003
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Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,552 ratings — published 2017
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Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace
“Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace the universal experiences, like love and weeping and laughter, common to all human beings.”
Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“The pieces in "Taking Sides" do not agree with each other. That isn't accidental. There are no easy or singular responses or resolutions to white supremacy, to name one brutal adversary, nor uncomplicated ones. These essays each wrestle in their own way with the dilemma of how to thwart murderous forms of social control while retaining our humanity. In doing so, they form a dialogue that models how we might intelligently converse and act in comradely concert with each other outside the pages of this book.”
Cindy Milstein, Taking Sides: Revolutionary Solidarity and the Poverty of Liberalism

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