Anti Racist Books

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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,963 ratings — published 2019
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,113 ratings — published 2018
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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 172 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,871 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 144 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,414 ratings — published 2010
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.40 — 370,009 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 113 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,716 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 109 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,551 ratings — published 2020
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 100 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.55 — 124,324 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 4.37 — 73,724 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 — 101,345 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 — 163,712 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 82 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.35 — 64,278 ratings — published 2020
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.62 — 265,157 ratings — published 2014
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,490 ratings — published 1984
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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 — 27,295 ratings — published 1997
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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 — 54,694 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 — 25,800 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 — 46,802 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 68 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.48 — 118,531 ratings — published 2010
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,021,298 ratings — published 2017
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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 63 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.46 — 14,895 ratings — published 2016
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.37 — 293,834 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 52 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.38 — 13,983 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 49 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.38 — 7,452 ratings — published 2020
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Heavy Heavy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.47 — 45,545 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 4.51 — 19,551 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 — 391,104 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 — 307,326 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 — 36,467 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 — 20,903 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 — 35,161 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 — 7,358 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 — 9,621 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 — 1,258 ratings — published 2010
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Citizen: An American Lyric Citizen: An American Lyric (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.25 — 52,290 ratings — published 2014
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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 34 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.30 — 586,698 ratings — published 1969
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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 — 44,292 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 32 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,909 ratings — published 2011
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.61 — 24,859 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 3,754 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 — 818,064 ratings — published 2016
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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 29 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.70 — 40,506 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 — 12,941 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 — 5,391 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 28 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.55 — 11,173 ratings — published 2021
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Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.38 — 29,256 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 4.39 — 17,261 ratings — published 2020
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Antiracist Baby Antiracist Baby (Board Book)
by (shelved 27 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,021 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 10,595 ratings — published 2017
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Thick: And Other Essays Thick: And Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as anti-racist)
avg rating 4.43 — 18,791 ratings — published 2019
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“The theory of allyship offered here would seem to be informed by a genuine desire to follow the lead of communities in struggle while remaining ethically accountable to these groups. By respecting the experiential knowledge and tactical intelligence of groups directly impacted by specific forms of oppression, good allies would in theory remain attentive to forms of power, prejudice, and ignorance that reproduce oppressive dynamics within activist spaces.

Original pamphlet: Who is Oakland. April 2012.
Quoted in: Dangerous Allies. Taking Sides.”
Tipu's Tiger

Francis J. Beckwith
“We have moral responsibilities to other people in our community because they are people, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, or lot in life. According to the Christian and Jewish view of humanity, all people have inherent dignity because they are made in the image of God. And thus we should show respect to and concern for those of both genders and all races and nationalities.”
Francis J. Beckwith, Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air

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