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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 14,067 ratings — published 1987
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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 12 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 121,044 ratings — published 2010
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 378,431 ratings — published 2015
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A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,427 ratings — published 1993
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 46,164 ratings — published 1903
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,923 ratings — published 1981
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.25 — 20,928 ratings — published 1952
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.55 — 132,164 ratings — published 1963
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 302,283 ratings — published 1965
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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 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,655 ratings — published 1997
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,499 ratings — published 1961
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 45,165 ratings — published 2020
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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 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.43 — 49,192 ratings — published 2017
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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 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 39,515 ratings — published 2016
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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 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 22,151 ratings — published 2014
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 276,027 ratings — published 1980
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 834,908 ratings — published 2010
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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,055 ratings — published 1999
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 170,109 ratings — published 2020
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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 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 123,614 ratings — published 2010
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 107,189 ratings — published 1970
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 31,787 ratings — published 1978
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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,229 ratings — published 1989
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The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 3.67 — 254,905 ratings — published 1984
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.61 — 22,719 ratings — published 2021
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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,466 ratings — published 2021
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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 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,972 ratings — published 2015
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.32 — 30,234 ratings — published 1971
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Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,285 ratings — published 2003
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 43,013 ratings — published 1984
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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 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.54 — 13,707 ratings — published 2020
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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 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,939 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 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 66,671 ratings — published 2020
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They Called Us Enemy They Called Us Enemy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.42 — 58,181 ratings — published 2019
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 3.97 — 77,282 ratings — published 1995
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Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.23 — 7,155 ratings — published 2019
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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 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 26,138 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 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 102,524 ratings — published 2017
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Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,100 ratings — published 2016
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 475,885 ratings — published 2017
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Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,776 ratings — published 2012
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.59 — 37,250 ratings — published 1981
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,593 ratings — published 1990
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Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 746 ratings — published 1998
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 3.93 — 11,737 ratings — published 1912
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 140,491 ratings — published 1845
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Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,267 ratings — published 1986
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Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,033 ratings — published 2003
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Patricia V. Davis
“My tumultuous feelings were getting stronger and had to be evaded aggressively. One was especially tenacious: 'Would it really be so bad to leave Gregori?”
― Patricia V. Davis, Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece

“Relatively homogeneous societies invest more in public goods, indicating a higher level of public altruism. For example, the degree of ethnic homogeneity correlates with the government's share of gross domestic product as well as the average wealth of citizens. Case studies of the United States find that multi-ethnic societies are less charitable and less able to cooperate to develop public infrastructure. A recent multi-city study of municipal spending on public goods in the United States found that ethnically or racially diverse cities spend a smaller portion of their budgets and less per capita on public services than do the more homogeneous cities.”
― Frank K. Salter, On Genetic Interests: Family, Ethnicity and Humanity in an Age of Mass Migration

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