Racial Books

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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as racial)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,029,133 ratings — published 2009
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as racial)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,909,677 ratings — published 1960
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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 10 times as racial)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,388 ratings — published 2018
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as racial)
avg rating 4.40 — 367,523 ratings — published 2015
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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 10 times as racial)
avg rating 4.52 — 117,585 ratings — published 2010
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as racial)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,014,877 ratings — published 2017
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as racial)
avg rating 4.37 — 292,157 ratings — published 1965
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as racial)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,586 ratings — published 2019
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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 8 times as racial)
avg rating 4.47 — 14,818 ratings — published 2016
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as racial)
avg rating 4.38 — 11,751 ratings — published 2017
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as racial)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,898 ratings — published 2018
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as racial)
avg rating 4.12 — 858,353 ratings — published 2020
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as racial)
avg rating 4.46 — 54,391 ratings — published 2020
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Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as racial)
avg rating 3.77 — 577,709 ratings — published 2019
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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 6 times as racial)
avg rating 4.49 — 810,361 ratings — published 2016
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as racial)
avg rating 4.06 — 446,444 ratings — published 2016
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as racial)
avg rating 3.99 — 387,749 ratings — published 1937
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as racial)
avg rating 4.28 — 754,243 ratings — published 1982
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as racial)
avg rating 4.52 — 162,108 ratings — published 2020
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Interior Chinatown Interior Chinatown (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as racial)
avg rating 3.93 — 73,289 ratings — published 2020
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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 5 times as racial)
avg rating 4.37 — 101,081 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 5 times as racial)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,505 ratings — published 2016
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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 5 times as racial)
avg rating 4.44 — 46,241 ratings — published 2017
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as racial)
avg rating 3.92 — 202,403 ratings — published 1952
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Snow Falling on Cedars Snow Falling on Cedars (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as racial)
avg rating 3.86 — 194,650 ratings — published 1994
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as racial)
avg rating 4.31 — 273,179 ratings — published 1979
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 5 times as racial)
avg rating 4.55 — 122,073 ratings — published 1963
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,039 ratings — published 1984
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.31 — 45,023 ratings — published 1903
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Luster Luster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 3.50 — 111,058 ratings — published 2020
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,695 ratings — published 1981
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.49 — 12,697 ratings — published 2019
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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 racial)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,437 ratings — published 2020
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.31 — 413,947 ratings — published 2013
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,469 ratings — published 1971
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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 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,188 ratings — published 1997
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The Nickel Boys The Nickel Boys (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.25 — 309,478 ratings — published 2019
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.33 — 85,633 ratings — published 2017
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.13 — 302,861 ratings — published 1970
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.62 — 262,771 ratings — published 2014
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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 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.48 — 117,389 ratings — published 2010
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Black Like Me Black Like Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 4.11 — 69,680 ratings — published 1961
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On Beauty On Beauty (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as racial)
avg rating 3.78 — 91,257 ratings — published 2005
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.34 — 630,536 ratings — published 2017
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The Personal Librarian The Personal Librarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.05 — 229,191 ratings — published 2021
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.47 — 405,346 ratings — published 2016
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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 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.50 — 19,283 ratings — published 1981
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The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.34 — 728 ratings — published 2018
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Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,395 ratings — published 2000
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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 3 times as racial)
avg rating 4.37 — 73,457 ratings — published 2018
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Robert D. Putnam
“The achievement gap between children from high income and low income families is roughly 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than among those born 25 years ago. The class gap among students entering kindergarten was two to three times higher than the racial gap.”
Robert D. Putnam

“So no matter if your color is black or white, red or blue, I can still make friends with you without any barrier. In saying that “everyone under the sun is a member of a universal family,” you may think that I am idealistic. But if anyone still believes in things like racial differences, I think they are too narrow. Perhaps they still do not understand love.”
Shannon Lee, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee

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