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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 20 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.16 — 174,164 ratings — published 2018
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,039,592 ratings — published 2017
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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 16 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,438 ratings — published 2015
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,658 ratings — published 2018
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.62 — 270,945 ratings — published 2014
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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 15 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,121 ratings — published 2010
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.40 — 375,123 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 13 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.53 — 39,248 ratings — published 2016
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,862 ratings — published 2019
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,794 ratings — published 1968
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Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.12 — 537 ratings — published 1977
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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 11 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,778 ratings — published 2020
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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,483 ratings — published 2007
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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 11 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.51 — 20,182 ratings — published 1981
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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 10 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.49 — 26,016 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 10 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.43 — 48,247 ratings — published 2017
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 10 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.55 — 129,051 ratings — published 1963
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 117,875 ratings — published 2016
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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 9 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.35 — 65,896 ratings — published 2020
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.59 — 36,449 ratings — published 1981
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.46 — 55,139 ratings — published 2020
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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 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.37 — 74,200 ratings — published 2018
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.53 — 42,482 ratings — published 1984
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Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, #0) Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, #0)
by (shelved 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,292 ratings — published 2017
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,359 ratings — published 2016
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.37 — 298,631 ratings — published 1965
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.60 — 33,220 ratings — published 1987
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The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-movements)
avg rating 3.82 — 119 ratings — published 2002
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Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-movements)
avg rating 3.70 — 490 ratings — published 2012
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Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
by (shelved 7 times as social-movements)
avg rating 3.72 — 293 ratings — published 1994
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The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,224 ratings — published 2011
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Social Movements, 1768-2004 Social Movements, 1768-2004 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as social-movements)
avg rating 3.84 — 145 ratings — published 2004
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The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.54 — 36,178 ratings — published 2021
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Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next) Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,568 ratings — published 2020
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.52 — 167,266 ratings — published 2020
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,674 ratings — published 2017
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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 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,548 ratings — published 1997
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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 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.37 — 102,074 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 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.48 — 121,595 ratings — published 2010
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Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.03 — 262 ratings — published
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.39 — 340,192 ratings — published 2012
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Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 3.97 — 12,468 ratings — published 2004
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This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,318 ratings — published 2016
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.50 — 31,761 ratings — published 2003
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Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.04 — 214 ratings — published 2005
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.33 — 180,378 ratings — published 2019
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as social-movements)
avg rating 3.91 — 120,919 ratings — published 2014
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.18 — 44,881 ratings — published 2020
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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 5 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.11 — 7,577 ratings — published 2019
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How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as social-movements)
avg rating 4.46 — 4,805 ratings — published 2017
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“Social movements are understood in relations to the openings they instigate in the political constellation of society as well as the closures that inevitably follow such openings.”
Peyman Vahabzadeh, A Guerrilla Odyssey: Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and Fadai Period of National Liberation in Iran, 1971-1979

Martin Luther King Jr.
“A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.”
Martin Luther King Jr., Why We Can't Wait

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