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100 Books on Racism in the United States

This is a compilation from lists of recommended reading regarding race, white supremacy and anti-racism in the United States and includes fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The focus is on African Americans but I have included several books about Native American and Asian American experiences as well. All books included on the list are by authors of color. (While there are also excellent books on anti-racism by European Americans, I feel it especially important first to listen.)
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
1
Bell Hooks
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
2
George M. Johnson
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Are Prisons Obsolete? (Angela Y. Davis)
Are Prisons Obsolete?
4
Angela Y. Davis
Assata: An Autobiography (Assata Shakur)
Assata: An Autobiography
5
Assata Shakur
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
6
Malcolm X
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
7
Zora Neale Hurston
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
9
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
10
Richard Wright
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Patricia Hill Collins)
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
11
Patricia Hill Collins
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
12
Toni Morrison
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing (Damaris B. Hill)
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing
13
Damaris B. Hill
Charleston Syllabus (Chad Williams, Kidada E. Williams)
Charleston Syllabus
14
Chad Williams, Kidada E. Williams
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
15
Claudia Rankine
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
16
Alice Walker
The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, & the Making of Modern Urban America (Khalil Gibran Muhammad)
The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, & the Making of Modern Urban America
17
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Democracy in Black (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)
Democracy in Black
18
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
19
Brittney Cooper
Fatal Invention (Dorothy Roberts)
Fatal Invention
20
Dorothy Roberts
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
21
James Baldwin
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
22
Jesmyn Ward
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
23
James Baldwin
Good Talk (Mira Jacob)
Good Talk
24
Mira Jacob
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
25
Angie Thomas
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
26
Kiese Laymon
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped
27
Margot Lee Shetterly
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
28
Mikki Kendall
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? (Moustafa Bayoumi)
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?
29
Moustafa Bayoumi
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
30
N.K. Jemisin
How to Be an Anti-Racist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Anti-Racist
31
Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be Less Stupid About Race (Crystal M. Fleming)
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
32
Crystal M. Fleming
How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
How We Fight for Our Lives
33
Saeed Jones
How We Fight White Supremacy (Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin)
How We Fight White Supremacy
34
Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:)
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
35
Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
36
Maya Angelou
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
37
James Baldwin
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
38
Alice Walker
The Inconvenient Indian (Thomas King)
The Inconvenient Indian
39
Thomas King
The Inner Work of Racial Justice (Rhonda V. Magee)
The Inner Work of Racial Justice
40
Rhonda V. Magee
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