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Books That Woke Me Up

All of these books touched a nerve in me at various times in my life. The list is by no means exhaustive as there are many books I and authors I have yet to read. I had hoped to reach 50 but didn't want to wait much longer to publish it. Hopefully you'll be challenged to pick up a few of these for looks at life through different lenses and continue to grow as I do.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
Alice (Whoopie Goldberg)
Alice
2
Whoopie Goldberg
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
3
Malcolm X
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
4
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
5
Dee Brown
Celia, a Slave (Melton A. McLaurin)
Celia, a Slave
6
Melton A. McLaurin
The Civil War (Ken and Rick Burns)
The Civil War
7
Ken and Rick Burns
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
The Color of Law
8
Richard Rothstein
Durango Street (Frank Bonham)
Durango Street
9
Frank Bonham
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South (Bruce Levine)
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
10
Bruce Levine
Four Hundred Souls (Ibram X. Kendi)
Four Hundred Souls
11
Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
12
Ibram X. Kendi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
13
Maya Angelou
I'm Gonna Push Through (Jasmyn Wright)
I'm Gonna Push Through
14
Jasmyn Wright
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
15
Harriet Jacobs
The Invention of the White Race (Theodore W. Allen)
The Invention of the White Race
16
Theodore W. Allen
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
17
Bryan Stevenson
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story (Sudan, South Sudan)
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story (Sudan, South Sudan)
18
Nappy Hair (Carolivia Herron)
Nappy Hair
19
Carolivia Herron
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass/USA)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
20
Frederick Douglass/USA
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
21
Alexander
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
22
Howard Zinn
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (Dr. Joy Degruy)
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
23
Dr. Joy Degruy
Privilege, Power, and Difference (Alan G. Johnson)
Privilege, Power, and Difference
24
Alan G. Johnson
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence (Derald Wing Sue)
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence
25
Derald Wing Sue
Racism: A Very Short Introduction (Ali Rattansi)
Racism: A Very Short Introduction
26
Ali Rattansi
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
27
Alex Haley
Slaves in the Family (Edward Ball)
Slaves in the Family
28
Edward Ball
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race
29
Ijeoma Oluo
The Souls of Black Folk (W. E. B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
30
W. E. B. Du Bois
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
31
Ibram X. Kendi
This Is the Fire (Don Lemon)
This Is the Fire
32
Don Lemon
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
33
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
34
Colson Whitehead
Understanding White Privilege (Frances Kendall)
Understanding White Privilege
35
Frances Kendall
Unworthy Republic (Claudio Saunt)
Unworthy Republic
36
Claudio Saunt
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
37
Isabel Wilkerson
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide
38
Carol Anderson
White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White (Daniel Hill)
White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White
39
Daniel Hill
White Fragility (Robin Diangelo)
White Fragility
40
Robin Diangelo
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