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Books White People Need to Read

Based on an article from The Good Men Project called "Why I Don't Want to Talk About Race" by Steve Locke, this list is a way for white people to learn more about race, whiteness & oppression.
"There needs to be discussion among people who think of themselves as white. They need to unpack that language, that history, that social position and see what it really offers them, and what it takes away from them."
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
1
Alexander
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X & Alex Haley)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
2
Malcolm X & Alex Haley
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
3
Dee Brown
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
4
Rebecca Skloot
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
5
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
6
Bell Hooks
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
7
James Baldwin
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
8
Isabel Wilkerson
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
9
W.E.B. Du Bois
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
10
Frederick Douglass
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me
11
John Howard Griffin
Why Are All the Kids Sitting Together in Cafeteria
Why Are All the Kids Sitting Together in Cafeteria
12
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
13
Bryan Stevenson
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
14
Sherman Alexie
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
15
Audre Lorde
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
16
Angie Thomas
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me
17
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
18
Maya Angelou
Savage Inequalities
Savage Inequalities
19
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class
20
Angela Davis
Race Matters
Race Matters
21
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
22
James McBride
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks
23
Frantz Fanon
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
24
Alex Haley
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
25
Howard Zinn
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
26
Solomon Northup
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
27
Barack Obama
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
28
Anne Fadiman
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
29
Chinua Achebe
March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One
30
John Lewis
1491
1491
31
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
32
Franz Fanon
Slavery by Another Name
Slavery by Another Name
33
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back
34
Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua
Black Looks: Race and Representation (Bell Hooks)
Black Looks: Race and Representation
35
Bell Hooks
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Walter Rodney)
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
36
Walter Rodney
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
37
Jared Diamond
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
38
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Custer Died for Your Sins (Vine Deloria, Jr.)
Custer Died for Your Sins
39
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar
40
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