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Books White People Need to Read - Page 5

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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Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism (Various)
Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism
161
Various
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
162
Olaudah Equiano
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice (Paul Kivel)
Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
163
Paul Kivel
Some of My Best Friends Are Black (Tanner Colby)
Some of My Best Friends Are Black
164
Tanner Colby
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
165
Toni Morrison
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Robin Diangelo)
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
166
Robin Diangelo
Rosa Lee (Leon Dash)
Rosa Lee
167
Leon Dash
Race (Studs Terkel)
Race
168
Studs Terkel
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
169
Tom Reiss
Yours in Struggle (Elly Bulkin)
Yours in Struggle
170
Elly Bulkin
The Book of Negroes (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes
171
Lawrence Hill
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
172
Margot Lee Shetterly
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
173
L.M. Montgomery
White Cargo (Don Jordan)
White Cargo
174
Don Jordan
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
175
Toni Morrison
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
176
Imbolo Mbue
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
177
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
178
JD Vance
They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era (Wesley Lowery)
They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era
179
Wesley Lowery
The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country (Steve Hendricks)
The Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country
180
Steve Hendricks
Born Wrong?: A Transgender Teen's Journey (David Matheny)
Born Wrong?: A Transgender Teen's Journey
181
David Matheny
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
182
Victor Lavalle
The Lynching (Laurence Leamer)
The Lynching
183
Laurence Leamer
I'm Still Here (Austin Channing Brown)
I'm Still Here
184
Austin Channing Brown
White Dancing Elephants (Chaya Bhuvaneswar)
White Dancing Elephants
185
Chaya Bhuvaneswar
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
186
Michelle Obama
Windrush (Mike Phillips)
Windrush
187
Mike Phillips
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
188
Vashti Harrison
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
189
Tommy Orange
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
190
Black and British: A Forgotten History (David Olusoga)
Black and British: A Forgotten History
191
David Olusoga
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
192
Brittney Cooper
A River in Darkness (Masaji Ishikawa)
A River in Darkness
193
Masaji Ishikawa
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
194
Nic Stone
No Innocent Bystanders (Christopher Doucot)
No Innocent Bystanders
195
Christopher Doucot
The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men (Eric Lichtblau)
The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men
196
Eric Lichtblau
Tell Me How It Ends (Valeria Luiselli)
Tell Me How It Ends
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Valeria Luiselli
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
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Tayari Jones
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
199
Betty Smith
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
200
N. K. Jemisin
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