Big Books of 2026
Genres

Civics


Civics Books

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
How to Be an Antiracist
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
The Federalist Papers
A Promised Land
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?: A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work
Leviathan
Between the World and Me
March: Book One (March, #1)
The Republic
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Lists

The Color of Law by Richard RothsteinThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootMedical Apartheid by Harriet A. WashingtonWhen Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson
Breaking Brown Book Reads
98 books — 55 voters
Deliberation, Participation and Democracy by Shawn W. RosenbergStrong Democracy by Benjamin R. BarberA Place for Us by Benjamin R. BarberCitizens by Jon Alexander
Civic Duty
4 books — 1 voter

From Here to Equality by William A. Darity Jr.The Great Influenza by John M. BarryReparations by Duke L. KwonThe Debt by Randall RobinsonShould America Pay? by Raymond A. Winbush
Books on Reparations by African-Americans
6 books — 3 voters
Unrig by Dan G. NewmanDeep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Sum of Us by Heather McGheeThe Russia Conundrum by Mikhail KhodorkovskyInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Civics Reads For All
102 books — 5 voters

Madam President by Catherine ThimmeshI Could Do That! by Linda Arms WhiteSo You Want to Be President? by Judith St. GeorgeLosing is Democratic by Kitty FeldeSnake in the Grass by Kitty Felde
Youth Services Recommendations: Civics Books
50 books — 2 voters
Tithing and Giving by J.A. CoxFrom Buddha to Jesus by Steve CioccolantiWhy Pro-Life? by Randy AlcornHumility by C.J. MahaneyRadical by David Platt
Christian Engagement in Culture
170 books — 59 voters

Quotes Tagged “Civics”

Paul Lafargue
“ Work takes all the time and with it one has no leisure for the republic and his friends. ”
― Paul Lafargue, The Right to Be Lazy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“ If we fail, then freedom fails. ”
― John F. Kennedy
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Videos Tagged “Civics”

The High Ground - Why Civic Virtue Matters to America
The High Ground - Why Civic Virtue Matters to America
So you want to be a Supreme Court justice?
So you want to be a Supreme Court justice?
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Groups Tagged "Civics"

A variety of topics for lifelong learners.
4 members, last active 12 years ago
Take Back America - Book Club A book club focused on the "New Revolution" to re-take our country and reaffirm our Founding Pri…more
31 members, last active 11 years ago
Ms. Social Studies Teacher Book Club Looking for good social studies books? Join this social studies teacher reading group where we d…more
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CivicsEdForFamilies A reading list for those participating in the Civics Education 101 for Families social media cou…more
1 member, last active 5 years ago