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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne
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 to-read 2024/12/01 2024/12/18 Randee 2023/11/24 view activity »
Half American by Matthew F. Delmont Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad Delmont, Matthew F. *
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Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Grann, David *
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Getting Real About Race by Stephanie M. McClure Getting Real About Race: Hoodies, Mascots, Model Minorities, and Other Conversations McClure, Stephanie M.
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 to-read 2024/09/01 2024/09/25 Randee 2023/11/24 view activity »
American Whitelash by Wesley Lowery American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress Lowery, Wesley
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A People's History of Sports in the United States by Dave Zirin A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play Zirin, Dave
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 to-read 2024/07/01 2024/07/24 Randee 2023/11/24 view activity »
I’m Not Yelling by Elizabeth Leiba I’m Not Yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace Leiba, Elizabeth *
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South to America by Imani Perry South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation Perry, Imani
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Butler, Octavia E.
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) James, Marlon
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At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuire At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power McGuire, Danielle L. *
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Angry White Men by Michael S. Kimmel Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era Kimmel, Michael S.
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Racism without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo
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The Other Slavery by Andrés Reséndez The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America Reséndez, Andrés
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Learning from the Germans by Susan Neiman Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil Neiman, Susan
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Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. Why We Can't Wait King Jr., Martin Luther
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Not "A Nation of Immigrants" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne
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How the Other Half Eats by Priya Fielding-Singh How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America Fielding-Singh, Priya *
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An Uncommon Faith by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion (George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History Ser. Book 8) Glaude Jr., Eddie S. *
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A Country of Strangers by David K. Shipler A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America Shipler, David K.
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Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Washington, Harriet A.
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Living While Black by Guilaine Kinouani Living While Black: Using Joy, Beauty, and Connection to Heal Racial Trauma Kinouani, Guilaine
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America for Americans by Erika Lee America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States Lee, Erika *
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The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Hannah-Jones, Nikole
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Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Notes of a Native Son Baldwin, James
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Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Wilkerson, Isabel *
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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Wilkerson, Isabel *
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Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan M. Metzl Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland Metzl, Jonathan M.
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The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer Coates, Ta-Nehisi
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Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America Dyson, Michael Eric
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