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Mandela and the General by John CarlinNelson Mandela by Elleke BoehmerDare Not Linger by Nelson MandelaMandela by Tom LodgeMadiba A to Z by Danny Schechter
Nelson Mandela reading list
1st out of 20 books — 3 voters
The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
531st out of 1,364 books — 1,606 voters

Biko by Donald WoodsI Write What I Like by Steve BikoCountry of My Skull by Antjie KrogLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaAfter Freedom by Katherine S. Newman
Anti-Apartheid Movement, Ubuntu, Community, Labour, Organising & Personal Narratives in South Africa
23rd out of 98 books — 3 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesCaptain Blood by Rafael SabatiniGods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
Military Men
373rd out of 441 books — 49 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerA Dry White Season by André BrinkThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William KamkwambaWe Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
Southern Africa
178th out of 265 books — 74 voters
My Father's Orchid by Rayda Jacobs'Buckingham Palace', District Six by Richard RiveDance with a Poor Man's Daughter by Pamela JoosteSong for Sarah by Jonathan JansenUp from Slavery by Richard E. van der Ross
Understanding Cape Town
12th out of 103 books — 4 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
725th out of 2,159 books — 1,556 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin HenningPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireInto Siberia by Gregory J. Wallance
Social Justice Education
56th out of 333 books — 86 voters

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesSet the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin Henning
Racism and Inequality 101
41st out of 98 books — 71 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Non-American books that every American should read
290th out of 694 books — 495 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariMoral Tribes by Joshua D. GreeneThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtPolitical Tribes by Amy ChuaOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Making Peace Between Tribalism and Globalization
35th out of 130 books — 50 voters
The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMarch by John LewisMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art Spiegelman
History through graphic novels
350th out of 618 books — 496 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
250th out of 626 books — 290 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Books by Black Authors
381st out of 913 books — 368 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
233rd out of 820 books — 286 voters
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeMy Traitor's Heart by Rian MalanBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Best South African reads
113th out of 314 books — 182 voters

Born a Crime by Trevor NoahWaiting for the Barbarians by J.M. CoetzeeDisgrace by J.M. CoetzeeCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Best South African Books
55th out of 135 books — 77 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best by African Authors
164th out of 409 books — 223 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithOut of Africa by Isak DinesenDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best books for an African Safari
229th out of 476 books — 525 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanFun Home by Alison BechdelBlankets by Craig ThompsonStitches by David Small
Best Biographical Comics
66th out of 265 books — 103 voters

Naught For Your Comfort by Trevor HuddlestonApartheid by Brian LappingOf Wheels and Witches by Stephen HayesApartheid Is a Heresy by John W. de GruchyMandela and the General by John Carlin
Apartheid in South Africa
2nd out of 9 books — 5 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
706th out of 1,784 books — 1,662 voters

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter RodneyBlood River by Tim ButcherKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildThey Came Before Columbus by Ivan Van SertimaThe Frontlines of Peace by Severine Autesserre
Africa - Nonfiction
85th out of 392 books — 163 voters


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