The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
39th out of 942 books — 1,098 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
66th out of 1,043 books — 1,140 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
96th out of 803 books — 490 voters
Dead Wrong by Richard BelzerThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XLetter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.Gandhi by Mahatma GandhiA Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King Jr.
Essential Reading For A King
5th out of 62 books — 38 voters

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. FeynmanNight by Elie WieselLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaRelativity by Albert Einstein
Nobel Prize in ANYTHING BUT Literature
7th out of 147 books — 58 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Prejudice in America
43rd out of 425 books — 145 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
72nd out of 618 books — 417 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Black History Month
116th out of 553 books — 493 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellNight by Elie Wiesel
Human Rights
85th out of 550 books — 235 voters

Theory of People by Jakub LasakThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouReform or Revolution & Other Writings by Rosa LuxemburgLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
The Revolution Starts Here
25th out of 135 books — 91 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century
113th out of 465 books — 117 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Life Transformation Books
1121st out of 3,601 books — 2,252 voters
Selected Political Speeches by Marcus Tullius CiceroAn Organizer's Tale by César ChávezDefence Speeches by Marcus Tullius CiceroA Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King Jr.Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches by Winston S. Churchill
Collected Speeches By One Individual
4th out of 59 books — 10 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XWolf Hustle by Cin FabréThe Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du BoisSet the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Best Books on African American Studies (nonfiction)
61st out of 248 books — 141 voters
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHaleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Lee HarperFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Southern Authors
46th out of 361 books — 79 voters

Mere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. FosterThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Christianity Today" Books of the 20th Century
42nd out of 100 books — 56 voters
30 Years Behind Bars by Karen  GedneyThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsDeath of Innocence by Mamie Till-MobleyFirst They Killed My Father by Loung UngGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
True Life Stories--Overcoming Hardship
41st out of 270 books — 25 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
1033rd out of 2,259 books — 2,432 voters
Just Mercy by Bryan StevensonSet the Night on Fire by Mike  DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin Henning
Civil Rights & Law: Then and Now (fiction and nonfiction)
129th out of 156 books — 63 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Must Read Life Changing Books
104th out of 207 books — 150 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Bloomsbury 100 Must-read Life-Changing Books
56th out of 103 books — 32 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
American Studies 101
40th out of 83 books — 21 voters

On Fascism by Matthew C. MacwilliamsAgainst the State by Crispin SartwellThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. HayekUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerOn Liberty by John Stuart Mill
Moderation vs Authoritarianism - Nonfiction
38th out of 112 books — 10 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Changed My World
3003rd out of 3,289 books — 3,261 voters

Parting the Waters by Taylor BranchPillar of Fire by Taylor BranchAt Canaan's Edge by Taylor BranchTrampling Out the Vintage by Frank BardackeElla Baker and the Black Freedom Movement by Barbara Ransby
Civil Rights History Lit
6th out of 18 books — 1 voter
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr.I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiNight by Elie WieselFreedom in Exile by Dalai Lama XIVMother Teresa by Mother Teresa
Books by Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
20th out of 51 books — 4 voters

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