Critical Race Theory Books

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Critical Race Theory, An Introduction Critical Race Theory, An Introduction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,655 ratings — published 1995
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Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.38 — 560 ratings — published 1996
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.52 — 115,924 ratings — published 2010
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,584 ratings — published 1952
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 14 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 170,974 ratings — published 2018
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.34 — 31,270 ratings — published 1961
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.36 — 118,730 ratings — published 2019
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.55 — 117,281 ratings — published 1963
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,243 ratings — published 1984
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 158,140 ratings — published 2020
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.40 — 360,244 ratings — published 2015
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,104 ratings — published 2016
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 100,321 ratings — published 2017
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,557 ratings — published 2018
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Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,461 ratings — published 1992
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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,174 ratings — published 1997
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.13 — 28,945 ratings — published 1978
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.44 — 44,872 ratings — published 2017
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.59 — 33,666 ratings — published 1981
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,336 ratings — published 1987
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The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.56 — 8,218 ratings — published 2018
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.44 — 34,651 ratings — published 2015
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.43 — 9,831 ratings — published 2007
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,524 ratings — published 1903
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 287,593 ratings — published 1965
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.52 — 29,317 ratings — published 2003
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,496 ratings — published 1990
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.36 — 61,867 ratings — published 2020
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.47 — 14,687 ratings — published 2016
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Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,631 ratings — published 2003
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.48 — 114,727 ratings — published 2010
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,733 ratings — published 1981
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.34 — 26,949 ratings — published 1997
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Alchemy of Race and Rights: Diary of a Law Professor Alchemy of Race and Rights: Diary of a Law Professor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.32 — 773 ratings — published 1991
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Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.43 — 6,556 ratings — published 2021
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.47 — 53,770 ratings — published 2020
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 11,393 ratings — published 2017
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And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 223 ratings — published 1987
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,544 ratings — published 2013
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How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,651 ratings — published 2017
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Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment (New Perspectives on Law, Culture, and Society) Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, And The First Amendment (New Perspectives on Law, Culture, and Society)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 3.89 — 80 ratings — published 1993
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 19,803 ratings — published 2014
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Citizen: An American Lyric Citizen: An American Lyric (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,191 ratings — published 2014
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.51 — 18,779 ratings — published 1981
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The History of White People The History of White People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,189 ratings — published 2010
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The Racial Contract The Racial Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,825 ratings — published 1997
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.61 — 23,652 ratings — published 2019
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On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,093 ratings — published
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.62 — 20,823 ratings — published 2021
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as critical-race-theory)
avg rating 4.19 — 43,420 ratings — published 2020
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“Faced with an inconvenient history, the first defense is silence.”
elliot jaspin, Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America

Helen Pluckrose
“It is bad psychology to tell people who do not believe that they are racist—who may even actively despise racism—that there is nothing they can do to stop themselves from being racist—and then ask them to help you. It is even less helpful to tell them that even their own good intentions are proof of their latent racism. Worst of all is to set up double-binds, like telling them that if they notice race it is because they are racist, but if they don’t notice race it’s because their privilege affords them the luxury of not noticing race, which is racist.”
Helen Pluckrose, Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody

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