Ethnic Studies Books

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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 360,255 ratings — published 2015
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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 13 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 115,927 ratings — published 2010
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,336 ratings — published 1987
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,525 ratings — published 1903
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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 11 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 9,733 ratings — published 1981
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A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,300 ratings — published 1993
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.55 — 117,286 ratings — published 1963
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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 9 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 19,805 ratings — published 2014
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,584 ratings — published 1952
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 287,598 ratings — published 1965
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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 ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 44,873 ratings — published 2017
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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 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,105 ratings — published 2016
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 793,843 ratings — published 2010
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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 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 26,950 ratings — published 1997
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 31,272 ratings — published 1961
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 43,421 ratings — published 2020
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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 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 114,728 ratings — published 2010
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 262,047 ratings — published 1980
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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,966 ratings — published 1999
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 158,143 ratings — published 2020
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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 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 34,651 ratings — published 2015
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,643 ratings — published 1970
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,245 ratings — published 1984
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Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,211 ratings — published 1989
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The House on Mango Street The House on Mango Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 226,801 ratings — published 1984
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The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,766 ratings — published 2021
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Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,592 ratings — published 2012
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.59 — 33,667 ratings — published 1981
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 26,744 ratings — published 1971
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 133,033 ratings — published 1845
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Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,210 ratings — published 2003
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 28,946 ratings — published 1978
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 12,524 ratings — published 1994
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 57,317 ratings — published 1861
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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 ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.62 — 20,824 ratings — published 2021
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,251 ratings — published 2020
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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 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 61,868 ratings — published 2020
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They Called Us Enemy They Called Us Enemy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.42 — 51,157 ratings — published 2019
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 3.97 — 73,234 ratings — published 1995
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Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,279 ratings — published 2019
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,557 ratings — published 2018
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 25,384 ratings — published 2018
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Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,063 ratings — published 2016
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 433,787 ratings — published 2017
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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,466 ratings — published 2016
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Up from Slavery Up from Slavery (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.11 — 35,825 ratings — published 1900
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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,394 ratings — published 2011
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Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race Whiteness of a Different Color: European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethnic-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 724 ratings — published 1998
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Sharon Hurley Hall
“Anybody who thinks that shadeism does not exist is not being honest.”
Sharon Hurley Hall

Jane Allen Petrick
“Norman Rockwell saved my life.”
Jane Allen Petrick, Hidden in Plain Sight: The Other People in Norman Rockwell's America

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