Race Relations Books

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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.40 — 365,841 ratings — published 2015
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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 109 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.16 — 171,992 ratings — published 2018
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,009,430 ratings — published 2017
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,868,417 ratings — published 1960
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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 97 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.52 — 117,121 ratings — published 2010
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,015,516 ratings — published 2009
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,357 ratings — published 2019
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.52 — 160,984 ratings — published 2020
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,793 ratings — published 2018
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.55 — 120,611 ratings — published 1963
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.62 — 261,159 ratings — published 2014
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.12 — 853,059 ratings — published 2020
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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 65 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,390 ratings — published 2016
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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 62 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.48 — 116,656 ratings — published 2010
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.49 — 804,513 ratings — published 2016
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.31 — 411,784 ratings — published 2013
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.13 — 803,391 ratings — published 2010
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Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as race-relations)
avg rating 3.77 — 575,396 ratings — published 2019
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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 49 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,125 ratings — published 1997
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The Nickel Boys The Nickel Boys (ebook)
by (shelved 48 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.25 — 306,825 ratings — published 2019
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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 48 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.44 — 45,833 ratings — published 2017
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.06 — 444,102 ratings — published 2016
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Small Great Things Small Great Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.36 — 437,587 ratings — published 2016
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.47 — 401,813 ratings — published 2016
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.37 — 290,917 ratings — published 1965
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.46 — 54,185 ratings — published 2020
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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.38 — 73,264 ratings — published 2018
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.33 — 85,292 ratings — published 2017
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as race-relations)
avg rating 3.92 — 201,810 ratings — published 1952
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,867 ratings — published 1903
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James James (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.44 — 485,515 ratings — published 2024
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as race-relations)
avg rating 3.98 — 489,527 ratings — published 1987
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.31 — 270,362 ratings — published 1979
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The Color of Water The Color of Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.15 — 133,593 ratings — published 1996
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The Secret Life of Bees The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,351,379 ratings — published 2001
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.70 — 39,456 ratings — published 2021
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.13 — 300,007 ratings — published 1970
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as race-relations)
avg rating 3.92 — 318,567 ratings — published 2023
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.13 — 134,714 ratings — published 1845
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.28 — 751,076 ratings — published 1982
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All American Boys All American Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.29 — 50,029 ratings — published 2015
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Go Set a Watchman Go Set a Watchman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as race-relations)
avg rating 3.31 — 290,673 ratings — published 2015
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Native Son Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.04 — 104,544 ratings — published 1940
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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 30 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.37 — 100,908 ratings — published 2017
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The Personal Librarian The Personal Librarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.05 — 225,892 ratings — published 2021
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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 29 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.49 — 25,640 ratings — published 2018
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Black Like Me Black Like Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.11 — 69,583 ratings — published 1961
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as race-relations)
avg rating 3.92 — 242,469 ratings — published 1852
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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 28 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,376 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 28 times as race-relations)
avg rating 4.47 — 14,768 ratings — published 2016
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James Weldon Johnson
“It’s no disgrace to be black, but it’s often very inconvenient.”
James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man

Colson Whitehead
“White man trying to kill you slow every day, and sometimes trying to kill you fast. Why make it easy for him? That was one kind of work you could say no to.”
Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad

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