5 Best politics books like Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South by Jaha Nailah Avery

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Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

By: Jaha Nailah Avery

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our …

"Jim Crow wasn't nothing but slavery, wrapped up in a nice little gift card." -Rev. John Kennard"

-Jaha Nailah Avery, Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

If you liked the politics plot in Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South by Jaha Nailah Avery , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Dark Testament and Other Poems

By: Pauli Murray

4.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There has been explosive interest in the life of Pauli Murray, as reflected in a recent profile in … read more

Similar categories in Pauli Murray's Dark Testament and Other Poems book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • politics
  • african american
  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems

By: James Baldwin

2.84

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only avail… read more

Similar categories in James Baldwin's Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • race
  • african american
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3. Strange Fruit, Volume 1: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History

By: Henry Louis Gates Jr. , Joel Christian Gill

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

Strange Fruit, Volume Iis a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies su… read more

Similar categories in Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Strange Fruit, Volume 1: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • african american

4. Black No More

By: George S. Schuyler

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Modern Library Harlem Renaissance What would happen to the race problem in America if black people … read more

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5. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • race
  • african american
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6. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

By: Michael Harriot

4.59

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly… read more

Similar categories in Michael Harriot's Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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7. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

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8. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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9. What Stalks Among Us

By: Sarah Hollowell

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Sarah Hollowell, author of A Dark and Starless Forest, comes a spine-tingling, deliriously cre… read more

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10. When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

By: Donovan X. Ramsey

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told throug… read more

Similar categories in Donovan X. Ramsey's When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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11. The Faint of Heart

By: Kerilynn Wilson

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What would you do if you were the only person left with a heart? The only person left who felt anyt… read more

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"Ama duygulara karşı hissizleştirmek, kalbi zayıflatıyor."

-Kerilynn Wilson, The Faint of Heart

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12. Shut Up, This Is Serious

By: Carolina Ixta

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more

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13. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • historical
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14. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

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15. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

By: Sarah Myer

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Myer's Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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16. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

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"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

Cover of Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South by Jaha Nailah Avery

17. Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

By: Jaha Nailah Avery

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our … read more

Similar categories in Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • american history
  • race
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • social issues
"Jim Crow wasn't nothing but slavery, wrapped up in a nice little gift card." -Rev. John Kennard"

-Jaha Nailah Avery, Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

Cover of The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power by Courtney B. Vance

18. The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power

By: Courtney B. Vance

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"A thoughtful, wise, empathetic book that has the capacity to save lives. " ( Kirkus) A moving com… read more

Similar categories in Courtney B. Vance's The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • nonfiction
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19. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • african american
Cover of America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg-Riger

20. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History

By: Ariel Aberg-Riger

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Red… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Aberg-Riger's America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila

21. The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

By: Lorraine Avila

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her sch… read more

Similar categories in Lorraine Avila's The Making of Yolanda la Bruja book and Jaha Nailah Avery's Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

"Mamá Teté has a saying: “Al que no le gusta el caldo, que le den dos tazas."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

"I wish I would’ve never internalized the need to put the needs of others over my own."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

"Mamá Teté comes to my mind: “Our powers exist so we can preserve our power and take back and protect what is ours."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

"Right above the mirror is the Julia De Burgos quote I’ve learned to love: “Don’t let the hand you hold, hold you down."

-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

7 Best history books like Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South by Jaha Nailah Avery

Transform Your Habits

Dark Testament and Other Poems

Pauli Murray

4.43

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Strange Fruit, Volume 1: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History

Henry Louis Gates Jr. , Joel Christian Gill

3.92

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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

Michael Harriot

4.59

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Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

Steve Sheinkin

4.49

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Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

4.01

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

Faith Erin Hicks

3.96

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Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

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