Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
By: Martha S. Jones
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The epic history of African American women's pursuit of political power -- and how it transformed A…
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1. Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
By: Harriet A. Washington
0.00
Format: 126 pages, Hardcover
From the era of slavery to the present day, the first full history of black America's shocking mist… read more
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2. The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
4.51
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the … read more
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- nonfiction
- race
- history
- social justice
"For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. …"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology an…"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
3. Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America
By: Keisha N. Blain
4.20
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Explores the Black activist's ideas and political strategies highlighting their relevance for tackl… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
4. The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
By: Elaine F. Weiss
4.03
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political victories in American history: the down and… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- politics
- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
- womens
"I forged the thunderbolts and she fired them," is how [Elizabeth Cady] Stanton described their [hers and Susan B. Anthony's] work together."-Elaine F. Weiss, The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
"[Upon the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman] Catt wrote ... to the women voters of the nation: The vote is the emblem of your equality, women of America, the guaranty of your liberty…"-Elaine F. Weiss, The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
5. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
By: Greg Melville
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
6. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
By: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
4.17
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
"Stony the Road presents a bracing alternative to Trump-era white nationalism. . . . In our current… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
"Slavery didn’t end in 1865, it just evolved. The North won the Civil War, but the South won the narrative war"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
"I actually think the great evil of American slavery wasn’t involuntary servitude and forced labor. The true evil of American slavery was the narrative we created to justify it. They made up this ideo…"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
"I actually think the great evil of American slavery wasn’t involuntary servitude and forced labor. The true evil of American slavery was the narrative we created to justify it. They made up this ideo…"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
"We now know, thanks to developments in DNA analysis, that one in three African American males carries a Y-DNA signature inherited from a direct white male ancestor. Say, a great great great grandfath…"-Henry Louis Gates Jr., Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
7. Christmas and Other Horrors: A winter solstice anthology
By: Ellen Datlow
3.65
Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition
Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horro… read more
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8. On Juneteenth
By: Annette Gordon-Reed
4.18
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annet… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
"History is always being revised, as new information, comes to light and when different people see known documents and have their own responses to them, shaped by their individual experiences."-Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth
"Origin stories matter, for individuals, groups of people, and for nations. They inform our sense of self; telling us what kind of people we believe we are, what kind of nation we believe in. They usu…"-Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth
"Why would White Texans be more obstreperous than other White southerners? It has been suggested that this was because, unlike other Southern states, Texas had not been defeated militarily. They had w…"-Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth
9. The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
By: Kate Zernike
4.42
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who broke the story, the inspiring account of the sixtee… read more
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- history
- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
- womens
"The women had spent their careers trying not to think about being women, hoping they would be seen as scientists. But as the first or only in so many settings, they felt they had to live up to a high…"-Kate Zernike, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
10. A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
By: Eric Jay Dolin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
With A Furious Sky, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin tells the history of America itself through … read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
11. Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)
By: Micaiah Johnson
4.15
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and i… read more
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"Wanting to shift someone's boundaries is a burden and a threat, not a gift or a compliment."-Micaiah Johnson, Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)
12. The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon
By: Adam Shatz
4.24
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory biography of the writer-activist who inspired today’s movements for social and racial … read more
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- politics
- race
- history
- nonfiction
13. American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress
By: Wesley Lowery
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
“American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is.” — Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Ant… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
14. Against the Currant (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries, #1)
By: Olivia Matthews
3.51
Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In Olivia Matthews's Against the Currant , the first Spice Isle Bakery Mystery, investigating a mur… read more
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15. Rebel (Women Who Dare, #1)
By: Beverly Jenkins
4.14
Format: 373 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins' compelling new series follows a No… read more
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- historical
- african american
"Passion could lead to a place you'll regret."-Beverly Jenkins, Rebel (Women Who Dare, #1)
"You will lose a love, reject a love, find a love."-Beverly Jenkins, Rebel (Women Who Dare, #1)
"Love with the right person makes us stronger, not weaker."-Beverly Jenkins, Rebel (Women Who Dare, #1)
16. Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
By: Douglas Brinkley
4.35
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of e… read more
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- politics
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
17. The Show Girl
By: Nicola Harrison
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
It's 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star … read more
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- historical
18. Bitch: On the Female of the Species
By: Lucy Cooke
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom. Studying zoology m… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- history
19. Hard Dough Homicide
By: Olivia Matthews
3.74
Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Someone in Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean neighborhood has an appetite for murder in Olivia Matthews' … read more
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20. A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
By: Brittany K. Barnett
4.59
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story ab… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
"Teachers, lawyers, social workers, activists-anyone who works with the directly impacted, anyone who confronts the system day in and day out-will tell you that residual trauma is real."-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"No matter how many times my dad urged me to reach for the stars, my understanding of the universe was still confined by the world' limited notion of what a Black country girl from the South could do …"-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"A statue of a lone Confederate general towers over the Clarksville town center. To hear my grandpa tell it the general was built looking sternly over the Black side of town as a warning regarding whe…"-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"But it was 1996, and America's War on Drugs was in full throttle. Resources for drug treatment were scant, while money was being poured into law enforcement and prisons. People with addiction like Ma…"-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
21. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
22. What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
By: Heather Corinna
3.97
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
An informative, blisteringly funny, somewhat cranky and always spot-on guide to perimenopause and m… read more
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- feminism
- womens
- nonfiction
"Menopause isn't "Cocoon." Sorry."-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
"[As in puberty,] There will be tears. And anger. And tragically unfortunate haircuts."-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
"Have no shame ... as another woman friend of mine counseled with perfect sincerity and cheer: 'Just gain the 25 pounds. I really think I would not have survived menopause--AND the death of my mother-…"-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
"Messages we get about menopause more often tell us we must keep ourselves from much of what we want and need in this time. It's easy to get the idea that life in and after menopause is going to be li…"-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
23. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
By: John Ganz
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era―and their dark legac… read more
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- politics
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
24. Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells
By: Michelle Duster
3.74
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Called “a dangerous negro agitator” by the FBI, and a “brave woman” by Frederick Douglass, an inspi… read more
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- race
- history
- historical
- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
25. Seven Games: A Human History
By: Oliver Roeder
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. C… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
26. Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away
By: Keith Boykin
4.58
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Some arguments about race refuse to go away. It’s time, once and for all, to shatter them. The mo… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
27. Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist
By: Jasmin Graham
4.15
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From a marine biologist and co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences, a powerful debut the uplif… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
28. Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
By: Martha S. Jones
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The epic history of African American women's pursuit of political power -- and how it transformed A… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
- womens
- african american
29. It's Elementary
By: Elise Bryant
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get a little too in… read more
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"The guy next to him has dark brown hair down to his chin and striking blue eyes, like a real-life Shawn Hunter."-Elise Bryant, It's Elementary
30. Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Deborah Riley Draper
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African Ame… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- african american
31. The Lucky Ones
By: Zara Chowdhary
4.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A moving memoir by a survivor of anti-Muslim violence in contemporary India that delicately weaves … read more
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- nonfiction
