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In crackling, fast-paced prose, he reveals forgotten episodes that cast American history in a new light. In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr tells the fascinating story of the United States outside the United States. How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr (513 pages) Wilmington’s Lie by David Zucchino (426 pages).The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (368 pages).The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri (368 pages).America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States by Erika Lee (432 pages).Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi (592 pages).White Trash by Nancy Isenberg (460 pages).Black Reconstruction in America by WEB Du Bois (746 pages).

America’s history of racism and white supremacy is baked into its very foundations, and unpacking that history (and its obfuscation among whyte people) is important to understand. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history.

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (622 pages)įrom 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. The blurbs are from Goodreads, with some minor editing.

hollaback!‘s free Bystander Intervention Training.

Trudi Lebrón‘s Equity Centered Coaching Collective.

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Anti-Racist Books for Young Readers from Parnassus.

In memory of George Floyd and because the conviction of one murderer is not enough to change an entire system but is enough to make people feel like the change has happened and the work is done, here are some anti-racist reading lists: If these books intrigue you, or you’d like to check out more on similar topics, here are some fantastic lists: Diana Oh’s White People Read, a list of Revisionist History books (as defined by Critical Race Theory), Nonfiction by Women Historians, and 6 Epic Nonfiction Book Recommendations. There are roughly 50 books here (I lost count and was too lazy to go back and do it again), and this is far from a comprehensive list of engaging nonfiction tomes-there are tons of gaps in history, topics, and whatnot.

For some reason I prefer it, although I lose the option of highlighting and tabbing (for non-library books, obviously).

I highly recommend reading nonfiction in audiobook format. These books all clock in at over 500 pages (okay there are some in the 400-page range). But if you’re looking to read some longer nonfiction-and you enjoyed last week’s Unputdownable Nonfiction featuring shorter works-here are some suggestions that are engaging, fascinating and hopefully works you enjoy!