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Black people built and continue to build this nation, brick by brick. Yet despite our contributions, we remain one of the most neglected populations in America.
Here are some books that illustrate America's systemic racist practices and their everlasting aftermath.
A thread.
Here are some books that illustrate America's systemic racist practices and their everlasting aftermath.
A thread.
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein.
Rothstein argues with exacting precision how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife—is the byproduct of explicit government policies.
Rothstein argues with exacting precision how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife—is the byproduct of explicit government policies.
The New Jim across by Michelle Alexander.
This book accounts the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status.
This book accounts the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status.
I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
Austin Brown's debut, is an eye-opening book about how some people in the United States still struggle for acceptance.
Austin Brown's debut, is an eye-opening book about how some people in the United States still struggle for acceptance.
Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall.
This book accounts the reality of which too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few.
This book accounts the reality of which too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few.
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi.
Stamped from the Beginning uses the life stories of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists.
Stamped from the Beginning uses the life stories of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson.
Wilkerson illustrates how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
by Isabel Wilkerson.
Wilkerson illustrates how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap, by Mehrsa Baradaran.
The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the Black community.
The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the Black community.
Feel free to add other recs to the thread, these are my favorite books. All of which I’ve read more than twice.
Remember that America is nothing without Black people, thank you and happy #BlackHistoryMonth
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Remember that America is nothing without Black people, thank you and happy #BlackHistoryMonth
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