20 Best-selling Books About Racism for Adults: Books on Race, White Privilege, Social Justice & Being Black in America Books

30Seconds Mom

June 03, 2020

With the protests going on in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, many people are looking to educate themselves and their families about racism, diversity, social justice, being black in America, white privilege and more. Here are 20 best-selling books about racism for anyone who wants to learn more and make a difference:

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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide $11

Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics and Leadership $17

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism $11

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays $12

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America $22

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America $10

An African American and Latinx History of the United States $14

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor $17

Chokehold: Policing Black Men $13

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race $12

Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice $17

So You Want to Talk About Race $14

Towards the "Other America": Anti-Racist Resources for White People Taking Action for Black Lives Matter $12

Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk About Race and How to Do It $37

Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race $20

Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race $40

Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race $18

How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning The Racist Lessons Of A Southern Childhood $17

Understanding and Dismantling Racism: The Twenty-First Century Challenge to White America $20

Killing Rage: Ending Racism $13