Racism in America

Jacket: Racism in America: A Reader, with a Foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed, from Harvard University Press

Racism in America: A Reader (2020) is an invitation to understand anti-Black racism through the eyes of our most incisive commentators. This anthology is for all curious readers, teachers, and students who wish to discover for themselves the complex and rewarding intellectual work that has sustained our national conversation on race and will continue to guide us in future years. The book can be downloaded for free here and on most eBook platforms.

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    Cover: Katrina: A History, 1915–2015Katrina: A History, 1915–2015Horowitz, AndyPAPERBACK04/05/2022$17.95Not yet available
    Cover: Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of ManBeing Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of ManBennett, JoshuaPAPERBACK02/08/2022$18.95Not yet available
    Cover: The Anatomy of Racial Inequality: With a New PrefaceThe Anatomy of Racial Inequality: With a New PrefaceLoury, Glenn C.PAPERBACK08/17/2021$19.95
    Cover: The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in AmericaThe Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in AmericaLew-Williams, BethPAPERBACK08/17/2021$29.95
    Cover: Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American FreedomPolicing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American FreedomSeo, Sarah A.PAPERBACK08/10/2021$18.95
    Cover: Landscapes of Hope: Nature and the Great Migration in ChicagoLandscapes of Hope: Nature and the Great Migration in ChicagoMcCammack, BrianPAPERBACK08/03/2021$29.95
    Cover: The Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, NationThe Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, NationHall, Stuart
    Mercer, Kobena    		PAPERBACK01/12/2021$15.95
    Cover: Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and WhiteHattiesburg: An American City in Black and WhiteSturkey, WilliamPAPERBACK01/12/2021$21.95
    Cover: The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged StudentsThe Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged StudentsJack, Anthony AbrahamPAPERBACK08/11/2020$16.95
    Cover: Racism in America: A ReaderRacism in America: A ReaderEBOOK (PDF, EPUB, MOBI)08/04/2020$0.00View Download Options »
    Cover: Urban Legends: The South Bronx in Representation and RuinUrban Legends: The South Bronx in Representation and RuinL'Official, PeterHARDCOVER07/21/2020$29.95
    Cover: A Theory of System JustificationA Theory of System JustificationJost, John T.HARDCOVER07/14/2020$45.00
    Cover: Katrina: A History, 1915–2015Katrina: A History, 1915–2015Horowitz, AndyHARDCOVER07/07/2020$35.00
    Cover: Being Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of ManBeing Property Once Myself: Blackness and the End of ManBennett, JoshuaHARDCOVER05/12/2020$35.00
    Cover: Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass IncarcerationMarking Time: Art in the Age of Mass IncarcerationFleetwood, Nicole R.HARDCOVER04/28/2020$39.95
    Cover: The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in TexasThe Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in TexasMartinez, Monica MuñozPAPERBACK04/14/2020$19.95
    Cover: To Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed AmericaTo Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed AmericaViator, Felicia AngejaHARDCOVER02/25/2020$35.00
    Cover: American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World WarAmerican Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World WarWilliams, Duncan RyūkenPAPERBACK02/04/2020$18.95
    Cover: To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.Shelby, Tommie
    Terry, Brandon M.    		PAPERBACK01/07/2020$20.00
    Cover: Seeing Patients: A Surgeon’s Story of Race and Medical Bias, With a New PrefaceSeeing Patients: A Surgeon’s Story of Race and Medical Bias, With a New PrefaceWhite, Augustus A.PAPERBACK11/19/2019$23.00
    Cover: Accounting for Slavery: Masters and ManagementAccounting for Slavery: Masters and ManagementRosenthal, CaitlinPAPERBACK10/15/2019$20.00
    Cover: The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, With a New PrefaceThe Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, With a New PrefaceMuhammad, Khalil GibranPAPERBACK07/22/2019$15.95
    Cover: Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary AmericaBring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary AmericaBelew, KathleenPAPERBACK05/07/2019$16.95
    Cover: Shadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of JusticeShadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of JusticeO'Flaherty, Brendan
    Sethi, Rajiv    		HARDCOVER04/15/2019$27.95
    Cover: Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and WhiteHattiesburg: An American City in Black and WhiteSturkey, WilliamHARDCOVER03/28/2019$29.95
    Cover: The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapThe Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapBaradaran, MehrsaPAPERBACK03/11/2019$17.95
    Cover: The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged StudentsThe Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged StudentsJack, Anthony AbrahamHARDCOVER03/01/2019$27.95
    Cover: American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World WarAmerican Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World WarWilliams, Duncan RyūkenHARDCOVER02/19/2019$29.95
    Cover: Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth CenturyBound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth CenturyHunter, Tera W.PAPERBACK02/18/2019$21.00
    Cover: When Police KillWhen Police KillZimring, Franklin E.PAPERBACK11/12/2018$19.95
    Cover: The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United StatesThe Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United StatesBerlin, IraPAPERBACK11/05/2018$16.50
    Cover: The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in TexasThe Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in TexasMartinez, Monica MuñozHARDCOVER09/03/2018$36.00
    Cover: Accounting for Slavery: Masters and ManagementAccounting for Slavery: Masters and ManagementRosenthal, CaitlinHARDCOVER08/27/2018$36.00
    Cover: We the People, Volume 3: The Civil Rights RevolutionWe the People, Volume 3: The Civil Rights RevolutionAckerman, BrucePAPERBACK07/09/2018$23.00
    Cover: Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and ReformDark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and ReformShelby, TommiePAPERBACK07/02/2018$22.00
    Cover: Moving toward Integration: The Past and Future of Fair HousingMoving toward Integration: The Past and Future of Fair HousingSander, Richard H.
    Kucheva, Yana A.
    Zasloff, Jonathan M.    		HARDCOVER05/07/2018$43.50
    Cover: Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary AmericaBring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary AmericaBelew, KathleenHARDCOVER04/09/2018$29.95
    Cover: How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to DemocracyHow the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to DemocracyBaradaran, MehrsaPAPERBACK03/12/2018$21.00
    Cover: The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in AmericaThe Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion, and the Making of the Alien in AmericaLew-Williams, BethHARDCOVER02/26/2018$39.95Currently unavailable
    Cover: To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.Shelby, Tommie
    Terry, Brandon M.    		HARDCOVER02/19/2018$35.00
    Cover: Landscapes of Hope: Nature and the Great Migration in ChicagoLandscapes of Hope: Nature and the Great Migration in ChicagoMcCammack, BrianHARDCOVER10/16/2017$24.95
    Cover: Black Mirror: The Cultural Contradictions of American RacismBlack Mirror: The Cultural Contradictions of American RacismLott, EricHARDCOVER09/25/2017$40.00
    Cover: The Origin of OthersThe Origin of OthersMorrison, ToniHARDCOVER09/18/2017$22.95
    Cover: The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapThe Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapBaradaran, MehrsaHARDCOVER09/14/2017$40.00
    Cover: The Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, NationThe Fateful Triangle: Race, Ethnicity, NationHall, Stuart
    Mercer, Kobena    		HARDCOVER09/11/2017$27.50
    Cover: Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and IndiaColored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and IndiaSlate, NicoPAPERBACK09/04/2017$23.50
    Cover: From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in AmericaFrom the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in AmericaHinton, ElizabethPAPERBACK09/04/2017$19.95
    Cover: Racial Reckoning: Prosecuting America’s Civil Rights MurdersRacial Reckoning: Prosecuting America’s Civil Rights MurdersRomano, Renee C.PAPERBACK05/08/2017$30.00
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    Cover: The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over HarlemThe Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over HarlemGoldstein, Brian D.HARDCOVER02/01/2017$31.00
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