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How We Get Free

"If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free." —Combahee River Collective Statement

I Am Troy Davis

by Troy Davis, Martina Davis-Correia, et al.

A riveting eyewitness account of the Davis family's courageous struggle against America's flawed criminal justice system.

The John Carlos Story

by John Wesley Carlos and Dave Zirin

John Carlos, the man behind the most iconic moment of the Black Power movement, tells his story.

Justice in Everyday Life

Edited by Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn’s book on the way justice really works in the U.S

Missing Daddy

by Mariame Kaba

A father and daughter's love cannot be broken even when prison bars separate them.

More than an Athlete

by Etan Thomas

In this, his first collection of poems, Etan Thomas defies the stereotype of the a-political athlete.

My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter

by Aja Monet

Powerful, poetic meditations on motherhood, sisterhood, spirituality, solidarity, displacement/gentrification, racism, and sexism.

My People Are Rising

by Aaron Dixon

A compelling look at the rise and fall of the Black Panther generation, through the eyes of a founding member.

The Old Man

by Truman Nelson

The classic historical biography reissued for the 150th anniversary of John Brown's celebrated uprising against slavery.

Organized Labor and the Black Worker, 1619-1981

by Philip S. Foner

A classic, radical history of Black workers' contribution to the American labor movement.

The Political Economy of Racism

by Melvin Leiman

A forceful, well-researched historical analysis of racism's roots and its persistence in the institutions of American society.

Repair

by Katherine Franke

A compelling case for reparations based on powerful, first person accounts detailing both the horrors of slavery and past promises made to its survivors.

#SayHerName

by African American Policy Forum

An urgent call to change the story of police violence against women and girls.

SNCC

by Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn tells the story of one of the most important civil rights groups in American history.

The Southern Mystique

by Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn examines the politics of the South and his own experiences there.

The Speech

by Gary Younge

Younge explains why "The Speech" maintains its powerful social relevance by sharing the dramatic story surrounding it.

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

by Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin

Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)

by Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin

Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.

A Time to Die

by Tom Wicker

The essential first hand account of the Attica Prison rebellion, back in print for the 40th anniversary of the uprising

Too Much Midnight

by Krista Franklin

Krista Franklin’s work emerges at the intersection of poetics, popular culture, and the dynamic histories of the African Diaspora. Krista lives in Chicago, IL.

Undivided Rights

by Marlene Gerber Fried, Elena Gutiérrez, et al.

Undivided Rights captures the evolving and largely unknown activist history of women of color organizing for reproductive justice.

Voices of Liberation

by Leo Zeilig

A perfect introduction to one of the most influential figures in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and Marxism.

War and an Irish Town

by Eamonn McCann

War and an Irish Town is Eamonn McCann's classic account of growing up Catholic in a Northern Irish ghetto.

We Do This 'Til We Free Us