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Black Politics

  • Black Liberation and Socialism

    by Ahmed Shawki
    A sharp and insightful analysis of movements against racism, with essential lessons for today's struggles.

  • The Old Man

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

  • 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.

  • Floodlines

    by Jordan Flaherty
    A People's History of community organizing in New Orleans in the years before and after Katrina.

  • People Wasn't Made to Burn

    by Joe Allen
    The long-buried story of a Chicagoan's struggle for justice after four of his children perished in a tragic fire.

  • 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

  • Detroit: I Do Mind Dying

    by Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin
    Black autoworkers fight back against exploitation and oppression on the shop floors in the '60s and '70s.

  • Justice in Everyday Life

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

  • The Southern Mystique

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

  • 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 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.

  • More than an Athlete

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

  • 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.

  • SNCC

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

  • The Black Power Mixtape

    Edited by Göran Olsson
    A provocative mixtape, mash-up, and treasure trove of never-before-seen images and interviews of the Black Power movement, with contemporary reflections

  • Black Panthers Speak

    Edited by Philip S. Foner
    A sweeping collection of the most vital and representative writings of the Black Panther party.

  • Reinventing Race, Reinventing Racism

    Edited by John J. Betancur and Cedric Herring
    Though far from a 'post-racial' society, the form of race and racism in the U.S. has changed over the years.

  • This Is Not A Test

    by José Vilson
    Vilson, a teacher from an urban school composed of black and poor youth, challenges racism and inequality in the classroom.

  • The Speech

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

  • Boots Riley

    by Boots Riley
    Blending poetics, politics, and everyday life, the singular lyrics of Boots Riley, poet of the hip-hop underground are collected here.

  • How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America

    by Manning Marable
    Marable offers profound insight into the deeply intertwined problems of race and class in the United States historically and today.

  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

    by Angela Y. Davis
    Activist, teacher, author and icon of the Black Power movement Angela Davis talks Ferguson, Palestine, and prison abolition.

  • From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

    by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
    An indispensable contribution to the movement for racial justice in “postracial” America.

  • 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.