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Revolutionary Lives: A Reading List

The lives and thought of radicals and revolutionaries, of the past and present, have much to teach us. Records of the debates they participated in, the movements they built, the actions they organized, the strategy and theory they forged, and the circumstances in which they lived offer today's leftists an important means to reflect on the history of working-class struggle and organizing. We've put together a reading list of biographies, memoirs, and collected letters and essays that provide indispensable introductions to some of history's most inspiring figures.

Angela Davis

Angela Davis

by Angela Y. Davis
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Featuring a new introduction by the author, Angela Davis: An Autobiography is a classic account of a life in struggle.
A Revolutionary for Our Time

A Revolutionary for Our Time

by Leo Zeilig
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Rodney’s immensely creative and original use of Marxism was both a challenge to radical understandings of development and colonialisation but also faithful to a certain framework of analysis in the period he lived.
An Enemy Such as This

An Enemy Such as This

by David Correia
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An Enemy Such as This tells the story of the Casuses, a Navajo family whose lives overlay like a map onto the places and world-historical events at the heart of nineteenth and twentieth century colonial conquest.
Eslanda

Eslanda

by Barbara Ransby
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The first biography of the bold, principled, and fiercely independent woman who defied convention to make her own mark on the world.
Finding My Voice

Finding My Voice

by Emerald Garner
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Eric Garner's daughter describes what it is like to have her father murdered by the police while the whole world watched.
Waiting in the Wings

Waiting in the Wings

by Cherríe Moraga
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Featuring a new introduction from renowned activist and writer Cherrié Moraga, Waiting in the Wings (25th Anniversary Edition) is a thoughtfully tender memoir of lesbian motherhood.
Rosa Luxemburg: The Incendiary Spark

Rosa Luxemburg: The Incendiary Spark

by Michael Löwy
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Renowned Marxist scholar Michael Löwy offers an indispensable assessment of an enduringly fascinating revolutionary. Vibrant, insightful, and wide-ranging, Löwy’s essays illuminate the heroic, toug...
The Men With the Pink Triangle

The Men With the Pink Triangle

by Heinz Heger
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Finally back in print, the classic, powerful first-hand account of Nazi persecution of gay people.
Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win

Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win

by Helen Shiller
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Helen Shiller recounts her independent path of resistance: from the student anti-war movement of the 1960s to a Black Panther Party alliance to Mayor Harold Washington’s 26th vote to lonely voice against Mayor Richard M. Daley on a myriad of issues.
Lifting As They Climbed

Lifting As They Climbed

by Mariame Kaba and Essence McDowell
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An essential guidebook to influential Black women from Chicago’s South and West Sides, and their social, cultural, and artistic contributions to movements both past and present.  Geographically, h...
Haunted by Slavery

Haunted by Slavery

by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
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A stirring memoir by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall: historian of slavery, veteran political activist, and widow of Black Bolshevik author Harry Haywood.
On Edward Said

On Edward Said

by Hamid Dabashi
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An intimate intellectual, political and personal portrait of Edward Said, one of the 20th centuries leading public intellectuals
Howard Zinn Speaks

Howard Zinn Speaks

by Howard Zinn
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Howard Zinn weaves rich historical narratives that inspire and captivate.
The Brother You Choose

The Brother You Choose

by Susie Day
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Former Black Panthers Paul Coates and Eddie Conway discuss lives, politics, and their friendship that helped Eddie survive decades in prison.
Lucy Parsons

Lucy Parsons

by Carolyn Ashbaugh
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The life and times of Lucy Parsons, early American radical and labor organizer, told definitively here.
My People Are Rising

My People Are Rising

by Aaron Dixon
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A compelling look at the rise and fall of the Black Panther generation, through the eyes of a founding member.
Stardust to Stardust: Reflections on Living and Dying

Stardust to Stardust: Reflections on Living and Dying

by Erik Olin Wright
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One of the 21st century's most brilliant sociologists confronts his own mortality. 
The John Carlos Story

The John Carlos Story

by John Wesley Carlos and Dave Zirin
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John Carlos, the man behind the most iconic moment of the Black Power movement, tells his story.
Tomas Young's War

Tomas Young's War

by Mark Wilkerson
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An Iraq war veteran's powerful testament to the true cost of war.
Karl Marx

Karl Marx

by Karl Korsch
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A bracing, concise, and accessible overview of the entirety of Marx’s thought, by a major figure of twentieth-century Western Marxism.
Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

by Paul Frölich
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The definitive partisan biography of Rosa Luxemburg, as only a contemporary and comrade could know her.
Reminiscences of Lenin

Reminiscences of Lenin

by Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya
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A personal account of Lenin’s life and thought, written by the woman who knew him best.
Trotsky on Lenin

Trotsky on Lenin

by Leon Trotsky
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Combining Young Lenin and On Lenin in one volume, this is a fascinating political biography by fellow revolutionary Leon Trotsky.
Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky

by Tariq Ali
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This illustrated introduction's irreverent cartoons will amuse readers, and surprise them with its sophisticated portrait of Trotsky's life and works.
Life and Death of Leon Trotsky

Life and Death of Leon Trotsky

by Natalia Ivanovna Sedova and Victor Serge
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A biography of Leon Trotsky by two of his close friends and collaborators
Alexandra Kollontai

Alexandra Kollontai

by Cathy Porter
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Kollotai was a brilliant and passionate defender of the ideals of the Russian revolution and women's liberation.
The Revolutionary Marxism of Antonio Gramsci

The Revolutionary Marxism of Antonio Gramsci

by Frank Rosengarten
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In this wide-ranging and engaging evaluation of Gramsci’s political thought, Rosengraten focuses on the Sardinian’s legacy and lasting influence.
On the Formation of Marxism

On the Formation of Marxism

by Jukka Gronow
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In this gripping new intellectual biography, Jukka Gronow examines Karl Kautsky’s influence on the European labor movement.
Voices of Liberation

Voices of Liberation

by Leo Zeilig
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A perfect introduction to one of the most influential figures in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and Marxism.
The Old Man

The Old Man

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

The Bending Cross

by Ray Ginger
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The classic biography of Debs, one of the most important thinkers and activists in US.
The Selected Works of Eugene V. Debs, Vol. I

The Selected Works of Eugene V. Debs, Vol. I

Edited by Tim Davenport and David Walters
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An extensive compilation of articles, speeches, press statements, and open letters by American socialist Eugene V. Debs.
The Letters of Joe Hill

The Letters of Joe Hill

by Joe Hill
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The legend of Joe Hill, brought to life through his letters, songs, and writings.
Always on Strike

Always on Strike

by Arnold Stead
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A history of the I.W.W.’s golden years as lived by one of its’ guiding lights.
Emma

Emma

by Howard Zinn
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Howard Zinn dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the US.
Diary of Bergen-Belsen

Diary of Bergen-Belsen

by Hanna Levy-Hass
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The sole surviving diary of a Holocaust resistance fighter, written from inside the Nazi concentration camps.
North Star

North Star

by Peter Camejo
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Green Party leader and prominent social justice activist tells the story of his life of struggle.
A James Connolly Reader

A James Connolly Reader

by James Connolly
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A stirring collection of James Connolly's most important speeches and writing.
Communist Insurgent

Communist Insurgent

by Doug Enaa Greene
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This book discusses the life and political activity of French Communist Louis-Auguste Blanqui and the problems of his political current.
Red Hamlet

Red Hamlet

by James D. White
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The first full-length biography of the influential Russian revolutionary, philosopher, physician, and rival to Lenin, Alexander Bogdanov.
Otto Bauer (1881-1938)

Otto Bauer (1881-1938)

by Ewa Czerwinska-Schupp
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A stirring, ground breaking, political biography of the most important leader of the Austrian Social Democratic Workers Party’s, Otto Bauer.
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Edited by Dustin J. Byrd and Seyed Javad Miri
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An engaging examination of the religious and political philosophy of one of the most important African-American thinkers of the 20th-century
The Whiskey of our Discontent

The Whiskey of our Discontent

Edited by Quraysh Ali Lansana and Georgia A. Popoff
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Reflections on the profound influence of poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks through examinations of her life and work.
George Orwell Illustrated

George Orwell Illustrated

by David Smith
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George Orwell’s story told in full, with a light touch and copious illustrations
Wilhelm Liebknecht and German Social Democracy

Wilhelm Liebknecht and German Social Democracy

Edited by William A Pelz
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Key writings and speeches by one of the major figures of the labor movement of the 19th century.
Worth Fighting For

Worth Fighting For

by Rory Fanning
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Former US Army Ranger walks across America for a fallen comrade and finds his voice as a war resister.
The Spectre of Babeuf

The Spectre of Babeuf

by Ian Birchall
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Gracchus Babeuf has long been recognized as an important precursor of the revolutionary socialist tradition.
Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937

Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937

by Barbara C. Allen
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The first biography—in any language—of Alexander Shlyapnikov, a leader and founder, along with Kollontai, of the Workers’ Opposition.
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

by Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin
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Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.
Marx in Soho

Marx in Soho

by Howard Zinn
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Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change.
The Road from Ar Ramadi

The Road from Ar Ramadi

by Camilo Mejía
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The inspiring story of a soldier who, after fighting in Iraq, publicly refused to return to the war.
Long Shot

Long Shot

by Rory Fanning and Craig Hodges
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Black-balled NBA champion explores the challenges and rewards of using a celebrity platform to stand up against racism and exploitation.
Boots Riley

Boots Riley

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

101 Changemakers

Edited by Michele Bollinger and Dao X. Tran
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101 profiles of social justice leaders that changed the world, made accessible for students in grades 5-9.
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