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Books White People Need to Read

Based on an article from The Good Men Project called "Why I Don't Want to Talk About Race" by Steve Locke, this list is a way for white people to learn more about race, whiteness & oppression. It is focused on non-fiction & memoir and comes from an American viewpoint - more are welcome! Please add your ideas in a respectful, open-hearted manner & tell us why you picked the books you added.



"There needs to be discussion among people who think of themselves as white. They need to unpack that language, that history, that social position and see what it really offers them, and what it takes away from them."



This list is for non-fiction & memoir written from a progressive, anti-racist point of view.

Score A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.