The Souls of Black Folk (An African American Heritage Book) by Wilder Publications $3.99
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an African American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. The importance of his work to the success of the Civil Rights movement cannot be overestimated. "In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of...

The Mis-Education of the Negro by Daryl Michael Scott $9.99
Originally published in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro is a classic in black social thought. Convinced of the singular importance of educated black leadership, yet alarmed at the failure of the educated elite, Carter G. Woodson explores the ways in which the black middle class became mis-educated and lays the foundation for their re-education. Hard-hitting and insightful, Woodson's most...

Narrative of Sojourner Truth (An African American Heritage Book) by Wilder Publications $4.99
Sojourner Truth transformed herself from a runaway slave into a well-known campaigner for abolition and women's rights. Her dedication to her principles and her fiery speaking style electrified the abolition movement and brought her fame. This is an extraordinary story about the triumph of an extraordinary woman.

Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Basic Books $25.00
Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it’s not just the Black kids sitting together—the White, Latino, Asian Pacific, and in some regions, American Indian youth, are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed in college dining halls, faculty lounges, and in corporate cafeterias.What is...

A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Back Bay Books $17.99
A dramatic retelling of our nation's past by today's preeminent multiculturalism scholar, Ronald Takaki, this book examines America's history in "a different mirror"-from the perspective of the minority peoples themselves. Beginning with the colonization of the "New World" and ending with the Los Angeles riots of 1992, this book recounts the history of America in the voices of the non-Anglo...

The Grace of Silence: A Memoir (Vintage) by Vintage $24.95
In the wake of talk of a “postracial” America upon Barack Obama’s ascension as president of the United States, Michele Norris, cohost of National Public Radio’s flagship program All Things Considered, set out to write, through original reporting, a book about “the hidden conversation” on race that is unfolding nationwide. She would, she thought, base her book on the frank disclosures...

Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers $26.95
Many Americans believe racism has all but disappeared, and that we live in a truly colorblind society. Yet people of color lag behind whites in almost all social indicators. They are poorer, less educated, and have less access to health care. If race has become largely irrelevant--and racists are few and far between--how can these conditions persist? This new book challenges our racial common...

Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Encounter Books $25.95
Challenges dogma and dispels cliches that have long clung to topics involving race, ethnicity and culture.

Race Matters: Unabridged (Audio Editions) by Cornel West $19.95
Hear Professor Cornel West, the master teacher and intellectual, reading his influential New York Times bestseller, also named a best book by Publishers Weekly. West provides a transformative voice that is willing to go to the heart of issues involving racial hatred and violence in America and begin the long-overdue healing of our nation. This audiobook resonates with the power of West's voice...

The Fire Next Time by Vintage $13.00
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two "letters," written on...