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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (2021)
★4.60(20)
Like 'The 1619 Project', this offers a community history of African Americans spanning 400 years.
historynon-fiction
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
by Nikole Hannah-Jones (2019)
★4.52(48 ratings)
A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, their ancestors were stolen and brought to America by white slave traders. But before that, they had a home, a land, a language. She learns how the people said to be born on the water survived.
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson (2020)
★4.45(255)
Similar to 'The 1619 Project', this book examines America's deep-rooted social hierarchy.
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
by Michael Harriot (2022)
★4.44(16)
Like 'The 1619 Project', this offers a corrective and often humorous retelling of American history.
historynon-fiction
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
by Clint Smith (2021)
★5.00(3)
Echoing 'The 1619 Project', this book explores the enduring legacy of slavery through contemporary sites.
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
by Ibram X. Kendi (2016)
★4.60(99)
This book, like 'The 1619 Project', deeply investigates the history and impact of racist ideas in America.
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