Books like How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
12 books with a reading profile close to How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama
history, analytical
Barack Obama outlines his political philosophy by examining the structural gridlock within the United States government.
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Life of Black Hawk, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak
by Black Hawk
history, memoir
In this 1833 autobiography, Sauk leader Black Hawk recounts his military life and the territorial disputes leading to the Black Hawk War.
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The Undocumented Americans
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
analytical, memoir
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio rejects the common immigrant narrative that prioritizes the stories of high-achieving "Dreamers." Instead, she profiles day laborers in Queens, delivery drivers in ground zero’s wake, and eld…
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
Barbara Demick tracks the lives of six North Korean defectors originating from the industrial city of Chongjin, covering a fifteen-year period that includes the 1990s famine.
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Homage to Catalonia
history, memoir
George Orwell recounts his personal involvement in the Spanish Civil War, specifically his time serving within the POUM militia on the Aragon front and in Barcelona.
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Columbine
by Dave Cullen
history, analytical
Dave Cullen reconstructs the 1999 high school massacre by synthesizing police records, journals, and survivors' accounts.
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer
history, analytical
Jon Krakauer documents several sexual assault cases occurring between 2010 and 2012 in Missoula, Montana, focusing on the experiences of female students at the University of Montana.
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Assata: An Autobiography
history, memoir
Assata Shakur recounts her life as a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, structured around her 1973 arrest on the New Jersey Turnpike and subsequent imprisonment.
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Infidel
history, memoir
Infidel follows Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s life from her childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya to her career as a Dutch parliamentarian.
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Uncanny Valley
by Anna Wiener
analytical, memoir
Anna Wiener documents her transition from New York’s traditional publishing industry to the high-growth ecosystem of San Francisco’s tech start-ups.
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