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Civil Rights Historical — 2026-08-1450 booksAvg 4.69★138,323 total reviewsUpdated daily ~9am ET
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America―The New York Times Bestselling Retelling of US History Through the Experiences of Black AmericansMichael Harriot15 days on chart · +1 this week
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5,584
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great MigrationIsabel Wilkerson15 days on chart · peak #1 · −1 this week
4.8
25,070
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass15 days on chart
4.7
5,694
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The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo JacksonJeff Pearlman4 days on chart
4.6
1,054
51
The 1619 Project: A New Origin StoryNikole Hannah-Jones15 days on chart · peak #4 · +1 this week
4.8
16,469
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across AmericaClint Smith15 days on chart · +4 this week
4.8
5,321
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Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black GeneralsDoug Melville2 days on chart · peak #5
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Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell BlockTalitha L. LeFlouria4 days on chart · peak #4
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Freedom’s Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Saga of White Resistance to Federal PowerJefferson R. Cowie2 days on chart
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the PresentHarriet A. Washington15 days on chart · +2 this week
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and BeyondZora Neale Hurston15 days on chart · peak #5 · −6 this week
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7,091
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Reconstruction: The Unfinished PromiseMalcolm Gladwell15 days on chart · peak #8 · −1 this week
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Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of AmericaDavid S. Reynolds15 days on chart · peak #5 · −4 this week
4.7
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How The Democrats Won The Blacks: From Physical to Mental SlaveryRobin G Robinson II15 days on chart · peak #3 · −6 this week
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Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell BlockTalitha L. LeFlouria4 days on chart · peak #13
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of FreedomDavid W. Blight15 days on chart · peak #9
4.8
3,254
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The Black BookMiddleton A. Harris15 days on chart · +2 this week
4.8
3,448
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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona JudgeErica Armstrong Dunbar15 days on chart · peak #14 · +4 this week
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3,046
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Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition of Hidden Figures―Celebrating African American Women Pioneers at NASAMargot Lee Shetterly15 days on chart · peak #15 · +4 this week
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Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to FreedomIlyon Woo15 days on chart · peak #18
4.4
2,615
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: The Original 1845 Edition (The Autobiography Classics Of Frederick Douglass)Frederick Douglass15 days on chart · peak #17 · −4 this week
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1,581
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil WarTony Horwitz4 days on chart
4.6
744
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in AmericaIbram X. Kendi11 days on chart · peak #14 · −9 this week
4.8
12,851
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: An Inspiring Story of Innovation, Perseverance, and Bringing Electricity to a Village (P.S.)William Kamkwamba15 days on chart · peak #18 · −6 this week
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4,440
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Backtalker: An American MemoirKimberlé Williams Crenshaw14 days on chart · peak #13 · −12 this week
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How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on WashingtonMarcia Chatelain2 days on chart
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Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877Eric Foner15 days on chart · peak #20 · +2 this week
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Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America ― A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Civil Rights History (P.S.)Gilbert King15 days on chart · +11 this week
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The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White SupremacySteven J. Ross15 days on chart · peak #11 · −5 this week
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The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's MagicLindsey Stewart15 days on chart · peak #14 · −15 this week
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Nature Knows No Color-LineJ.A. Rogers15 days on chart · peak #12 · −5 this week
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Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow AsylumAntonia Hylton15 days on chart · peak #17 · −12 this week
4.5
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The Battle for the Black MindKarida L. Brown Ph.D
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The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a SlaveWillie Lynch15 days on chart · peak #21 · −2 this week
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7,722
3515
Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British SpyDamien Lewis2 days on chart
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American CapitalismEdward E Baptist14 days on chart · peak #29 · +5 this week
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Up from SlaveryBooker T. Washington15 days on chart · peak #15 · −21 this week
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Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals ― A Classic Memoir and Guide to Ifa, Orisha, and New Orleans VoudouLuisah Teish15 days on chart · peak #22 · −5 this week
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2,735
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Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of AmericanRacismEve L. Ewing14 days on chart · peak #28
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South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil WarAlice L Baumgartner2 days on chart · peak #39
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We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black ResistanceKellie Carter Jackson15 days on chart · peak #17 · −13 this week
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The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in SchoolsVanessa Siddle Walker
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The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American MythJermaine Fowler15 days on chart · peak #17 · −16 this week
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Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of RebellionAlan Taylor
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Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American HealingMichele Elizabeth Lee14 days on chart · peak #38 · −7 this week
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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care (Abolitionist Papers)Kelly Hayes2 days on chart · peak #40
4.7
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The Hoodoo Tarot: 78-Card Deck and Book for RootworkersTayannah Lee McQuillar10 days on chart · peak #34 · −13 this week
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family KeepsakeTiya Miles15 days on chart · peak #39 · −3 this week
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The Slaves' Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812Gene Allen Smith15 days on chart · peak #7 · −13 this week
4.3
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When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical LegacyBeronda L. Montgomery15 days on chart · peak #28
4.7
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