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“Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.”
—Toni Morrison

This reading list is a selection of books entrusted to Princeton University Press for publication. They inspire action, knowledge, reflection, and change in the areas of equity, justice, and race. The list ranges across disciplines and intended audiences, and is global in its reach. But it is not comprehensive or finite, and our current publishing collaborations will ensure its ongoing diversification.

Relics of War
 Relics of War Jennifer Raab
Doing the Right Thing
 Doing the Right Thing Marybeth Gasman
The Idea of Prison Abolition
 The Idea of Prison Abolition Tommie Shelby
The Age of Reconstruction
 The Age of Reconstruction Don H. Doyle
Figures of the Future
 Figures of the Future Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz
The Last Plantation
 The Last Plantation James R. Jones
Dreams of a Lifetime
 Dreams of a Lifetime Karen A. Cerulo and Janet M. Ruane
The Minneapolis Reckoning
 The Minneapolis Reckoning Michelle S. Phelps
Sixty Miles Upriver
 Sixty Miles Upriver Richard E. Ocejo
The Walls around Opportunity
 The Walls around Opportunity Gary Orfield
Denmark Vesey's Bible
 Denmark Vesey's Bible Jeremy Schipper
Puerto Rico
 Puerto Rico Jorell Meléndez-Badillo
Long Live Queer Nightlife
 Long Live Queer Nightlife Amin Ghaziani
Viral Justice
 Viral Justice Ruha Benjamin
Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice
 Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice Robert Wuthnow
The Dialectic Is in the Sea
 The Dialectic Is in the Sea Beatriz Nascimento
Getting Something to Eat in Jackson
 Getting Something to Eat in Jackson Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.
The Land Carries Our Ancestors
 The Land Carries Our Ancestors Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, heather ahtone, Joy Harjo, and Shana Bushyhead Condill
Paul Laurence Dunbar
 Paul Laurence Dunbar Gene Andrew Jarrett
One Quarter of the Nation
 One Quarter of the Nation Nancy Foner
Investigating Families
 Investigating Families Kelley Fong
After One Hundred Winters
 After One Hundred Winters Margaret D. Jacobs
Black Grief/White Grievance
 Black Grief/White Grievance Juliet Hooker
The Darkened Light of Faith
 The Darkened Light of Faith Melvin L. Rogers
Failures of Forgiveness
 Failures of Forgiveness Myisha Cherry
To Build a Black Future
 To Build a Black Future Christopher Paul Harris
Christian Supremacy
 Christian Supremacy Magda Teter
Engage and Evade
 Engage and Evade Asad L. Asad
The Struggle for the People’s King
 The Struggle for the People’s King Hajar Yazdiha
The Roots of Urban Renaissance
 The Roots of Urban Renaissance Brian D. Goldstein
Art’s Properties
 Art’s Properties David Joselit
Impermanent Blackness
 Impermanent Blackness Korey Garibaldi
The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover
 The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover Lerone A. Martin
Byzantine Intersectionality
 Byzantine Intersectionality Roland Betancourt
Racism
 Racism George M. Fredrickson
Aporophobia
 Aporophobia Adela Cortina
Native Bias
 Native Bias Donghyun Danny Choi, Mathias Poertner, and Nicholas Sambanis
The Genetic Lottery
 The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden
Committed to Memory
 Committed to Memory Cheryl Finley
Young, Gifted and Diverse
 Young, Gifted and Diverse Camille Z. Charles, Douglas S. Massey, Kimberly C. Torres, and Rory Kramer
White Freedom
 White Freedom Tyler Stovall
Undesirable Immigrants
 Undesirable Immigrants Andrew S. Rosenberg
Policing the Second Amendment
 Policing the Second Amendment Jennifer Carlson
Privilege and Punishment
 Privilege and Punishment Matthew Clair
In the Matter of Nat Turner
 In the Matter of Nat Turner Christopher Tomlins
Black Land
 Black Land Nadia Nurhussein
Dreamworlds of Race
 Dreamworlds of Race Duncan Bell
The Voucher Promise
 The Voucher Promise Eva Rosen
Can College Level the Playing Field?
 Can College Level the Playing Field? Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson
The Loud Minority
 The Loud Minority Daniel Q. Gillion
The Walls around Opportunity
 The Walls around Opportunity Gary Orfield
A Site of Struggle
 A Site of Struggle
Refuge
 Refuge Heba Gowayed
Africa’s Struggle for Its Art
 Africa’s Struggle for Its Art Bénédicte Savoy
The Great Demographic Illusion
 The Great Demographic Illusion Richard Alba
The Campus Color Line
 The Campus Color Line Eddie R. Cole
Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus
 Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus Clifton Crais and Pamela Scully
The Indignant Generation
 The Indignant Generation Lawrence P. Jackson
Steadfast Democrats
 Steadfast Democrats Ismail K. White and Chryl N. Laird
A Republic of Equals
 A Republic of Equals Jonathan Rothwell
The Deportation Machine
 The Deportation Machine Adam Goodman
I Hear My People Singing
 I Hear My People Singing Kathryn Watterson
The Arab Imago
 The Arab Imago Stephen Sheehi
Remembering Scottsboro
 Remembering Scottsboro James A. Miller
The New Negro
 The New Negro
Hate in the Homeland
 Hate in the Homeland Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Ballad of the Bullet
 Ballad of the Bullet Forrest Stuart
Divided We Stand
 Divided We Stand Bruce Nelson
¡Printing the Revolution!
 ¡Printing the Revolution! Claudia E. Zapata, Terezita Romo, E. Carmen Ramos, and Tatiana Reinoza
Ambassadors of Culture
 Ambassadors of Culture Kirsten Silva Gruesz
Playing the Race Card
 Playing the Race Card Linda Williams
The Fire Is upon Us
 The Fire Is upon Us Nicholas Buccola
Jumpin' Jim Crow
 Jumpin' Jim Crow
Competition in the Promised Land
 Competition in the Promised Land Leah Platt Boustan
Behind the Mule
 Behind the Mule Michael C. Dawson
Defend the Sacred
 Defend the Sacred Michael D. McNally
Deep Roots
 Deep Roots Avidit Acharya, Matthew Blackwell, and Maya Sen
Southern Nation
 Southern Nation David A. Bateman, Ira Katznelson, and John S. Lapinski
The Spectre of Race
 The Spectre of Race Michael G. Hanchard
The Obama Portraits
 The Obama Portraits Taína Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard Powell, and Kim Sajet
Race Is about Politics
 Race Is about Politics Jean-Frédéric Schaub
Reaping Something New
 Reaping Something New Daniel Hack
Protest!
 Protest! Liz McQuiston
Misdemeanorland
 Misdemeanorland Issa Kohler-Hausmann
Climbing Mount Laurel
 Climbing Mount Laurel Douglas S. Massey, Len Albright, Rebecca Casciano, Elizabeth Derickson, and David N. Kinsey
Getting Tough
 Getting Tough Julilly Kohler-Hausmann
Hitler's American Model
 Hitler's American Model James Q. Whitman
Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves
 Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves Kirk Savage
What a Mighty Power We Can Be
 What a Mighty Power We Can Be Theda Skocpol, Ariane Liazos, and Marshall Ganz
Black Out
 Black Out Asma Naeem
Buying Freedom
 Buying Freedom
Politics in Black and White
 Politics in Black and White Raphael J. Sonenshein
Black, White, and in Color
 Black, White, and in Color Sasha Torres
Becoming Black Political Subjects
 Becoming Black Political Subjects Tianna Paschel
The Presidency of Barack Obama
 The Presidency of Barack Obama
Waiting for José
 Waiting for José Harel Shapira
Our Compelling Interests
 Our Compelling Interests
The Race Card
 The Race Card Tali Mendelberg
Strangers No More
 Strangers No More Richard Alba and Nancy Foner
American Crucible
 American Crucible Gary Gerstle
White Backlash
 White Backlash Marisa A. Abrajano and Zoltan Hajnal
F.B. Eyes
 F.B. Eyes William J. Maxwell
The Age of Garvey
 The Age of Garvey Adam Ewing
The Loneliness of the Black Republican
 The Loneliness of the Black Republican Leah Wright Rigueur
The Kerner Report
 The Kerner Report National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
Blacks and Social Change
 Blacks and Social Change James W. Button
Black Violence
 Black Violence James W. Button
Caught
 Caught Marie Gottschalk
The Color of Success
 The Color of Success Ellen D. Wu
The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros
 The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros Galawdewos
Racisms
 Racisms Francisco Bethencourt
The Hero's Fight
 The Hero's Fight Patricia Fernández-Kelly
Story/Time
 Story/Time Bill T. Jones
The Origins of the Urban Crisis
 The Origins of the Urban Crisis Thomas J. Sugrue
Impossible Subjects
 Impossible Subjects Mae M. Ngai
Race in Another America
 Race in Another America Edward E. Telles
Creating a New Racial Order
 Creating a New Racial Order Jennifer L. Hochschild, Vesla M. Weaver, and Traci R. Burch
Little Rock
 Little Rock Karen Anderson
Passionately Human, No Less Divine
 Passionately Human, No Less Divine Wallace D. Best
The Silent Majority
 The Silent Majority Matthew D. Lassiter
Labor Rights Are Civil Rights
 Labor Rights Are Civil Rights Zaragosa Vargas
White Flight
 White Flight Kevin M. Kruse
Waiting for José
 Waiting for José Harel Shapira
New Faces, New Voices
 New Faces, New Voices Marisa A. Abrajano and R. Michael Alvarez
Exporting American Dreams
 Exporting American Dreams Mary L. Dudziak
The Minds of Marginalized Black Men
 The Minds of Marginalized Black Men Alford A. Young Jr.
Cold War Civil Rights
 Cold War Civil Rights Mary L. Dudziak
Black and Blue
 Black and Blue Paul Frymer
Becoming Yellow
 Becoming Yellow Michael Keevak
Black Corona
 Black Corona Steven Gregory
Lincoln on Race and Slavery
 Lincoln on Race and Slavery
Reading Obama
 Reading Obama James T. Kloppenberg
Create Dangerously
 Create Dangerously Edwidge Danticat
The Ethics of Identity
 The Ethics of Identity Kwame Anthony Appiah
Not Even Past
 Not Even Past Thomas J. Sugrue
The Shifting Grounds of Race
 The Shifting Grounds of Race Scott Kurashige
God and Race in American Politics
 God and Race in American Politics Mark A. Noll
Fighting for Democracy
 Fighting for Democracy Christopher S. Parker
Racial Justice in the Age of Obama
 Racial Justice in the Age of Obama Roy L. Brooks
From Scottsboro to Munich
 From Scottsboro to Munich Susan D. Pennybacker
Dropping Anchor, Setting Sail
 Dropping Anchor, Setting Sail Jacqueline Nassy Brown
Harlem Crossroads
 Harlem Crossroads Sara Blair
American Babylon
 American Babylon Robert O. Self
Color Conscious
 Color Conscious Kwame Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann
Facing Up to the American Dream
 Facing Up to the American Dream Jennifer L. Hochschild