Bliss's history encompasses the joys of young southern boyhood; bucolic days as a filmmaker, lovemaking in a field in the Oklahoma sun. And behind it all lies a mystery: how did this chosen child become the man who would deny everything to achieve his goals? View this eBook
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Publication Date: 2013
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation, gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. View this eBook
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Publication Date: 2015
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. View this eBook Access this Audiobook
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Publication Date: 2016
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this #1 New York Times bestseller chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. View this eBook Access this Audiobook
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Publication Date: 2020
Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. View this eBook Access this Audiobook
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Publication Date: 2021
This book expands on the original The New York Times Magazine’s "1619 Project, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. Access this Audiobook