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Books on Social Issues

Books tackling race, gender, sexual orientation, poverty, hate, injustice, inequality, violence, or any other tough social, economical or environmental issue, that I have read or planning to read.
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Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
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Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
Jesmyn Ward
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
Matthew Desmond
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Laughing All the Way to the Mosque (Zarqa Nawaz)
Laughing All the Way to the Mosque
Zarqa Nawaz
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China in Ten Words (Yu Hua)
China in Ten Words
Yu Hua
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Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit
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Girls and Sex
Girls and Sex
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Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
Toni Morrison
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Alex Haley and Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley and Malcolm X
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A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
Lao-Tzu
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In the Country We Love (Diane Guerrero)
In the Country We Love
Diane Guerrero
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Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
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The Geek Feminist Revolution (Kameron Hurley)
The Geek Feminist Revolution
Kameron Hurley
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
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Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
Leslie Feinberg
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You Can't Touch My Hair (Phoebe Robinson)
You Can't Touch My Hair
Phoebe Robinson
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Muslim Girl (Amani Al-Khatahtbeh)
Muslim Girl
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
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I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert
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The Notorious RBG (Irin Karmon)
The Notorious RBG
Irin Karmon
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Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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