The Greatest Books of All Time on Segregation

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
837 The Sellout Paul Beatty 2015 American English
909 The Warmth Of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson 2010 American English
1462 An American Dilemma Gunnar Myrdal 1944 Swedish English
1756 Strange Fruit Lillian Smith 1944 American English
3098 Why We Can't Wait Martin Luther King 1964 American English
4502 Killers of the Dream Lillian Smith 1949 American English
4751 Origins of the New South C. Vann Woodward 1951 American English
5249 The Strange Career of Jim Crow C. Vann Woodward 1955 American English
6246 Parting the Waters Taylor Branch 1988 American English
7094 The Color Of Law Richard Rothstein 2017 American English
8264 Coming Of Age In Mississippi Anne Moody 1968 American English
8431 Arc of Justice Kevin Boyle 2004 American English
8563 Slavery by Another Name Douglas A. Blackmon 2008 American English
9753 Carry Me Home Diane McWhorter 2001 American English
10234 Race For Profit Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2019 American English
10448 The Life Of Langston Hughes Arnold Rampersad 1986 American English
11134 Devil in the Grove Gilbert King 2012 American English
11250 Lemon Swamp And Other Places Mamie Garvin Fields 1983 American English
12163 On the Bus with Rosa Parks Rita Dove 1999 American English
12803 Magic In The Air Mike Sielski 2025 American English
13246 Stamped Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds 2020 American English
13336 Home Toni Morrison 2012 American English
14787 Experiments on Plant Hybridization Gregor Mendel 1866 Austrian German
14983 Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi 2016 American English
15897 Wallace Marshall Frady 1968 English
17117 Sons of Mississippi Paul Hendrickson 2003 American English
17117 Unequal City Carla Shedd 2015 American English
17117 White Rage Carol Anderson 2016 American English
17117 Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly 2016 American English
17117 Pillar Of Fire Taylor Branch 1998 American English
17117 At Canaan's Edge Taylor Branch 2006 American English
17117 Blood At The Root Patrick Phillips 2016 British English
17117 The Gothic Politics Of The Deep South Robert Sherrill 1968 American English
17117 Only The Ball Was White Robert Peterson 1970 Unknown English
17117 Claudette Colvin Phillip Hoose 2009 American English