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Please note: this is a list of books that we recommend for everyday white allies to read. While the list is small, we have read all the books we are recommending and believe them to be accessible to a broad range of readers. We look forward to growing this list and welcome other recommendations.

 

Book List

A Race is a Nice Thing to Have: a guide to being a white person or understanding the white persons in your life,
by
Janet Helms, Ph.D.

 

Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White,
by Tim J. Wise

 

Dismantling Racism: The Continuing Challenge to White America,
by Joseph Barndt

 

Honky,
by Dalton Conley

 

Learning Privilege: Lessons of Power and Identity in Affluent Schooling, by Adam Howard

 

Lies My Teacher Told Me,
by James W. Lowen

 

Race Matters,
byCornell West

 

Making Meaning of Whiteness: Exploring Racial Identity with White Teachers,
by Alice McIntyre

 

Memoir of a Race Traitor,  
by Mab Segrest,

 

Privilege, Power and Difference,
by Allan G. Johnson

 

Privilege Revealed: How Invisible Preference Undermines America, by Stephanie Wildman

 

The Maroon Within Us: Selected Essays on African American Community Socialization,
by Asa G. Hilliard

 

The Souls of Black Folks,
by W.E.B. Du Bois

 

We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools,
by Gary R. Howard

 

What If All the Kids Are White?  Anti-bias Multicultural Education With Young Children And Families,
by L. Derman-Sparks, P. Ramsey, J. Olsen Edwards

 

White awareness: handbook for anti-racism training,
by Judy Katz

 

White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, by Tim Wise

 

White Teacher,

by Vivian Gussin Paley

 

Witnessing Whiteness: First Steps Toward an Antiracist Practice and Culture,
by Shelly Tochluk

 

"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" And other Conversations about Race,
by Beverly Daniel Tatum

 

Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race,
by Frances E. Kendall

 

Understanding Whiteness, Unraveling Racism: Tools for the Journey,
by Judy Helfand and Laurie Lippin, Ph.D.

 

Uprooting Racism,
by Paul Kivel

 

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