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The Second Coming of the KKK
by Linda Gordon • 2017
The 1920s Klan was a mass movement run like a franchise. Its immigration victory is still law.
3.82
1k+
The Second Coming of the KKK Summary
The Second Coming of the KKK 91%
The 1920s Klan was a mass movement run like a franchise. Its immigration victory is still law.
by Linda Gordon 2017
3.82
1k+ ratings
A Fever in the Heartland
by Timothy Egan • 2023
In 1920s Indiana, the Klan was the law. One woman's dying declaration exposed the regime.
4.35
50k+
A Fever in the Heartland Summary
A Fever in the Heartland 91%
In 1920s Indiana, the Klan was the law. One woman's dying declaration exposed the regime.
by Timothy Egan 2023
4.35
50k+ ratings
Our Town
by Cynthia Carr • 2006
A Klansman grandfather. A souvenir lynching photo. An Indiana town that never spoke of it.
3.90
202
Our Town Summary
Our Town 89%
A Klansman grandfather. A souvenir lynching photo. An Indiana town that never spoke of it.
by Cynthia Carr 2006
3.90
202 ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
528
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 89%
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022
4.22
528 ratings
Rough Country
by Robert Wuthnow • 2014
How Texas's frontier faith became the engine of America's conservative political machine.
3.77
26
Rough Country Summary
Rough Country 89%
How Texas's frontier faith became the engine of America's conservative political machine.
by Robert Wuthnow 2014
3.77
26 ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 89%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Death of Reconstruction
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2001
The North's faith in free labor built Reconstruction, then provided the arguments to tear it down.
3.86
107
The Death of Reconstruction Summary
The Death of Reconstruction 88%
The North's faith in free labor built Reconstruction, then provided the arguments to tear it down.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2001
3.86
107 ratings
The Day Freedom Died
by Charles Lane • 2008
The Easter Sunday slaughter that gave white supremacy a legal shield for a century.
4.08
447
The Day Freedom Died Summary
The Day Freedom Died 88%
The Easter Sunday slaughter that gave white supremacy a legal shield for a century.
by Charles Lane 2008
4.08
447 ratings
Stony the Road
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. • 2019
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
4.16
4k+
Stony the Road Summary
Stony the Road 88%
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2019
4.16
4k+ ratings
How the South Won the Civil War
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2020
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
4.31
5k+
How the South Won the Civil War Summary
How the South Won the Civil War 88%
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
A Nation Under Our Feet
by Steven Hahn • 2003
Enslaved people built a political world in secret. It outlasted slavery and reshaped the South.
4.11
958
A Nation Under Our Feet Summary
A Nation Under Our Feet 88%
Enslaved people built a political world in secret. It outlasted slavery and reshaped the South.
by Steven Hahn 2003
4.11
958 ratings
Rebellion
by Robert Kagan • 2024
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
4.39
664
Rebellion Summary
Rebellion 88%
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
by Robert Kagan 2024
4.39
664 ratings
Freedom’s Dominion
by Jefferson R. Cowie • 2022
One Alabama county's 'freedom' meant the right to dominate. The history and the national fallout.
4.50
881
Freedom’s Dominion Summary
Freedom’s Dominion 88%
One Alabama county's 'freedom' meant the right to dominate. The history and the national fallout.
by Jefferson R. Cowie 2022
4.50
881 ratings
The Bloody Shirt
by Stephen Budiansky • 2008
Emancipation was overthrown by a targeted campaign of terror. The nation was too tired to stop it.
3.85
354
The Bloody Shirt Summary
The Bloody Shirt 88%
Emancipation was overthrown by a targeted campaign of terror. The nation was too tired to stop it.
by Stephen Budiansky 2008
3.85
354 ratings
The White Man's Burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan • 1974
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
3.89
186
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 88%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 ratings
The Second Founding
by Eric Foner • 2019
Reconstruction gave birth to a new Constitution. The Supreme Court spent a century erasing it.
4.23
3k+
The Second Founding Summary
The Second Founding 88%
Reconstruction gave birth to a new Constitution. The Supreme Court spent a century erasing it.
by Eric Foner 2019
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
by C. Vann Woodward • 1955
Jim Crow: a system built in the 1890s, started in the North, and never inevitable.
4.14
3k+
The Strange Career of Jim Crow Summary
The Strange Career of Jim Crow 88%
Jim Crow: a system built in the 1890s, started in the North, and never inevitable.
by C. Vann Woodward 1955
4.14
3k+ ratings
Illiberal America
by Steven Hahn • 2024
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
4.16
318
Illiberal America Summary
Illiberal America 88%
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
by Steven Hahn 2024
4.16
318 ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 88%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
The Grift Summary
The Grift 88%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
The Indicted South
by Angie Maxwell • 2014
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
4.24
17
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South 88%
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
by Angie Maxwell 2014
4.24
17 ratings
The South Was Right!
by James Ronald Kennedy • 1991
The South legally seceded. The North invaded for economic gain. The rest is propaganda.
3.93
482
The South Was Right! Summary
The South Was Right! 88%
The South legally seceded. The North invaded for economic gain. The rest is propaganda.
by James Ronald Kennedy 1991
3.93
482 ratings
Racism
by George M. Fredrickson • 2002
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
3.77
662
Racism Summary
Racism 88%
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
by George M. Fredrickson 2002
3.77
662 ratings
Reconstruction
by Eric Foner • 1988
A brief, revolutionary experiment in interracial democracy. Why the country abandoned it.
4.22
6k+
Reconstruction Summary
Reconstruction 88%
A brief, revolutionary experiment in interracial democracy. Why the country abandoned it.
by Eric Foner 1988
4.22
6k+ ratings
Spying on the South
by Tony Horwitz • 2019
America's red-blue fault line was forged in the 1850s South. Retracing Olmsted's journey proves it.
4.00
5k+
Spying on the South Summary
Spying on the South 88%
America's red-blue fault line was forged in the 1850s South. Retracing Olmsted's journey proves it.
by Tony Horwitz 2019
4.00
5k+ ratings
The First Eight
by Jim Clyburn • 2025
Reconstruction gave America its first Black congressmen. The betrayal that took them repeats today.
4.52
146
The First Eight Summary
The First Eight 88%
Reconstruction gave America its first Black congressmen. The betrayal that took them repeats today.
by Jim Clyburn 2025
4.52
146 ratings
Red Summer
by Cameron McWhirter • 2011
The bloodiest American racial violence did not break Black communities. It organized them.
4.20
581
Red Summer Summary
Red Summer 88%
The bloodiest American racial violence did not break Black communities. It organized them.
by Cameron McWhirter 2011
4.20
581 ratings
The Second
by Carol Anderson • 2021
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
4.31
1k+
The Second Summary
The Second 88%
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
by Carol Anderson 2021
4.31
1k+ ratings
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
4.40
798
We Are Not Yet Equal Summary
We Are Not Yet Equal 88%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 ratings
A Renegade History of the United States
by Thaddeus Russell • 2010
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
3.81
2k+
A Renegade History of the United States Summary
A Renegade History of the United States 88%
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
by Thaddeus Russell 2010
3.81
2k+ ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World 88%
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023
3.82
85 ratings
White Supremacy
by George M. Fredrickson • 1981
Same racial logic, different regimes: why America built Jim Crow and South Africa built apartheid.
3.88
113
White Supremacy Summary
White Supremacy 87%
Same racial logic, different regimes: why America built Jim Crow and South Africa built apartheid.
by George M. Fredrickson 1981
3.88
113 ratings
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
White Rage Summary
White Rage 87%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation
by John F. Baker Jr. • 2009
A classroom photograph sent a man searching for his enslaved ancestors on a Tennessee plantation.
4.24
131
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation Summary
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation 87%
A classroom photograph sent a man searching for his enslaved ancestors on a Tennessee plantation.
by John F. Baker Jr. 2009
4.24
131 ratings
Attack and Die
by Grady McWhiney • 1982
Honor culture demanded attack. Rifles made attack fatal. The Confederacy bled to death.
3.56
157
Attack and Die Summary
Attack and Die 87%
Honor culture demanded attack. Rifles made attack fatal. The Confederacy bled to death.
by Grady McWhiney 1982
3.56
157 ratings
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
by George Washington Williams • 2012
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
4.03
29
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Summary
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens 87%
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
by George Washington Williams 2012
4.03
29 ratings
This Land Is Your Land
by Beverly Gage • 2026
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
3.84
2k+
This Land Is Your Land Summary
This Land Is Your Land 87%
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
by Beverly Gage 2026
3.84
2k+ ratings
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
by Philip Dray • 2003
For a century, a single phrase in coroners' reports hid the machinery of American racial terror.
4.45
673
At the Hands of Persons Unknown Summary
At the Hands of Persons Unknown 87%
For a century, a single phrase in coroners' reports hid the machinery of American racial terror.
by Philip Dray 2003
4.45
673 ratings
Black AF History
by Michael Harriot • 2023
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
4.60
10k+
Black AF History Summary
Black AF History 87%
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
by Michael Harriot 2023
4.60
10k+ ratings
Bring the War Home
by Kathleen Belew • 2018
The Oklahoma City bombing was no lone-wolf act; it capped a paramilitary movement born of Vietnam.
4.21
3k+
Bring the War Home Summary
Bring the War Home 87%
The Oklahoma City bombing was no lone-wolf act; it capped a paramilitary movement born of Vietnam.
by Kathleen Belew 2018
4.21
3k+ ratings
Southern Nation
by David A. Bateman • 2018
After Reconstruction, the white South ran Congress and built white supremacy into American law.
3.38
13
Southern Nation Summary
Southern Nation 87%
After Reconstruction, the white South ran Congress and built white supremacy into American law.
by David A. Bateman 2018
3.38
13 ratings
Dangerous Games
by Margaret MacMillan • 2008
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
3.64
2k+
Dangerous Games Summary
Dangerous Games 87%
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
by Margaret MacMillan 2008
3.64
2k+ ratings
Slave Breeding
by Gregory D. Smithers • 2012
Historians called it myth. The enslaved knew forced reproduction was slavery's brutal core.
3.73
51
Slave Breeding Summary
Slave Breeding 87%
Historians called it myth. The enslaved knew forced reproduction was slavery's brutal core.
by Gregory D. Smithers 2012
3.73
51 ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 87%
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992
4.34
1k+ ratings
Slave Country
by Adam Rothman • 2005
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
3.73
169
Slave Country Summary
Slave Country 87%
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
by Adam Rothman 2005
3.73
169 ratings
The Third Reich in Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2005
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
4.36
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 87%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
The Wars of Reconstruction
by Douglas R. Egerton • 2013
Black voters were the majority in several southern states. Then the targeted assassinations began.
4.07
338
The Wars of Reconstruction Summary
The Wars of Reconstruction 87%
Black voters were the majority in several southern states. Then the targeted assassinations began.
by Douglas R. Egerton 2013
4.07
338 ratings
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men
by Eric Foner • 1971
The ideology that built the Republican Party made its clash with the slave South inevitable.
4.12
1k+
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men Summary
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men 87%
The ideology that built the Republican Party made its clash with the slave South inevitable.
by Eric Foner 1971
4.12
1k+ ratings
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
by Nicholas Guyatt • 2007
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
3.93
14
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 Summary
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 87%
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
by Nicholas Guyatt 2007
3.93
14 ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 87%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
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