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Important books about history and politics that you should read in this political climate
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items If you care about history and want to understand how it repeats itself, here are some books you should add to your bookshelf -- recommended by me, a public historian and researcher.
These lessons are short but poignant. It's a small, quick, easy, important read
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Another short but incredibly sharp book -- this takes you through what fascism is and how it is used by politicians for control
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
As some people seek to erase history, this book examines how some places are trying to reconcile the truth and how it's presented.
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery ...
This was a striking read about how neighbors and friends can quickly turn intolerant by leaning into intolerance and hate and by believing liars
Hitler's True Believers: How Ordinary People Became Nazis
Howard Zinn may have published this history back in 1980, but there are still so many historical events and lessons that are not generally taught in schools
A People's History of the United States - Zinn
There is a certain sect of people who claim to idolize the founding fathers, but they fail to recognize legitimate warnings and lessons that they left behind. Washington was not a perfect man, but he did understand how humans work and his warnings ar...
Washington's Farewell: Founding Father's Warning
Heather's newsletter is one of the most important pieces of literature analyzing the state of the political world through a historical lens, and this book was born from those lessons.
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
This book is of its time and references some outdated terminology and beliefs, but JFK firmly believed in the strength of immigrants and let it be known
A Nation of Immigrants
As birthright citizenship is being tested and threatened, Martha's book is an important history lesson on what it means to be a citizen and who gets to count
Birthright Citizens: Race & Rights in Antebellum America
As immigrants are attacked daily and this country espouses white supremacy, this book is more important than ever
Not 'A Nation of Immigrants': Settler Colonialism
The colonization that led to the creation of the United States cannot be ignored, and this book reveals many facts that people have tried to ignore for years
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the US
A thicker book, but one filled with necessary history
These Truths: A History of the United States
This book will enrage you. Poverty has a solution
Poverty, by America: Desmond, Matthew
Historians challenge many believed myths to show how much fact has been hidden or pushed aside
Myth America: Historians Take On Biggest Legends