Explore books about the world's great social justice leaders
Our carefully curated selection helps families and educators explore stories of courage, struggle, and triumph in the fight for equality and justice.
Discover Inspiring Books About Social Justice Leaders
"All Labor Has Dignity" (King Legacy)
"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice (King Legacy)
"My Faith in the Constitution Is Whole": Barbara Jordan and the Politics of Scripture (Race, Religion and Politics)
"They Say": Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race (New Narratives in American History)
"Venceremos": Víctor Jara and the New Chilean Song Movement (PM Pamphlet)
"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity
#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence
11 Life Lessons From Nelson Mandela
1919
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
500 Years of Chicana Women's History / 500 Años de la Mujer Chicana: Bilingual Edition
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland
A Brief Biography of Susan B. Anthony
A Bunch of Old Letters: Being Mostly Written to Jawaharlal Nehru and Some Written by Him
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Cats: A Century of Tradition
A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy
A Few Words in the Dark: Selected Meditations by Kagawa Toyohiko
A Fire You Can't Put Out: The Civil Rights Life of Birmingham's Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth (Religion & American Culture)
A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump
A Free Woman On God's Earth: The True Story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, The Slave Who Won Her Freedom
A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings (King Legacy)
A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution
A High Five for Glenn Burke
Learn About Prominent Social Justice Leaders
Aaron Dixon
Aaron Henry
Aaron M. Maybin
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Abbie Hoffman
Abby Kelley
Adela Sloss-Vento
Adrienne Keene
Ady Barkan
Afeni Shakur
Ahed Tamimi
Ai Weiwei
Ai-jen Poo
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga
Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Akinyele Omowale Umoja
Al Sharpton
Ala'a Basatneh
Alan Haber
Albert Lutuli
Albert Woodfox
Alex Hershaft
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexis Nikole Nelson
Ali Abunimah
