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The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation’s Reading for Understanding monthly virtual book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read/listen to the book and make time for the discussion. Read the Bracy Center’s press release for the 2023 Book Discussion Series Selection & Celebrating Black-Owned Bookstores.

January 2023 Selection
Cover of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
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List Price: $38.00
One World (Nov 16, 2021)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 400 pages
ISBN: 9780593230572Publisher: Penguin Random House
February 2023 Selection
Cover of A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America
A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America
by David K. Shipler
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List Price: $16.95
Vintage (Sep 01, 1998)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 624 pages
ISBN: 9780679734543Publisher: Penguin Random House
March 2023 Selection
Cover of America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States
America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States
by Erika Lee
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List Price: $32.00
Basic Books (Nov 26, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
ISBN: 9781541672604Publisher: Perseus Books
April 2023 Selection
Cover of An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion
An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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List Price: $21.95
Nonfiction, Paperback, 90 pages
ISBN: 9780820354170Publisher: University of Georgia Press
May 2023 Selection
Cover of How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
by Priya Fielding-Singh
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List Price: $28.00
Little, Brown Spark (Nov 16, 2021)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
ISBN: 9780316427265Publisher: Hachette Book Group
June 2023 Selection
Cover of Living While Black: Using Joy, Beauty, and Connection to Heal Racial Trauma
Living While Black: Using Joy, Beauty, and Connection to Heal Racial Trauma
by Guilaine Kinouani
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List Price: $24.95
Beacon Press (Jan 25, 2022)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 264 pages
ISBN: 9780807054581Publisher: Beacon Press
July 2023 Selection
Cover of Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
by Harriet A. Washington
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List Price: $20.00
Anchor (Jan 08, 2008)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 528 pages
ISBN: 9780767915472Publisher: Penguin Random House
August 2023 Selection
Cover of Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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List Price: $27.95
Beacon Press (Aug 24, 2021)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 400 pages
ISBN: 9780807036297Publisher: Beacon Press
September 2023 Selection
Cover of Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy)
Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy)
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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List Price: $16.00
Beacon Press (Jan 11, 2011)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN: 9780807001127Publisher: Beacon Press