Books like An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz reads as critical, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A People’s History of American Empire

Howard Zinn · 2008

Both explore social justice & colonialism

78% genome match

A different mirror

Ronald Takaki · 1993

Both explore american history & social justice

67% genome match

Before the Mayflower

Lerone Bennett · 1960

Both explore american history

63% genome match

Nonviolence in America

Staughton Lynd · 1966

Both explore social justice & american history

65% genome match

Native American Women

Gretchen M. Bataille · 1942

Both explore indigenous history & social justice

61% genome match

Cia

William Blum · 1995

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Lies My Teacher Told Me

James W. Loewen · 1994

Both explore social justice & american history

67% genome match

Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary

Joe Jackson · 2016

Both explore indigenous history & colonialism

72% genome match

Sport in society

Jay J. Coakley · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Black reconstruction in America 1860-1880

W. E. B. Du Bois · 1935

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

The groundings with my brothers

Walter Rodney · 1969

Both explore colonialism & social justice

74% genome match

The Mexico reader

G. M. Joseph · 2002

Both explore colonialism

55% genome match