Books like Hidden from History

Hidden from History by Martin B. Duberman reads as academic, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Queer History of the United States

Michael Bronski · 2026

Both explore identity

62% genome match

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers

Lillian Faderman · 1991

Both explore identity

60% genome match

A People’s History of American Empire

Howard Zinn · 2008

Both explore social justice & activism

78% genome match

A different mirror

Ronald Takaki · 1993

Both explore american history & social justice

72% genome match

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz · 2014

Both explore social justice & american history

72% genome match

Gay roots

Winston Leyland · 1991

Both explore lgbtq+ history & identity

75% genome match

Gay & Lesbian Biography

Michael J. Tyrkus · 1996

Both explore lgbtq+ history & identity

73% genome match

One Day When I Was Lost

James Baldwin · 1972

Both explore identity & activism

73% genome match

Gay New York

George Chauncey · 1994

Both explore lgbtq+ history & identity

83% genome match

Let the trumpet sound

Stephen B. Oates · 1982

Both explore activism & social justice

73% genome match

Nonviolence in America

Staughton Lynd · 1966

Both explore social justice & american history

75% genome match

Half the sky

Nicholas D. Kristof · 2009

Both explore social justice & activism

69% genome match