Words can both inspire and destroy. In these troubled and turbulent times, Keys Weekly offers an inspirational reading list as a historical reminder of our nation’s identity–and how we are all striving to better uphold the ideals of “One Human Family.”
10. The New Jim Crow — Michelle Alexander
9. To Kill A Mockingbird — Harper Lee
8. Devil In The Grove — Gilbert King
7. The Book of Night Women — Marion James
6. The Autobiography of Malcolm X — as told to Alex Haley
5. The Underground Railroad — Colson Whitehead
4. Roots — Alex Haley
3. Invisible Man — Ralph Ellison
2. The Marrow of Tradition — Charles W. Chesnutt
1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin — Harriet Beecher Stowe
