Recs if you like Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America: Second Revised and Updated Edition...
How did we get here?
What I was taught does not explain the world as I am witnessing it. So I compiled this list as a personal curriculum for histories that are critical of empire and capitalism, and actually shows us how we got here.
The list is not comprehensive, but I hope it helps people identify the gaps in their own historical education!
☕📚 History We Were Never Taught
The history that didn’t make it into our textbooks. Stories centered on Indigenous, Black, and Global South voices. No whitewashed timelines. Just truth, context, and the receipts.
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Become radicalized
History repeats, and most of us need an education.
Includes classics on American history & contemporary looks at the many -ism’s that consume us. Some microhistories are also thrown in. See them as case studies.
This list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to comment other titles!
Educating yourself because ignorance kills
"I want to live in a World where people who learn about harm to others care more about ending it than proving they aren't causing it." - feminist next door
Latin American Studies w/o the degree
Ongoing list! I will try to encompass as much as I can, pls lmk if there are poignant titles to add
Latine (Or Latinx) Voices
Not only limited to history, but consisting majorly of. Books about Latine/Hispanic/LatAm history and voices.
People Power & Calls to Action ✊🏻
Must reads for our current times…
