Book — Non-fiction. By Milton Meltzer. 2008. 160 pages.
An account of Willa Cather's accomplishments and personality written for upper elementary/middle school readers.
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Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Maurice Jackson and Jacqueline Bacon. 2009. 259 pages.
This anthology connects the experience of African Americans and the Haitian revolution.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Miguel Melendez. 2003. 260 pages.
Legacy of the Young Lords in the Puerto Rican struggle for equality and independence.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Stuart Stotts. Illustrated by Terrance Cummings. 2010. and a CD. 64 pages.
History of the song from the Civil Rights Movement and other struggles, "We Shall Overcome."
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Book — Non-fiction. By Studs Terkel. 2004. 640 pages.
Interviews with people from all walks of life about their work.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Michael D. Yates. 2009. 240 pages.
An introduction to the history and role of unions in the United States.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2002, updated in 2018 with a foreword by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. 232 pages.
An engaging memoir by Howard Zinn which offers his life history in the context of the politics and events of his lifetime.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn, adapted by Rebecca Stefoff with additions by Ed Morales. 2022. 544 pages.
A young adult version of the best-selling A People’s History of the United States, ideal for 6th through 9th grade students.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2009. 746 pages.
A volume of essays emphasizing six areas that have been important to Zinn's work since the late 1950s — race, class, war, law, and history.
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Book — Non-fiction and CD. Edited by Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, and Steven F. Miller. Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. 2007. 359 pages.
Oral histories of first-person accounts of slavery.
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Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Linda Christensen and Stan Karp. 2003. Rethinking Schools. 350 pages.
This collection offers insights into a broad range of education issues, including vouchers and funding, multiculturalism, standards and testing, unions, bilingual education, and federal policy.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Bob Zellner with Constance Curry. Foreword by Julian Bond. 2008. 351 pages.
Zellner tells how one white Alabamian joined ranks with the Black students who were sitting-in, marching, fighting, and sometimes dying to challenge the Southern "way of life."
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. Translated by Toni Strubel. 2011 (translation). 512 pages.
A People's History of the United States in Spanish.
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Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Theresa Perry and Lisa Delpit. 1998. Rethinking Schools in collaboration with Beacon Press. 227 pages.
A special edition of Rethinking Schools, educators, linguists, writers, and students examine the lessons of the 1996 Oakland Ebonics controversy.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 1990. 408 pages.
A series of case studies and thought-provoking essays arguing for a radical approach to history.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn, edited by Richard Kreitner. 2014. 215 pages.
A collection of articles spanning 50 years, by and about Howard Zinn, originally published in The Nation magazine.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Wallace Terry. 1985. 320 pages.
Oral histories of twenty Black veterans who tell their stories of being in the Vietnam War.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn, with a new foreword by Anthony Arnove and a new afterword by the Barbara Ransby. 1964; updated third edition published in 2026. 304 pages.
A detailed history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Book — Non-fiction. By Robert Cohen. 2018. 312 pages.
A historical overview and diary entries from Howard Zinn's years as an activist professor at Spelman College.
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Book — Non-Fiction. By Howard Zinn. 1959. Reprinted in 2010. 302 pages.
The life and career of New Deal era New York politician Fiorello LaGuardia.
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Book — Historical fiction. By Alex Wheatle. 2020. 192 pages.
Cane Warriors follows the true story of Tacky's War in Jamaica in 1760.
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Book — Historical fiction. By María Dolores Águila. 2025. 304 pages.
A middle grade novel in verse based on the true story of Roberto Alvarez and the fight for education equity in Lemon Grove.
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Book — Fiction. By Beverley Naidoo 2022. 220 pages.
Without the mention of Palestine, Beverley Naidoo introduces young readers to Palestinian social reality, and the song of defiance that resonates from the Time Before until today.
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Book — Historical fiction. Written and illustrated by Pablo Leon. 2025. 240 pages.
A graphic novel about Guatemalan immigrant youth who learn about the dictatorship in Guatemala through conversations with their mother.
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Book — Historical fiction. By Debra J. Stone. 2025. 104 pages.
A young girl reckons with the demolition of a Black Saint Paul neighborhood to make way for the Interstate in the early 1960s.
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