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Yeah, most of our books are on very recent topics and we could use some books from older times. Some people have the tendency to completely shun older media for aspects that have become unacceptable (eg. revolutionaries with bigoted views of LGBTQ+ people) and while those books should probably not be the main focus, they should still be included as a way to educate ourselves on history, reflect on our mistakes and learn to do better!

And being able to not only appreciate but also critique an author and their works for their outdated ways of thinking is a great way to get people to critically think about race.

Fiction is perfectly fine and admittedly there should be more of it, too. We can account for the different age range too as the books are already sorted into "Junior" and "Advanced" categories.

Not sure what to make of an author notably critiquing another author's book on colonialism, but I will add them both as they seem like really interesting books to read.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe- Classic Nigerian Book, about how colonialism affects a Tribal leader

We actually already have this book on the reading list, although your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your contributions!

Okay, the book itself is very interesting and one that I will add to my personal reading list, although I'm not sure how suited it would be for the group's reading list. I'll add it on anyways and see what the rest of the group thinks about it.

Thanks again for the suggestion! I have a general idea of the overlaps of capitalism with fascism but not much idea on what fascism is.

Thanks! From the synopsis I found, it does look like a good starting book.

Thanks! Appreciate this

Thanks! Just added these books; the prevalence of indigenous people in the education system is criminally little.