The Souls of White Folk
In this 1920 essay, W. E. B Du Bois critically explores the notion of “whiteness,” how it has developed as a psychological and moral phenomenon, and how Black people and the world at large suffer at the hands of white people and the unjust and violent society they created.
The Pitfalls of Liberalism
This is an easy to read yet thought-provoking book excerpt written in 1967 by Kwame Ture, a Black revolutionary and key leader of the Black Power movement. This text harshly but truthfully criticizes the actions, or the lack thereof, of the white liberal party. It is a brilliant example of Ture’s ability to push radical thought into action.
The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house
This is a short speech given in 1979 by Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian civil rights activist & poet. And it is also Little Rad Reading Club’s first ever reading material!