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Activists and reformers

Political leaders and policymakers

Memoirs and biographies of civil-rights leaders, dissidents, abolitionists and campaigners.

6 books on Activists and reformers, recommended by 8 people including Ryan Holiday and Casey Neistat.

6 books · 9 experts

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  1. My Bondage and My FreedomFrederick Douglass, 1815
  2. Up from SlaveryBooker T. Washington, 1900
  3. The Autobiography of Malcolm XMalcolm X, 1964
  4. Moving the Mountain: My Life in ChinaLi Lu, 1990
  5. MarchJohn Lewis, Andrew Aydin, 2013

The best books on Activists and reformers 6

My Bondage and My FreedomMy Bondage and My Freedom
T4 My Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass · 1815
Open Library
Recommended byRyan Holiday
Up from SlaveryUp from Slavery
T4 Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington · 1900
Open Library
Recommended byRyan Holiday
The Autobiography of Malcolm XThe Autobiography of Malcolm X
T4 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X · 1964
Open Library
Recommended byRyan HolidayCasey NeistatJason CalacanisTucker Max
Moving the Mountain: My Life in ChinaMoving the Mountain: My Life in China
T4 Moving the Mountain: My Life in China
Li Lu · 1990
Memoir of the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen; his only English-language book.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
MarchMarch
T4 March
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byBrad FeldTim Cook
Fear No EvilFear No Evil
T4 Fear No Evil
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Recommended byPatrick Collison

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