More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered about the White Mother He Never Knew: by: John Blake, former CNN writer and producer; born and raised in Baltimore.

A memoir that tells the story of Blake’s transformation from a young man navigating the streets

of West Baltimore to a man who comes to terms with his past.

Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City: by: Antero Pietila

An examination of bigotry and residential segregation as told through the prism of Baltimore, from the early suburbanization in the 1880’s to the consequences of “white flight” after WWII, and into the first decade of the 21st century.

Baltimore: A Political History: by: Matthew A. Crenson, professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and Baltimore native. An examination of the role of politics and race in Baltimore. Peering into the City’s 300 neighborhoods, the author asks “whites, in particular, to reexamine the past and accept due responsibility for future racial progress.