Books to illuminate the problems of race in America

Rana Foroohar: as protests continue in the US, here are essential works on the long history of racial inequality. "To understand the systemic racism that African-Americans still struggle with today, and the ways in which it is at the heart of the US's national political and economic divide, you need to reflect on more than 300 years of the country's history." Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor of the Financial Times, Rana Foroohar, shares some of the most relevant books to aid that understanding.