Last month, a parade of politicians, commentators, and parody decorated the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Now that the spotlight is elsewhere, our Twitter book club @1book140 is taking a month to discuss race in the United States.

Our vote has been compiled from suggestions by writers, entrepreneurs, and comedians who talk about race: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Latoya Peterson, Baratunde Thurston, and Katelin Hansen. Read more about their work below.

Voting closes Monday at noon, Eastern time. After the vote, I'll announce the results and post a schedule here at The Atlantic and on our Twitter hashtag, #1book140.

Vote on Books About Race in the United States:

"Stupendous," writes Ta-Nehisi about The Warmth of Other Suns by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson. It's the story of six million African Americans who migrated away from the former confederate states in the 20th century. Wilkerson's book compares this migration to European immigration, showcasing Americans' "heroic determination to roll the dice for a better future," according to David Oshinsky in the New York Times.

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander is Katelin's pick. This book argues that the criminal justice system in the United States has created the equivalent of a caste system. NPR's Fresh Air summarizes the book: "millions of blacks arrested for minor crimes remain marginalized and disfranchised, trapped by a criminal justice system that has forever branded them as felons and denied them basic rights and opportunities." A strongly argued book, it's not all intellect; Alexander keeps the style lively with stories and personal anecdotes.