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100 Books by Black Authors

All the books that I've read so far by black authors, excluding picture books. Includes fiction and non fiction
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A Picture of Freedom
A Picture of Freedom
1
Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
2
Bell Hooks
Color Me Dark
Color Me Dark
3
Dawn, by Octavia Butler
Dawn, by Octavia Butler
4
Down Second Avenue
Down Second Avenue
5
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly
6
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
7
Harriet Jacobs
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
8
Toni Morrison
Kaffir Boy
Kaffir Boy
9
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
10
Octavia Butler
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
11
Nelson Mandela
Look to the Hills
Look to the Hills
12
Pym
Pym
13
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
14
Mildred D. Taylor
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
15
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
16
Toni Morrison
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
The Hairdresser of Harare (Zimbabwe)
17
The Land
The Land
18
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
19
Alexander
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
20
Christopher Paul Curtis
With the Might of Angels
With the Might of Angels
21
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
22
Ahmadou Kourouma
African Psycho (Alain Mabanckou)
African Psycho
23
Alain Mabanckou
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
24
Alice Walker
A Hope Divided (Alyssa Cole)
A Hope Divided
25
Alyssa Cole
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
26
Alyssa Cole
An Unconditional Freedom (Alyssa Cole)
An Unconditional Freedom
27
Alyssa Cole
How to Find a Princess (Alyssa Cole)
How to Find a Princess
28
Alyssa Cole
Infidel (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Infidel
29
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Blanche on the Lam (Barbara Neely)
Blanche on the Lam
30
Barbara Neely
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
31
Booker T. Washington
One Person, No Vote (Carol Anderson)
One Person, No Vote
32
Carol Anderson
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
33
Carol Anderson
A Rage in Harlem (Chester Himes)
A Rage in Harlem
34
Chester Himes
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
35
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
36
Chinua Achebe
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
37
Colson Whitehead
Ponciá Venâncio (Conceição Evaristo)
Ponciá Venâncio
38
Conceição Evaristo
Addy Learns a Lesson (Connie Porter)
Addy Learns a Lesson
39
Connie Porter
Addy Saves the Day: A Summer Story (Connie Porter)
Addy Saves the Day: A Summer Story
40
Connie Porter
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