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A Small List of Classic Literature by Black Authors

I'm an avid fan of literature but I feel like I'm the world of academia, people are very euro/white-centric and forget many amazing black authors of classic authors, so here's a small list!
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
1
Toni Morrison
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
2
Ralph Ellison
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
3
Richard Wright
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
4
James Baldwin
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter
6
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
7
Jean Toomer
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
8
Zora Neale Hurston
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
9
Audre Lorde
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
10
Through the Ivory Gate (Rita Dove)
Through the Ivory Gate
11
Rita Dove
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
12
Lorraine Hansberry
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
13
Nella Larsen
Amiable With Big Teeth (Claude McKay)
Amiable With Big Teeth
14
Claude McKay
Imperium in Imperio (Sutton Griggs)
Imperium in Imperio
15
Sutton Griggs
The Street
The Street
16
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
17
Alexandre Dumas
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
18
Sojourner Truth
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride (Julia C. Collins)
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride
19
Julia C. Collins
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
20
Toni Morrison
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