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African-American History Month Reading List

A short list of books that'll help you learn more about the African American Experience. There are many more.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
American Slavery 1619-1877 (Peter Kolchin)
American Slavery 1619-1877
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Peter Kolchin
The American South (Iam James Cooper (Jr.), William J. Cooper Jr., Tho)
The American South
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Iam James Cooper (Jr.), William J. Cooper Jr., Tho
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
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Booker T. Washington
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass
Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots (Millender)
Crispus Attucks: Black Leader of Colonial Patriots
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Millender
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dunbar) (Dunbar)
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dunbar)
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Dunbar
The Buffalo Soldiers (John Prebble)
The Buffalo Soldiers
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John Prebble
Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers (Joseph T. Glatthaar)
Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers
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Joseph T. Glatthaar
Black Knights: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen (Lynn M. Homan)
Black Knights: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen
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Lynn M. Homan
George Washington Carver (Rackham Holt)
George Washington Carver
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Rackham Holt
Black Like Me (John Howard Griffin)
Black Like Me
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John Howard Griffin
Letter From Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Letter From Birmingham Jail
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mary McLeod Bethune (Sandra Donovan)
Mary McLeod Bethune
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Sandra Donovan
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong (Terry Teachout)
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
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Terry Teachout
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
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James Baldwin
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
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William Styron
The Juneteenth Story (Alliah L. Agostini)
The Juneteenth Story
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Alliah L. Agostini
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
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Solomon Northup
The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 (Tim Madigan)
The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
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Tim Madigan
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner Truth
The Harlem Renaissance (Cheryl Wall)
The Harlem Renaissance
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Cheryl Wall
Afro-American Folktales: Stories From Black Tradition in the New World (Roger D Abraham)
Afro-American Folktales: Stories From Black Tradition in the New World
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Roger D Abraham
Rosa Parks: A Life (Douglas Brinkley)
Rosa Parks: A Life
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Douglas Brinkley
The Music of Black Americans: A History (Eileen Southern)
The Music of Black Americans: A History
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Eileen Southern
Delta Blues (Ted Gioia)
Delta Blues
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Ted Gioia
Uncle Remus (Joel Chandler Harris)
Uncle Remus
27
Joel Chandler Harris
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