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African American Literature

Listed are 100 works of literature from African American authors. The list includes works from slave narratives, poems, novels, and works related to the civil rights movement. It is hoped that this list may provide a means of honoring, in however small a manner, the significant contributions that African American authors have given to the literary tradition and continue to do so.
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Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings (Phillis Wheatley)
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
1
Phillis Wheatley
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
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W.E.B. Du Bois
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
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Solomon Northrup
Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House
Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House
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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom
5
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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Frederick Douglass
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner Truth
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
8
Booker T. Washington
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr
9
MLK Jr
Autobiography of Malcom X (Malcom X, Alex Haley)
Autobiography of Malcom X
10
Malcom X, Alex Haley
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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Harriet Jacobs
A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said (Omar Ibn Said)
A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said
12
Omar Ibn Said
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave (William Wells Brown)
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave
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William Wells Brown
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft From Slavery (William and Ellen Craft)
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft From Slavery
14
William and Ellen Craft
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
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William Styron
The Life of Josiah Henson (Josiah Henson)
The Life of Josiah Henson
16
Josiah Henson
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
17
Colson Whitehead
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
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Octavia Butler
The Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave (William Grimes)
The Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave
19
William Grimes
The History of Mary Prince (Mary Prince)
The History of Mary Prince
20
Mary Prince
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
21
Zora Neale Hurston
A Narrative in the Life and Adventures of Venture, an African Slave (Venture Smith)
A Narrative in the Life and Adventures of Venture, an African Slave
22
Venture Smith
The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave (Henry Bibb)
The Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave
23
Henry Bibb
The Bondwoman's Narrative (Hannah Crafts)
The Bondwoman's Narrative
24
Hannah Crafts
The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts (William Still)
The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts
25
William Still
A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land
26
Barack Obama
Our Nig (Harriet E. Wilson)
Our Nig
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Harriet E. Wilson
Aunt Betty's Story: The Narrative of Bethany Veney, a Slave Woman (Bethany Veney)
Aunt Betty's Story: The Narrative of Bethany Veney, a Slave Woman
28
Bethany Veney
Escape From Slavery (Francis Bok)
Escape From Slavery
29
Francis Bok
Night Crawling (Leila Mottley)
Night Crawling
30
Leila Mottley
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
31
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
32
Zora Neale Hurston
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir
33
Viola Davis
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
34
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
35
Ann Petry
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
36
James Baldwin
That Bird Has My Wings (Jarvis Jay Masters)
That Bird Has My Wings
37
Jarvis Jay Masters
The 1619 Project (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project
38
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
39
Barack Obama
Becoming Michelle Obama (Michelle Obama)
Becoming Michelle Obama
40
Michelle Obama
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