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African American Literature - Page 3

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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Speeches & Writings (Frederick Douglass)
Speeches & Writings
81
Frederick Douglass
My Grandfather's Son (Clarence Thomas)
My Grandfather's Son
82
Clarence Thomas
Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me (Condoleezza Rice)
Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me
83
Condoleezza Rice
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
84
Kathryn Stockett
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington (Jabari Asim)
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
85
Jabari Asim
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
86
Langston Hughes
In Search of Hannah Crafts (Henry Louis Gates Jr.)
In Search of Hannah Crafts
87
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride (Julia C. Collins)
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride
88
Julia C. Collins
Iola Leroy Or, Shadows Uplifted (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper)
Iola Leroy Or, Shadows Uplifted
89
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
To 'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors After the Civil War (Tera W. Hunter)
To 'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors After the Civil War
90
Tera W. Hunter
Rosa Parks: My Story (Rosa Parks)
Rosa Parks: My Story
91
Rosa Parks
Rise Up Singing: Black Women Writers on Motherhood (Cecelie Berry)
Rise Up Singing: Black Women Writers on Motherhood
92
Cecelie Berry
John Brown (W.E.B. Du Bois)
John Brown
93
W.E.B. Du Bois
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (W.E.B. Du Bois)
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880
94
W.E.B. Du Bois
I Have a Dream (Martin Luther King Jr, Kadir Nelson)
I Have a Dream
95
Martin Luther King Jr, Kadir Nelson
Strength to Love (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Strength to Love
96
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
97
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Jackie Robinson)
I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson
98
Jackie Robinson
Stride Toward Freedom (Martin Luther King Jr.)
Stride Toward Freedom
99
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Mis-Education of the Negro (Carter G. Woodson)
The Mis-Education of the Negro
100
Carter G. Woodson
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