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Black Science Fiction

A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction is an annotated list of 40+ black science fiction works, created by author Nisi Shawl, that are important to your understanding of its history. Some of these works could be construed as fantasy rather than science fiction. The distinction between these two imaginative genres is often blurred, and it's especially hard to make out their boundaries when exploring the writing of African-descended authors. Why? Because access to the scientific knowledge from which SF often derives has been denied to people of the African diaspora for much of history. Also, it's sometimes difficult to understand the history of black science fiction without reference to the history of black fantasy.
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Blake or the Huts of America (Martin R. Delany)
Blake or the Huts of America
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Martin R. Delany
The Goophered Grapevine (Charles W, Chesnutt)
The Goophered Grapevine
2
Charles W, Chesnutt
Of One Blood (Pauline Hopkins)
Of One Blood
3
Pauline Hopkins
The Comet (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Comet
4
W.E.B. Du Bois
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (Amos Tutuola)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
5
Amos Tutuola
The Jewels of Aptor (Samuel R. Delany)
The Jewels of Aptor
6
Samuel R. Delany
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
7
Sam Greenlee
Les Blancs (Lorraine Hansberry)
Les Blancs
8
Lorraine Hansberry
Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
Mumbo Jumbo
9
Ishmael Reed
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
10
Samuel R. Delany
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
11
Toni Morrison
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
12
Octavia E. Butler
Imaro (Charles Saunders)
Imaro
13
Charles Saunders
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
14
Octavia Butler
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (Virginia Hamilton)
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
15
Virginia Hamilton
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day
16
Gloria Naylor
Middle Passage (Charles Johnson)
Middle Passage
17
Charles Johnson
The Space Traders (Derrick Bell)
The Space Traders
18
Derrick Bell
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
19
Nalo Hopkinson
The River Where Blood Is Born (Sandra Jackson-Opoku)
The River Where Blood Is Born
20
Sandra Jackson-Opoku
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
21
Colson Whitehead
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
22
Nalo Hopkinson
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (Sheree Renee Thomas)
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora
23
Sheree Renee Thomas
Futureland (Walter Mosley)
Futureland
24
Walter Mosley
Zulu Heart (Steven Barnes)
Zulu Heart
25
Steven Barnes
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House
26
Tananarive Due
The Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad (Minister Faust)
The Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad
27
Minister Faust
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
28
Octavia E. Butler
Mindscape (Andrea Hairston)
Mindscape
29
Andrea Hairston
Filter House (Nisi Shawl)
Filter House
30
Nisi Shawl
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
31
Nnedi Okorafor
Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
Redemption in Indigo
32
Karen Lord
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
33
NK Jemisin
Pym (Mat Johnson)
Pym
34
Mat Johnson
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
35
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Changa's Safari (Milton Davis)
Changa's Safari
36
Milton Davis
Arctic Rising
Arctic Rising
37
The Summer Prince (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
The Summer Prince
38
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
Elysium
39
Jennifer Marie Brissett
The Devil in America (Kai Ashante Wilson)
The Devil in America
40
Kai Ashante Wilson
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