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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 (Martin R. Delany)
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The Goophered Grapevine (Charles W, Chesnutt)
The Goophered Grapevine (Charles W, Chesnutt)
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Of One Blood (Pauline Hopkins)
Of One Blood (Pauline Hopkins)
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The Comet (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Comet (W.E.B. Du Bois)
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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (Amos Tutuola)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (Amos Tutuola)
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The Jewels of Aptor (Samuel R. Delany)
The Jewels of Aptor (Samuel R. Delany)
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee)
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Les Blancs (Lorraine Hansberry)
Les Blancs (Lorraine Hansberry)
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Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
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Dhalgren
Dhalgren
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
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Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
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Imaro (Charles Saunders)
Imaro (Charles Saunders)
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Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
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The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (Virginia Hamilton)
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (Virginia Hamilton)
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Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
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Middle Passage (Charles Johnson)
Middle Passage (Charles Johnson)
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The Space Traders (Derrick Bell)
The Space Traders (Derrick Bell)
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Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
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The River Where Blood Is Born (Sandra Jackson-Opoku)
The River Where Blood Is Born (Sandra Jackson-Opoku)
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The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
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Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
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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 (Sheree Renee Thomas)
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Futureland (Walter Mosley)
Futureland (Walter Mosley)
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Zulu Heart (Steven Barnes)
Zulu Heart (Steven Barnes)
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The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
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The Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad (Minister Faust)
The Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad (Minister Faust)
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Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
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Mindscape (Andrea Hairston)
Mindscape (Andrea Hairston)
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Filter House (Nisi Shawl)
Filter House (Nisi Shawl)
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Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
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Pym (Mat Johnson)
Pym (Mat Johnson)
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Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
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Changa's Safari (Milton Davis)
Changa's Safari (Milton Davis)
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Arctic Rising
Arctic Rising
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The Summer Prince (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
The Summer Prince (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
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Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
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The Devil in America (Kai Ashante Wilson)
The Devil in America (Kai Ashante Wilson)
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