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Books by or About African Americans

A list of books by or about African Americans that I think everyone should read. I think you will love every book on this list.
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Roots Alex Haley
Roots Alex Haley
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Manchild in the Promised Land
Manchild in the Promised Land
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
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Richard Wright
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
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Richard Wright
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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James Weldon Johnson
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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Ernest J. Gaines
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave
9
Frederick Douglas
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
10
Booker T. Washington
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
11
Barack Obama
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
12
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
13
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro
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James Baldwin
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
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James Baldwin
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Zora Neale Hurston
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
17
Toni Morrison
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
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Ntozake Shange
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
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Ernest J. Gaines
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
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Toni Morrison
Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
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Terry McMillan
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
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Gloria Naylor
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
23
Harriet Beecher Stowe
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
24
Maya Angelou
Mama (Terry McMillan)
Mama
25
Terry McMillan
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
26
Edward P. Jones
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
27
Octavia Butler
Family (J. California Cooper)
Family
28
J. California Cooper
Passing (Patricia Jones)
Passing
29
Patricia Jones
The Wedding (Dorothy West)
The Wedding
30
Dorothy West
Sally Hemmings: A Novel (Barbara Chase-Riboud)
Sally Hemmings: A Novel
31
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
32
Toni Morrison
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
33
Alice Walker
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day
34
Gloria Naylor
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
35
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
36
Walter Mosley
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
37
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men
38
Ernest Gaines
The Song of Solomn
The Song of Solomn
39
Amistad (Alexs D. Pate)
Amistad
40
Alexs D. Pate
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