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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 (Richard Wright)
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
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Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
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Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
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THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois
THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois
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The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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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 (Ntozake Shange)
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A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
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The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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Mama (Terry McMillan)
Mama (Terry McMillan)
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
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Family (J. California Cooper)
Family (J. California Cooper)
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Passing (Patricia Jones)
Passing (Patricia Jones)
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The Wedding (Dorothy West)
The Wedding (Dorothy West)
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Sally Hemmings: A Novel (Barbara Chase-Riboud)
Sally Hemmings: A Novel (Barbara Chase-Riboud)
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Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula (Toni Morrison)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
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Wild Seed
Wild Seed
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
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The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
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A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
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The Song of Solomn
The Song of Solomn
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Amistad (Alexs D. Pate)
Amistad (Alexs D. Pate)
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