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Books on African-Americans I've Read

A list of books on African Americans this old white man has read to educate himself about race. They are listed in the order I read them.
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Maybe I'll Pitch Forever (Satchel Paige)
Maybe I'll Pitch Forever
1
Satchel Paige
Fifty Days Aboard a Slave Vessel (Hill)
Fifty Days Aboard a Slave Vessel
2
Hill
Having Our Say (Sarah & A. Elizabeth Delany)
Having Our Say
3
Sarah & A. Elizabeth Delany
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
4
Nell Irvin Painter
Mutiny on the Amistad (Howard Jones)
Mutiny on the Amistad
5
Howard Jones
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation (John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger)
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation
6
John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger
Slaves in the Family (Edward Ball)
Slaves in the Family
7
Edward Ball
The Story of American Freedom (Eric Foner)
The Story of American Freedom
8
Eric Foner
Denmark Vesey: The Buried History of America's Largest Slave Rebellion (David Robertson)
Denmark Vesey: The Buried History of America's Largest Slave Rebellion
9
David Robertson
The Power and the Darkness (Mark Ribowsky)
The Power and the Darkness
10
Mark Ribowsky
King of the World (David Remnick)
King of the World
11
David Remnick
Martin Luther King, Jr (Marshall Frady)
Martin Luther King, Jr
12
Marshall Frady
Rosa Parks: A Life (Douglas Brinkley)
Rosa Parks: A Life
13
Douglas Brinkley
Beyond the Shadow of the Senators: The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays (Brad Snyder)
Beyond the Shadow of the Senators: The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays
14
Brad Snyder
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly (Jennifer Fleischer)
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly
15
Jennifer Fleischer
Harriet Tubman (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman
16
Catherine Clinton
Elston (Howard)
Elston
17
Howard
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (Geoffrey C. Ward)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
18
Geoffrey C. Ward
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
19
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero (David Maraniss)
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
20
David Maraniss
Opening Day (Jonathan Eig)
Opening Day
21
Jonathan Eig
The Sound of Freedom (Arsenault)
The Sound of Freedom
22
Arsenault
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend (Larry Tye)
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
23
Larry Tye
Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend (James S. Hirsch)
Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
24
James S. Hirsch
Freedom Summer (Bruce Watson)
Freedom Summer
25
Bruce Watson
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
26
Isabel Wilkerson
Behind the Dream (Clarence B. Jones)
Behind the Dream
27
Clarence B. Jones
Josh Gibson (Brashler)
Josh Gibson
28
Brashler
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
29
Taylor Branch
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
30
Alexander
American Uprising (Rasmussen)
American Uprising
31
Rasmussen
God Almighty Hisself (Nathanson)
God Almighty Hisself
32
Nathanson
The Longest Fight (Gildea)
The Longest Fight
33
Gildea
Frederick Douglass (William S. McFeely)
Frederick Douglass
34
William S. McFeely
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From Th
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From Th
35
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron (Howard Bryant)
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
36
Howard Bryant
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
37
David W. Blight
Never Caught (Erica Armstrong Dunbar)
Never Caught
38
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
The War Before the War (Andrew Delbanco)
The War Before the War
39
Andrew Delbanco
Oscar Charleston (Beer)
Oscar Charleston
40
Beer
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