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Classic Books by Black Authors (And Capote Bc We Included Him by Accident.)

So I realized I accidentally included Truman Capote on this list. I got him mixed up with someone else…
Anyways, this is a list of a bunch of classic novels that were written by black authors and Truman Capote. How many have you read?
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
1
Zora Neale Hurston
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
2
Walter Mosley
The Awkward Black Man (Walter Mosley)
The Awkward Black Man
3
Walter Mosley
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
4
W.E.B. Du Bois
Answered Prayers (Truman Capote)
Answered Prayers
5
Truman Capote
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
6
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
7
Truman Capote
The Grass Harp (Truman Capote)
The Grass Harp
8
Truman Capote
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
9
Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
10
Toni Morrison
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
11
Toni Morrison
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
12
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
13
Toni Morrison
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
14
Toni Morrison
Tar Baby (Toni Morrison)
Tar Baby
15
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
16
Toni Morrison
Disappearing Acts (Terry McMillan)
Disappearing Acts
17
Terry McMillan
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
18
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
19
Solomon Northup
Through the Ivory Gate (Rita Dove)
Through the Ivory Gate
20
Rita Dove
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
21
Ralph Ellison
Juneteenth (Ralph Ellison)
Juneteenth
22
Ralph Ellison
The Sport of the Gods (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
The Sport of the Gods
23
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Warriors Don't Cry (Melba Pattillo Beals)
Warriors Don't Cry
24
Melba Pattillo Beals
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
25
Octavia Butler
Imago (Octavia Butler)
Imago
26
Octavia Butler
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
27
Octavia Butler
Mind of My Mind (Octavia Butler)
Mind of My Mind
28
Octavia Butler
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
29
Nella Larsen
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
30
Nella Larsen
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
31
Maya Angelou
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
32
Marlon James
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
33
Margaret Walker
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
34
Lorraine Hansberry
Not Without Laughter (Langston Hughes)
Not Without Laughter
35
Langston Hughes
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes)
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
36
Langston Hughes
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
37
Jean Toomer
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
38
James Weldon Johnson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
39
James Baldwin
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
40
James Baldwin
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