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Massive List of Books by Black Authors

I haven't seen many lists here focusing on black authors. I compiled this from loads of online lists: fiction, non-fiction, history, plays, poetry, novels, fantasy, science-fiction, literary, academic, romance, middle-grades, picture books, young adult, speculative fiction, historical fiction, travel writing, essays, humor and more. My only concern was that the author should be "black" or of African descent. Please forgive any mistakes or omissions.
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
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Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire (Akala)
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire (Akala)
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Buck (M.K. Asante)
Buck (M.K. Asante)
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How to Be Black
How to Be Black
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
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March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One (John Lewis)
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March : Book Two (John Lewis)
March : Book Two (John Lewis)
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March: Book 3 (John Lewis)
March: Book 3 (John Lewis)
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Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
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The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
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This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
This Bridge Called My Back (Cherrie Moriaga and Gloria Anzaldua)
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
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Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing (Nella Larsen)
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The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
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My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
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Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
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Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
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The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
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A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple
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