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Must-Read Classics by People of Color - Page 2

For the purposes of this list, I've defined a classic as a book that's at least 50 years old. Some of these classics by people of color are well-known and others are known only to scholars of the period they're from. There are novels, plays, poetry, and nonfiction from around the world—something for everyone.
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The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
41
Kahlil Gibran
There Is Confusion (Jessie Redmon Fauset)
There Is Confusion
42
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Marcus Garvey: Ultimate Collection of Speeches and Poems (Marcus Garvey)
Marcus Garvey: Ultimate Collection of Speeches and Poems
43
Marcus Garvey
The New Negro
The New Negro
44
Chaka the Zulu
Chaka the Zulu
45
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues
46
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
47
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
48
Nella Larsen
Some Prefer Nettles
Some Prefer Nettles
49
Home to Harlem
Home to Harlem
50
My People the Sioux (Luther Standing Bear)
My People the Sioux
51
Luther Standing Bear
The Blacker the Berry (Wallace Thurman)
The Blacker the Berry
52
Wallace Thurman
My Soul's High Song (Countee Cullen)
My Soul's High Song
53
Countee Cullen
Crusade for Justice
Crusade for Justice
54
Black No More (George S. Schuyler)
Black No More
55
George S. Schuyler
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
56
Zora Neale Hurston
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
57
Richard Wright
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
58
Eileen Chang
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
59
Jorge Luis Borges
Where There's Love, There's Hate (Silvina Ocampo and Adolfo Bioy Casares)
Where There's Love, There's Hate
60
Silvina Ocampo and Adolfo Bioy Casares
The Street
The Street
61
The President
The President
62
The Living Is Easy
The Living Is Easy
63
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
64
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
65
Osamu Dazai
Nisei Daughter (Monica Itoi Sone)
Nisei Daughter
66
Monica Itoi Sone
The Palm Wine Drinkard
The Palm Wine Drinkard
67
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
68
Ralph Ellison
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
69
James Baldwin
The Dark Child
The Dark Child
70
The Sound of Waves - Yukio Mishima
The Sound of Waves - Yukio Mishima
71
Palace Walk
Palace Walk
72
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years
73
Fumiko Enchi
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor (Nawal El-Saadawi)
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor
74
Nawal El-Saadawi
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
75
Chinua Achebe
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids
76
Kenzaburō Ōe
The Guide
The Guide
77
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
78
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
79
Lorraine Hansberry
Down Second Avenue
Down Second Avenue
80
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