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Top 50 Must Read African American Books - Page 2

This list is a National compilation of 50 of the Top African American Authors and Books read among the African American Community. Many of the books listed are required reading in Local, National and Public schools. Primarily in schools that promote Afro-Centric Curriculum and as a substitute for Euro-Centric Supremacy Education
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In the Belly of the Beast
In the Belly of the Beast
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
42
Walter Mosley
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
43
Ernest J. Gaines
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
44
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Annie Allen
Annie Allen
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
46
James Baldwin
Assata (Assata Shakur)
Assata
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Assata Shakur
The Complete Poems of William Shakespeare
The Complete Poems of William Shakespeare
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They Came Before Columbus (Ivan Van Sertima)
They Came Before Columbus
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Ivan Van Sertima
From Niggas to Gods
From Niggas to Gods
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