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Val's Black History Month Recs 2017-2022

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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963
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Taylor Branch
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
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Isabel Wilkerson
One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
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Angie Thomas
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
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The Youngest Marcher (Cynthia Levinson)
The Youngest Marcher
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Cynthia Levinson
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
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Octavia Butler
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (Charles H. Rowell)
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry
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Charles H. Rowell
When the Beat Was Born (Laban Carrick Hill)
When the Beat Was Born
9
Laban Carrick Hill
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro
10
James Baldwin
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
X (Ilyasah Shabazz)
X
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Ilyasah Shabazz
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
13
Toni Morrison
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
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Margot Lee Shetterly
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
15
Colson Whitehead
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Zora Neale Hurston
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
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Ezra Jack Keats
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
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Walter Dean Myers
Chains (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Chains
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Laurie Halse Anderson
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost
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Jason Reynolds
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
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Alice Walker
Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes
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Elizabeth Keckley
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
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Nella Larsen
The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
The Crossover
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Kwame Alexander
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Maya Angelou
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation (John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger)
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation
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John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Patricia Hruby Powell)
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
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Patricia Hruby Powell
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
28
Alexander
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
29
Alex Haley
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
30
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Pluto Files (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
The Pluto Files
32
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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Vashti Harrison
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
34
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Biography of a Runaway Slave (Miguel Barnet)
Biography of a Runaway Slave
35
Miguel Barnet
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
36
Rebecca Skloot
Obama: An Intimate Portrait (Pete Souza)
Obama: An Intimate Portrait
37
Pete Souza
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
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Barack Obama
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
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Nic Stone
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America (Lerone Bennett Jr.)
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
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Lerone Bennett Jr.
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