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Works by Black Authors

A list of works by black authors from a variety of locations and backgrounds spanning from the 18th century to the 21st century. This list includes novels, novellas, short stories, non-fiction, memoirs, essays, poetry collections, plays, etc. This list will span several genres including science fiction, fantasy, young adult, semi-autobiographical, historical fiction, etc. There's something for everyone on this list.
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Poems on Various Religious and Moral (Phillis Wheatley)
Poems on Various Religious and Moral
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Phillis Wheatley
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
2
Harriet Jacobs
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
3
Frederick Douglass
The Heroic Slave (Frederick Douglass)
The Heroic Slave
4
Frederick Douglass
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom
5
The Future of the American Negro (Booker T. Washington)
The Future of the American Negro
6
Booker T. Washington
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
7
Booker T. Washington
Dark Princess (W.E.B. Dubois)
Dark Princess
8
W.E.B. Dubois
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
9
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Negro (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Negro
10
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Street
The Street
11
Country Place (Ann Petry)
Country Place
12
Ann Petry
The Narrows (Ann Petry)
The Narrows
13
Ann Petry
Spunk: The Selected Stories of Zora Neale Hurston (Zora Neale Hurston)
Spunk: The Selected Stories of Zora Neale Hurston
14
Zora Neale Hurston
Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
Mules and Men
15
Zora Neale Hurston
Jonah's Gourd Vine (Zora Neale Hurston)
Jonah's Gourd Vine
16
Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
17
Zora Neale Hurston
Moses, Man of the Mountain (Zora Neale Hurston)
Moses, Man of the Mountain
18
Zora Neale Hurston
Seraph on the Suwanee (Zora Neale Hurston)
Seraph on the Suwanee
19
Zora Neale Hurston
Tell My Horse (Zora Neale Hurston)
Tell My Horse
20
Zora Neale Hurston
Uncle Tom's Children
Uncle Tom's Children
21
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
22
Richard Wright
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
23
Richard Wright
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
24
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
25
James Baldwin
No Name in the Street (James Baldwin)
No Name in the Street
26
James Baldwin
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
27
James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
28
James Baldwin
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
29
James Baldwin
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter
30
The Ways of White Folks
The Ways of White Folks
31
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues
32
Montage of a Dream Deferred (Langston Hughes)
Montage of a Dream Deferred
33
Langston Hughes
Mule Bone (Langston Hughes & Zora Neale Hurston)
Mule Bone
34
Langston Hughes & Zora Neale Hurston
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
35
Lorraine Hansberry
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Lorraine Hansberry)
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
36
Lorraine Hansberry
Les Blancs (Lorraine Hansberry)
Les Blancs
37
Lorraine Hansberry
A Street in Bronzeville
A Street in Bronzeville
38
Annie Allen
Annie Allen
39
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha
40
Gwendolyn Brooks
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