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1 Read, 2 Unread, for Black History Month

The following 23 books I have read, and 46 books I would like to read, organized into one I have read, followed by two I need to read. This list is in honor of Black History Month, but these books are recommended all-year-round.
This list is by a long shot not definitive. I recommend checking out these lists, also:
https://www.listchallenges.com/what-to-read-listen-to-and-watch-to-learn (About Institutional Racism)
https://www.listchallenges.com/african-books-you-should-read/
https://www.listchallenges.com/the-blues-and-jazz-in-books
https://www.listchallenges.com/25-books-about-being-black-in-canada
https://www.listchallenges.com/555-books-to-read-now
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
1
Frederick Douglass
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
2
Sojourner Truth
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
3
Harriet Jacobs
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
4
Colson Whitehead
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
6
Octavia E. Butler
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
7
Zora Neale Hurston
Of the Dawn of Freedom (W.E.B. Du Bois)
Of the Dawn of Freedom
8
W.E.B. Du Bois
Our Nig (Harriet E. Wilson)
Our Nig
9
Harriet E. Wilson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
10
Yaa Gyasi
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
11
Alex Haley
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
12
Isabel Wilkerson
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
13
Chinua Achebe
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Walter Rodney)
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
14
Walter Rodney
You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
15
Wole Soyinka
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
16
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
17
Imbolo Mbue
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
18
Jamaica Kincaid
Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
Unbowed
19
Wangari Maathai
Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Afterlives
20
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Wizard of the Crow
21
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
22
Trevor Noah
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
23
Nelson Mandela
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations (Desmond Tutu)
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations
24
Desmond Tutu
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
25
Alan Paton
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather
26
Bessie Head
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
27
James McBride
Knots (Nuruddin Farah)
Knots
28
Nuruddin Farah
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
29
N.K. Jemisin
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
30
Ralph Ellison
From a Crooked Rib (Nuruddin Farah)
From a Crooked Rib
31
Nuruddin Farah
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
32
Nalo Hopkinson
Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Race & Class
33
Angela Y. Davis
The Emperor (Ryszard Kapuściński)
The Emperor
34
Ryszard Kapuściński
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People (Ben Crump)
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People
35
Ben Crump
Earthseed: The Complete Series (Octavia E. Butler)
Earthseed: The Complete Series
36
Octavia E. Butler
The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
The Shadow of the Sun
37
Ryszard Kapuscinski
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
38
Franz Fanon
The Cornel West Reader (Cornel West)
The Cornel West Reader
39
Cornel West
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
40
Malcolm X
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