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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 (Frederick Douglass)
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Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
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Of the Dawn of Freedom (W.E.B. Du Bois)
Of the Dawn of Freedom (W.E.B. Du Bois)
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Our Nig (Harriet E. Wilson)
Our Nig (Harriet E. Wilson)
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Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
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Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
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The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Walter Rodney)
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Walter Rodney)
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You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
You Must Set Forth at Dawn (Wole Soyinka)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
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Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
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Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
Unbowed (Wangari Maathai)
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Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
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Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
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Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
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Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
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God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations (Desmond Tutu)
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations (Desmond Tutu)
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
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When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
When Rain Clouds Gather (Bessie Head)
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Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
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Knots (Nuruddin Farah)
Knots (Nuruddin Farah)
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How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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From a Crooked Rib (Nuruddin Farah)
From a Crooked Rib (Nuruddin Farah)
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Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
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Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
Women, Race & Class (Angela Y. Davis)
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The Emperor (Ryszard Kapuściński)
The Emperor (Ryszard Kapuściński)
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Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People (Ben Crump)
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People (Ben Crump)
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Earthseed: The Complete Series (Octavia E. Butler)
Earthseed: The Complete Series (Octavia E. Butler)
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The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
The Shadow of the Sun (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
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The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
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The Cornel West Reader (Cornel West)
The Cornel West Reader (Cornel West)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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