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100 Must-Read Classics by People of Color

Teresa Preston's list of 100 books by people of color that are at least 50 years old. How many have you read?
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The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
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Confucius
One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
One Thousand and One Nights
2
Anonymous
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
3
Sei Shonagon
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
4
Murasaki Shikibu
Theologus Autodidactus (Ibn Al Nafis)
Theologus Autodidactus
5
Ibn Al Nafis
The Confessions of Lady Nijo (Lady Nijo)
The Confessions of Lady Nijo
6
Lady Nijo
On Love and Barley (Matsuo Basho)
On Love and Barley
7
Matsuo Basho
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio (Songling Pu)
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio
8
Songling Pu
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings (Phillis Wheatley)
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
9
Phillis Wheatley
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
10
Olaudah Equiano
The Golden Days (Cao Xueqin)
The Golden Days
11
Cao Xueqin
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
12
Alexandre Dumas
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave
13
Frederick Douglas
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Sojourner Truth)
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
14
Sojourner Truth
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
15
Solomon Northup
Clotel, or the President's Daughter
Clotel, or the President's Daughter
16
Biography of an American Bondman, by His Daughter (Josephine Brown)
Biography of an American Bondman, by His Daughter
17
Josephine Brown
Our Nig
Our Nig
18
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
19
Harriet Jacobs
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride (Julia C. Collins)
The Curse of Caste, or the Slave Bride
20
Julia C. Collins
Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House
Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House
21
Life Among the Paiutes: Their Wrongs and Claims (Sarah Winnemucca)
Life Among the Paiutes: Their Wrongs and Claims
22
Sarah Winnemucca
Wynema: A Child of the Forest (Alice Callahan)
Wynema: A Child of the Forest
23
Alice Callahan
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy
24
Frances Harper
A Chinese Ishmael and Other Stories (Sui Sin Far)
A Chinese Ishmael and Other Stories
25
Sui Sin Far
Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen (Queen Lili'uokalani)
Hawai'i's Story by Hawai'i's Queen
26
Queen Lili'uokalani
Contending Forces (Pauline E. Hopkins)
Contending Forces
27
Pauline E. Hopkins
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
28
Booker T. Washington
The Heart of Hyacinth (Onoto Watanna)
The Heart of Hyacinth
29
Onoto Watanna
The Souls of Black Folk (W. E. B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
30
W. E. B. Du Bois
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
31
The Soul of the Indian (Charles Alexander Eastman)
The Soul of the Indian
32
Charles Alexander Eastman
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
33
The Home and the World (Rabindranath Tagore)
The Home and the World
34
Rabindranath Tagore
The Plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson (Georgia Douglas Johnson)
The Plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson
35
Georgia Douglas Johnson
American Indian Stories (Zitkala-Sa)
American Indian Stories
36
Zitkala-Sa
A Dark Night's Passing
A Dark Night's Passing
37
The Real Story of Ah-Q
The Real Story of Ah-Q
38
Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral (Gabriela Mistral)
Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral
39
Gabriela Mistral
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
40
Jean Toomer
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