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25 Incredible Books by Black Authors

These are some of my favourite books (both fiction and non-fiction) by Black authors. I'm missing a few obvious ones (Alice Walker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, bell hooks, etc) because I've only included books I have personally read and can therefore recommend.
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula (Toni Morrison)
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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Another Country
Another Country
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Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
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Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
Black Skin, White Masks (Frantz Fanon)
13
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
14
Amalgamation Schemes (Jared Sexton)
Amalgamation Schemes (Jared Sexton)
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Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (Frank B. Wilderson III)
Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid (Frank B. Wilderson III)
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Soledad Brother (George Jackson)
Soledad Brother (George Jackson)
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Native Son
Native Son
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Assata
Assata
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THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois
THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK by W.E.B. Du Bois
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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Lilith's Brood
Lilith's Brood
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Black Revolution (Aime Cesaire and Malcolm X)
Black Revolution (Aime Cesaire and Malcolm X)
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Warfare in the American Homeland (Joy James)
Warfare in the American Homeland (Joy James)
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Are Prisons Obsolete? (Angela Y. Davis)
Are Prisons Obsolete? (Angela Y. Davis)
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