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African American Literature - Page 2

Listed are 100 works of literature from African American authors. The list includes works from slave narratives, poems, novels, and works related to the civil rights movement. It is hoped that this list may provide a means of honoring, in however small a manner, the significant contributions that African American authors have given to the literary tradition and continue to do so.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
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Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education (Mychal Denzel Smith)
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education (Mychal Denzel Smith)
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The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
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The Weary Blues (Langston Hughes)
The Weary Blues (Langston Hughes)
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Countee Cullen: Collected Poems (Countee Cullen)
Countee Cullen: Collected Poems (Countee Cullen)
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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James Baldwin: Collected Essays (James Baldwin)
James Baldwin: Collected Essays (James Baldwin)
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James Baldwin: Early Novels & Stories (James Baldwin)
James Baldwin: Early Novels & Stories (James Baldwin)
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee)
51
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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Sula
Sula
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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
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Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Invisible Life (E. Lynn Harris)
Invisible Life (E. Lynn Harris)
58
No Disrespect (Sister Souljah)
No Disrespect (Sister Souljah)
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The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
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The Annotated African American Folktales (Maria Tatar)
The Annotated African American Folktales (Maria Tatar)
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African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle and Song (Kevin Young)
African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle and Song (Kevin Young)
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Letter From Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Letter From Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Barbara Ransby)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Barbara Ransby)
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Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
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Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E.W. Harper (Melba Joyce Boyd)
Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E.W. Harper (Melba Joyce Boyd)
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Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900 (Jacqueline Jones Royster, Ed.)
Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900 (Jacqueline Jones Royster, Ed.)
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The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dunbar) (Dunbar)
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Dunbar) (Dunbar)
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Of One Blood (Pauline Hopkins)
Of One Blood (Pauline Hopkins)
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Lonely Crusade (Chester Himes)
Lonely Crusade (Chester Himes)
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Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo (Fran Ross)
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In the Mecca (Gwendolyn Brooks)
In the Mecca (Gwendolyn Brooks)
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The Women of Plums (Dolores Kendrick)
The Women of Plums (Dolores Kendrick)
73
The Soul of a Butterfly (Muhammad Ali)
The Soul of a Butterfly (Muhammad Ali)
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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (Walter Dean Myers)
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (Walter Dean Myers)
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Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
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Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
Well-Read Black Girl (Glory Edim)
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The Cornel West Reader (Cornel West)
The Cornel West Reader (Cornel West)
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The Thomas Sowell Reader (Thomas Sowell)
The Thomas Sowell Reader (Thomas Sowell)
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