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Books on African-Americans I've Read

A list of books on African Americans this old white man has read to educate himself about race. They are listed in the order I read them.
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Maybe I'll Pitch Forever (Satchel Paige)
Maybe I'll Pitch Forever
Satchel Paige
2
Fifty Days Aboard a Slave Vessel (Hill)
Fifty Days Aboard a Slave Vessel
Hill
3
Having Our Say (Sarah & A. Elizabeth Delany)
Having Our Say
Sarah & A. Elizabeth Delany
4
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
Nell Irvin Painter
5
Mutiny on the Amistad (Howard Jones)
Mutiny on the Amistad
Howard Jones
6
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation (John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger)
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation
John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger
7
Slaves in the Family (Edward Ball)
Slaves in the Family
Edward Ball
8
The Story of American Freedom (Eric Foner)
The Story of American Freedom
Eric Foner
9
Denmark Vesey: The Buried History of America's Largest Slave Rebellion (David Robertson)
Denmark Vesey: The Buried History of America's Largest Slave Rebellion
David Robertson
10
The Power and the Darkness (Mark Ribowsky)
The Power and the Darkness
Mark Ribowsky
11
King of the World (David Remnick)
King of the World
David Remnick
12
Martin Luther King, Jr (Marshall Frady)
Martin Luther King, Jr
Marshall Frady
13
Rosa Parks: A Life (Douglas Brinkley)
Rosa Parks: A Life
Douglas Brinkley
14
Beyond the Shadow of the Senators: The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays (Brad Snyder)
Beyond the Shadow of the Senators: The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays
Brad Snyder
15
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly (Jennifer Fleischer)
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly
Jennifer Fleischer
16
Harriet Tubman (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman
Catherine Clinton
17
Elston (Howard)
Elston
Howard
18
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (Geoffrey C. Ward)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Geoffrey C. Ward
19
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
20
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero (David Maraniss)
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
David Maraniss
21
Opening Day (Jonathan Eig)
Opening Day
Jonathan Eig
22
The Sound of Freedom (Arsenault)
The Sound of Freedom
Arsenault
23
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend (Larry Tye)
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
Larry Tye
24
Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend (James S. Hirsch)
Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
James S. Hirsch
25
Freedom Summer (Bruce Watson)
Freedom Summer
Bruce Watson
26
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
27
Behind the Dream (Clarence B. Jones)
Behind the Dream
Clarence B. Jones
28
Josh Gibson (Brashler)
Josh Gibson
Brashler
29
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
Taylor Branch
30
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
31
American Uprising (Rasmussen)
American Uprising
Rasmussen
32
God Almighty Hisself (Nathanson)
God Almighty Hisself
Nathanson
33
The Longest Fight (Gildea)
The Longest Fight
Gildea
34
Frederick Douglass (William S. McFeely)
Frederick Douglass
William S. McFeely
35
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From Th
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans From Th
36
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron (Howard Bryant)
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
Howard Bryant
37
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
David W. Blight
38
Never Caught (Erica Armstrong Dunbar)
Never Caught
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
39
The War Before the War (Andrew Delbanco)
The War Before the War
Andrew Delbanco
40
Oscar Charleston (Beer)
Oscar Charleston
Beer
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