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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
The New Jim Crow
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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