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Classic Books From Black Authors

Black authors whose work is from before the late 20th century (mostly; there are a few more recent books).
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The Lonely Warrior: The Life and Times of Robert Abbott (Roi Ottley)
The Lonely Warrior: The Life and Times of Robert Abbott (Roi Ottley)
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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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Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
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Tales: Short Stories (Amiri Baraka)
Tales: Short Stories (Amiri Baraka)
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Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
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The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave (William Wells Brown)
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave (William Wells Brown)
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Bloodchild
Bloodchild
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Gifted Hands by Ben Carson
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson
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Freight Train
Freight Train
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Livin' the Blues (Frank Marshall Davis)
Livin' the Blues (Frank Marshall Davis)
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Maryland (BETTER): The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frede (Frederick Douglass)
Maryland (BETTER): The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frede (Frederick Douglass)
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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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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
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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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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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Rufus Estes' Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef (Rufus Estes)
Rufus Estes' Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef (Rufus Estes)
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Plum Bun
Plum Bun
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Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey
Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey
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A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
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Iola Leroy (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper)
Iola Leroy (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper)
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
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I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey (Langston Hughes)
I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey (Langston Hughes)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
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Autobiography of the Lower East Side (Rashidah Ismaili)
Autobiography of the Lower East Side (Rashidah Ismaili)
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)
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Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)
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Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing (Nella Larsen)
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The Taste of County Cooking (Edna Lewis)
The Taste of County Cooking (Edna Lewis)
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Harlem Shadows (Claude McKay)
Harlem Shadows (Claude McKay)
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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Jazz
Jazz
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The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
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A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
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Becoming Michelle Obama (Michelle Obama)
Becoming Michelle Obama (Michelle Obama)
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The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street (Ann Petry)
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Eugene Onegin (Aleksandr Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin (Aleksandr Pushkin)
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Plays and Pageants From the Life of the Negro (Willis Richardson)
Plays and Pageants From the Life of the Negro (Willis Richardson)
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