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Our Favorite African-American Books

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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
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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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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
Ntozake Shange
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
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A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
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A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
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Black Boy
Black Boy
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
Edward P. Jones
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
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Another Country
Another Country
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
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Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
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Manchild in the Promised Land
Manchild in the Promised Land
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Medical Apartheid
Medical Apartheid
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God Help the Child (Toni Morrison)
God Help the Child
Toni Morrison
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Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
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Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
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Annie Allen
Annie Allen
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Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
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Flyy Girl (Omar Tyree)
Flyy Girl
Omar Tyree
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Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin
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The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats
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The Street
The Street
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Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
August Wilson
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From the Underground Railroad
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From the Underground Railroad
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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