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Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List

Explore essential titles selected by the Schomburg Center as it marks 95 years of collecting and preserving Black history, arts, and culture
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All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave (Akasha G. Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, Barbara Smith)
All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave (Akasha G. Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, Barbara Smith)
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American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Terrance Hayes)
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Terrance Hayes)
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The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story (Edwidge Danticat)
The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story (Edwidge Danticat)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (Jennifer Eberheart, Phd)
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (Jennifer Eberheart, Phd)
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The Black Jacobins
The Black Jacobins
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A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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Breathe: A Letter to My Sons (Imani Perry)
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons (Imani Perry)
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A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
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Brown: Poems (Kevin Young)
Brown: Poems (Kevin Young)
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Brutal Imagination (Cornelius Eady)
Brutal Imagination (Cornelius Eady)
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Citizen: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
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The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
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The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, & the Making of Modern Urban America (Khalil Gibran Muhammad)
The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, & the Making of Modern Urban America (Khalil Gibran Muhammad)
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The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-American Culinary History in the Old South (Michael W.Twitty)
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-American Culinary History in the Old South (Michael W.Twitty)
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Democracy in Black (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)
Democracy in Black (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)
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Diasporic Blackness (Vanessa K. Valdés)
Diasporic Blackness (Vanessa K. Valdés)
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Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
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Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
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Farming While Black (Leah Penniman)
Farming While Black (Leah Penniman)
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Feel Free: Essays (Zadie Smith)
Feel Free: Essays (Zadie Smith)
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Fences (August Wilson)
Fences (August Wilson)
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
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From #Blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor)
From #Blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor)
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Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II (Farah Jasmine Griffin)
Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II (Farah Jasmine Griffin)
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Heavy an American Memoir (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy an American Memoir (Kiese Laymon)
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High on the Hog (Jessica B. Harris)
High on the Hog (Jessica B. Harris)
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History of White People (Nell Irvin Painter)
History of White People (Nell Irvin Painter)
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Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
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How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
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How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
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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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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
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Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking (Toni Tipton-Martin)
Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking (Toni Tipton-Martin)
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