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The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written by African American Women - Page 2

The ZORA Canon is our list of the 100 greatest books written by African-American women spanning 160 years, from 1859 to the present.
Our intention is to offer ZORA readers an opportunity to explore our shared cultural and literary history, connect with others in the ZORA community, and simply have fun. We hope you enjoy them.
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The Flagellants (Carlene Hatcher Polite)
The Flagellants (Carlene Hatcher Polite)
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Dorothy Roberts)
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Dorothy Roberts)
44
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:)
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Edit: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:)
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Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo (Fran Ross)
46
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
47
Eva's Man (Gayl Jones)
Eva's Man (Gayl Jones)
48
Linden Hills (Gloria Naylor)
Linden Hills (Gloria Naylor)
49
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
50
Blacks (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Blacks (Gwendolyn Brooks)
51
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
52
Selected Poems of Gwendolyn Brooks (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Selected Poems of Gwendolyn Brooks (Gwendolyn Brooks)
53
The Red Record (Ida B. Wells)
The Red Record (Ida B. Wells)
54
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
55
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present (Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins)
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present (Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins)
56
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
57
There Is Confusion (Jessie Redmon Fauset)
There Is Confusion (Jessie Redmon Fauset)
58
Directed by Desire (June Jordan)
Directed by Desire (June Jordan)
59
Blue-Chip Black (Karyn R. Lacy)
Blue-Chip Black (Karyn R. Lacy)
60
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love (Kathleen Collins)
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love (Kathleen Collins)
61
The Black Christ (Kelly Brown Douglas)
The Black Christ (Kelly Brown Douglas)
62
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (Lucille Clifton)
63
Sweat (Lynn Nottage)
Sweat (Lynn Nottage)
64
All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830–1900 (Martha S. Jones)
All Bound Up Together: The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830–1900 (Martha S. Jones)
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Black-Eyed Susans and Midnight Birds: Stories by and About Black Women (Mary Helen Washington (Editor))
Black-Eyed Susans and Midnight Birds: Stories by and About Black Women (Mary Helen Washington (Editor))
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Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class (Mary Pattillo-McCoy)
Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class (Mary Pattillo-McCoy)
67
African American Music: An Introduction (Mellonee V. Burnim, Portia K. Maultsby)
African American Music: An Introduction (Mellonee V. Burnim, Portia K. Maultsby)
68
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Michele Wallace)
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Michele Wallace)
69
Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Michele Wallace)
Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Michele Wallace)
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (Monique Morris)
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (Monique Morris)
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Magical Negro (Morgan Parker)
Magical Negro (Morgan Parker)
72
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
73
Native Guard (Natasha Trethewey)
Native Guard (Natasha Trethewey)
74
Fish Tales (Nettie Jones)
Fish Tales (Nettie Jones)
75
The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni (Nikki Giovanni)
The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni (Nikki Giovanni)
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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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Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
78
Blood Dazzler (Patricia Smith)
Blood Dazzler (Patricia Smith)
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When and Where I Enter (Paula Giddings)
When and Where I Enter (Paula Giddings)
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Brown Girl, Brownstones (Paule Marshall)
Brown Girl, Brownstones (Paule Marshall)
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