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Top 50 Must Read African American Books

This list is a National compilation of 50 of the Top African American Authors and Books read among the African American Community. Many of the books listed are required reading in Local, National and Public schools. Primarily in schools that promote Afro-Centric Curriculum and as a substitute for Euro-Centric Supremacy Education
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Message to the Black Man in America by Elijah Muhammad
Message to the Black Man in America by Elijah Muhammad
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Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey
Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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A Call to Conscious
A Call to Conscious
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The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews
The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews
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The Fall of America
The Fall of America
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The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
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Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
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The Theology of Time
The Theology of Time
10
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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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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How White Folks Got So Rich
How White Folks Got So Rich
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Race Matters
Race Matters
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow
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Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys
Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys
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Kill Them Before They Grow
Kill Them Before They Grow
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Black Power
Black Power
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King of the Cats
King of the Cats
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BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
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Makes Me Wanna Holler
Makes Me Wanna Holler
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When I Was a Slave
When I Was a Slave
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12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
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The Ways of White Folks
The Ways of White Folks
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Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism
Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism
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How to Eat to Love
How to Eat to Love
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Befor You Say I Do, Hers
Befor You Say I Do, Hers
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Book: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
The Book: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
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Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
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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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Before You Say I Do, His
Before You Say I Do, His
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
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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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The Value in the Valley
The Value in the Valley
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The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
The Women of Brewster Place (Novel)
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