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Tor.com Tour Through History of Black Science Fiction

This list is published on tor.com based on author Nisi Shawl's essay "A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction," an annotated list of 42 black science fiction works that are important for a readers' understanding of that continuity and history. (For the most up-to-date version, read Nisi Shawl's January 2020 update over on the Carl Brandon Society or on her own site).
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The Comet (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Comet
1
W.E.B. Du Bois
Elysium (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
Elysium
2
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Futureland (Walter Mosley)
Futureland
3
Walter Mosley
The Goophered Grapevine (Charles W, Chesnutt)
The Goophered Grapevine
4
Charles W, Chesnutt
The Jewels of Aptor (Samuel R Delany)
The Jewels of Aptor
5
Samuel R Delany
Les Blancs (Lorraine Hansberry)
Les Blancs
6
Lorraine Hansberry
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (Virginia Hamilton)
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
7
Virginia Hamilton
Mama Day (Gloria Naylor)
Mama Day
8
Gloria Naylor
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
9
The Space Traders (Derrick Bell)
The Space Traders
10
Derrick Bell
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (Sam Greenlee)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
11
Sam Greenlee
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
12
Nnedi Okorafor
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