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Val's Black History Month Recs 2017-2022

These are books I've enjoyed and learned the most from, both fiction and non-fiction. What should I read next?
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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 (Taylor Branch)
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The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
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One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
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The Youngest Marcher (Cynthia Levinson)
The Youngest Marcher (Cynthia Levinson)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (Charles H. Rowell)
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (Charles H. Rowell)
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When the Beat Was Born (Laban Carrick Hill)
When the Beat Was Born (Laban Carrick Hill)
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I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
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X (Ilyasah Shabazz)
X (Ilyasah Shabazz)
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
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Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
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Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
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Chains (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Chains (Laurie Halse Anderson)
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Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
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Passing
Passing
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The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
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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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Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation (John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger)
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation (John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger)
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Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Patricia Hruby Powell)
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Patricia Hruby Powell)
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The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow
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Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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The Pluto Files (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
The Pluto Files (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Biography of a Runaway Slave (Miguel Barnet)
Biography of a Runaway Slave (Miguel Barnet)
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait (Pete Souza)
Obama: An Intimate Portrait (Pete Souza)
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The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
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Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
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Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America (Lerone Bennett Jr.)
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America (Lerone Bennett Jr.)
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