Best Books about African Americans

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Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
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Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark 4.02 avg rating — 100 ratings
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JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still 3.37 avg rating — 60 ratings
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W. E. B. Du Bois: A Reader
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Reader 4.40 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 3.83 avg rating — 168,487 ratings
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The Veil of Victory: A Memoir of Tragedy & Triumph
The Veil of Victory: A Memoir of Tragedy & Triumph 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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His PhD is in Hypocrisy: And Other Poems about My Crappy Ex-Boyfriend
His PhD is in Hypocrisy: And Other Poems about My Crappy Ex-Boyfriend 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America 4.44 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
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The Art Of Black War Against A Black Enemy
The Art Of Black War Against A Black Enemy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson
True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson 4.29 avg rating — 529 ratings
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The New Color of Success: Twenty Young Black Millionaires Tell You How They're Making It
The New Color of Success: Twenty Young Black Millionaires Tell You How They're Making It 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,415 ratings
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Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,339 ratings
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 21,511 ratings
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Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4)
Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 5,571 ratings
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Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,698 ratings
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A Little Yellow Dog (Easy Rawlins, #5)
A Little Yellow Dog (Easy Rawlins, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 4,479 ratings
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Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6)
Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6) 3.90 avg rating — 3,065 ratings
20.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass 4.35 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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Bad Boy Brawly Brown (Easy Rawlins #7)
Bad Boy Brawly Brown (Easy Rawlins #7) 3.99 avg rating — 3,296 ratings
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Liliane: A Novel
Liliane: A Novel 3.72 avg rating — 336 ratings
23.
Fear of the Dark (Fearless Jones, #3)
Fear of the Dark (Fearless Jones, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,821 ratings
24.
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography 4.59 avg rating — 29,696 ratings
25.
Live Your Dreams
Live Your Dreams
by: Les Brown
4.32 avg rating — 894 ratings
26.
The Ties That Bind: African-American Consciousness of Africa
The Ties That Bind: African-American Consciousness of Africa it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Capitalist Nigger: The Road to Success: a Spider Web Doctrine
Capitalist Nigger: The Road to Success: a Spider Web Doctrine 3.58 avg rating — 472 ratings
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Black Man's Religion: Can Christianity Be Afrocentric?
Black Man's Religion: Can Christianity Be Afrocentric? 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Black Spark, White Fire: Did African Explorers Civilize Ancient Europe?
Black Spark, White Fire: Did African Explorers Civilize Ancient Europe? 4.05 avg rating — 58 ratings
30.
To Be Loved
To Be Loved 3.97 avg rating — 406 ratings
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A Sankofa Moment: The History of Trinity United Church of Christ
A Sankofa Moment: The History of Trinity United Church of Christ 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Fatherhood
Fatherhood 3.86 avg rating — 5,541 ratings
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Rising Above Adversity: A Life Journey for High Achievers: How to Determine What You Want and Then Execute a Plan to Get It
Rising Above Adversity: A Life Journey for High Achievers: How to Determine What You Want and Then Execute a Plan to Get It really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be 3.98 avg rating — 825 ratings
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Only the Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor
Only the Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
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With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together
With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together 4.26 avg rating — 136 ratings
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The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography 3.76 avg rating — 13,370 ratings
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass 4.35 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 3.94 avg rating — 229,616 ratings