Books with Black Protagonists

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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating โ€” 258,371 ratings
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating โ€” 403,100 ratings
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating โ€” 176,475 ratings
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Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating โ€” 3,060 ratings
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Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating โ€” 103,289 ratings
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Veterans of the Psychic Wars
Veterans of the Psychic Wars 3.80 avg rating โ€” 83 ratings
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating โ€” 78,213 ratings
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Wench
Wench 3.73 avg rating โ€” 18,203 ratings
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Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest
Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest 4.53 avg rating โ€” 45 ratings
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating โ€” 163,553 ratings
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating โ€” 198,739 ratings
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Jubilee
Jubilee 4.37 avg rating โ€” 6,827 ratings
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Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating โ€” 4,491 ratings
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating โ€” 737,249 ratings
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The Old Man and the Medal
The Old Man and the Medal 3.62 avg rating โ€” 458 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 โ€” 29,362 ratings
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For God, Country and the Confederacy: Completing the Circle of Acceptance
For God, Country and the Confederacy: Completing the Circle of Acceptance liked it 3.00 avg rating โ€” 2 ratings
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A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat 3.88 avg rating โ€” 6,514 ratings
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God Walks The Dark Hills: Book I & II
God Walks The Dark Hills: Book I & II 4.73 avg rating โ€” 11 ratings
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Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating โ€” 78,689 ratings
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating โ€” 288,128 ratings
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Black Boy
Black Boy 4.09 avg rating โ€” 55,307 ratings
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating โ€” 273,173 ratings
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating โ€” 476,988 ratings
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Dessa Rose
Dessa Rose 3.80 avg rating โ€” 990 ratings
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So Long a Letter
So Long a Letter 3.99 avg rating โ€” 11,640 ratings
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American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating โ€” 978,830 ratings
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Ashes to Ashes: Screenplay
Ashes to Ashes: Screenplay 4.86 avg rating โ€” 7 ratings
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) 3.85 avg rating โ€” 143,974 ratings
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Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating โ€” 137,138 ratings
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Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating โ€” 228,353 ratings
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Diary of a Freedom Writer: The Experience
Diary of a Freedom Writer: The Experience 4.25 avg rating โ€” 173 ratings
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His Dark Lady
His Dark Lady 3.60 avg rating โ€” 91 ratings
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Action Words: Journey of a Journalist
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist 4.73 avg rating โ€” 11 ratings
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Discovering The Covering
Discovering The Covering 4.62 avg rating โ€” 42 ratings
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Ruthless Pamela Jean
Ruthless Pamela Jean 4.53 avg rating โ€” 45 ratings
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The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating โ€” 32,627 ratings
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Breaking His Rules
Breaking His Rules 3.66 avg rating โ€” 124 ratings
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Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating โ€” 123,945 ratings
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The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating โ€” 2,962,276 ratings
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S.Y.P.H.E.N.
S.Y.P.H.E.N. 3.23 avg rating โ€” 13 ratings
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Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) 4.03 avg rating โ€” 29,658 ratings
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Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
by: Matt Ruff
4.01 avg rating โ€” 47,803 ratings
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 4.14 avg rating โ€” 9,165 ratings
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Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3)
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3) 3.79 avg rating โ€” 8,932 ratings
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An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1)
An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League, #1) 3.83 avg rating โ€” 9,856 ratings
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The Only Son (African Writers Series)
The Only Son (African Writers Series) 3.86 avg rating โ€” 37 ratings
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Oil Man of Obange (African Writers Series, 94)
Oil Man of Obange (African Writers Series, 94) 4.21 avg rating โ€” 19 ratings
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Serial Games (Virginia Justice #1)
Serial Games (Virginia Justice #1) 3.82 avg rating โ€” 197 ratings
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The Water of Sunlight
The Water of Sunlight 4.33 avg rating โ€” 3 ratings
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The Blood of Titans
The Blood of Titans 4.04 avg rating โ€” 49 ratings
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Light Under the House
Light Under the House
by: Aaron L.
3.69 avg rating โ€” 54 ratings
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Under Color of Law (Casey Cort, #2)
Under Color of Law (Casey Cort, #2) 4.02 avg rating โ€” 532 ratings
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Little Miss Strange
Little Miss Strange 4.57 avg rating โ€” 7 ratings
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Liccle Bit
Liccle Bit 3.77 avg rating โ€” 436 ratings
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The Cleansing
The Cleansing 4.60 avg rating โ€” 5 ratings
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Black Mamba Boy
Black Mamba Boy 3.74 avg rating โ€” 2,310 ratings
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The Good Enough Husband
The Good Enough Husband 3.46 avg rating โ€” 83 ratings
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The Black Fairy and The Dragonfly: Escape From The Dark Queen
The Black Fairy and The Dragonfly: Escape From The Dark Queen 4.64 avg rating โ€” 14 ratings
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Kremlin Tide (Atlanta Homicide Squad #1)
Kremlin Tide (Atlanta Homicide Squad #1) 3.60 avg rating โ€” 15 ratings
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Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) 4.13 avg rating โ€” 480,564 ratings
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Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating โ€” 27,811 ratings
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Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark 4.02 avg rating โ€” 100 ratings
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Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating โ€” 228,353 ratings
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Every Last Breath (Final Hour #1)
Every Last Breath (Final Hour #1) 3.88 avg rating โ€” 919 ratings
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Nobody's Princess (The Wild Wynchesters, #3)
Nobody's Princess (The Wild Wynchesters, #3) 3.86 avg rating โ€” 1,237 ratings
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Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation 3.92 avg rating โ€” 78,544 ratings
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating โ€” 377,806 ratings
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Carolina Dance: A Fast-Paced Orlando Black Action Thriller (Book 1) (An Orlando Black Action-Packed Thriller)
Carolina Dance: A Fast-Paced Orlando Black Action Thriller (Book 1) (An Orlando Black Action-Packed Thriller)
by: Alex Cage
4.36 avg rating โ€” 78 ratings
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Balancing Act (The Heights #1)
Balancing Act (The Heights #1) 3.94 avg rating โ€” 16 ratings
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The Pull Out Method
The Pull Out Method 3.51 avg rating โ€” 39 ratings
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Qualified Immunity (Casey Cort, #1)
Qualified Immunity (Casey Cort, #1) 3.97 avg rating โ€” 587 ratings
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Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley 3.79 avg rating โ€” 1,534 ratings
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The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly
The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly 4.39 avg rating โ€” 18 ratings
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Cold Lick (Atlanta Homicide Squad #2)
Cold Lick (Atlanta Homicide Squad #2) 3.18 avg rating โ€” 11 ratings
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Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 4.18 avg rating โ€” 16,375 ratings
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The Night Masquerade (Binti #3)
The Night Masquerade (Binti #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 22,906 ratings
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JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still 3.37 avg rating โ€” 60 ratings
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Girl
Girl 3.53 avg rating โ€” 8,142 ratings
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating โ€” 778,830 ratings
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Contracts & Bullets: A Leroy Silver Adventure
Contracts & Bullets: A Leroy Silver Adventure
by: Alex Cage
4.59 avg rating โ€” 17 ratings
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Destiny's Surrender (Destiny, #2)
Destiny's Surrender (Destiny, #2) 4.18 avg rating โ€” 3,230 ratings
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The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating โ€” 90,247 ratings
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Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #3)
Cry of Metal & Bone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #3) 4.21 avg rating โ€” 491 ratings
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The Salt Fields
The Salt Fields 4.10 avg rating โ€” 245 ratings
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A Girl Is a Body of Water
A Girl Is a Body of Water 4.15 avg rating โ€” 8,335 ratings
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A Black Women's History of the United States
A Black Women's History of the United States 4.29 avg rating โ€” 3,589 ratings
88.
Way Too Much Drama (A Keysha and Friends Novel)
Way Too Much Drama (A Keysha and Friends Novel) 4.42 avg rating โ€” 67 ratings
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November Blues (Jericho, #2)
November Blues (Jericho, #2) 4.32 avg rating โ€” 4,089 ratings
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips 4.05 avg rating โ€” 7,519 ratings
88.
The Root (Wrath & Athenaeum #1)
The Root (Wrath & Athenaeum #1) 3.87 avg rating โ€” 171 ratings
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The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed 4.25 avg rating โ€” 143,180 ratings
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These Bones
These Bones 3.75 avg rating โ€” 115 ratings
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating โ€” 128,898 ratings
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves 4.36 avg rating โ€” 6,485 ratings
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Sweet to the Taste
Sweet to the Taste 3.72 avg rating โ€” 132 ratings
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Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating โ€” 123,136 ratings
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Goldie Vance Vol. 1
Goldie Vance Vol. 1 3.91 avg rating โ€” 6,000 ratings
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Underground Airlines
Underground Airlines 3.82 avg rating โ€” 25,804 ratings
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A Man Is Just A Man
A Man Is Just A Man 4.17 avg rating โ€” 66 ratings
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