Short Story Collections by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s

1.
Homemade Love
Homemade Love 4.48 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
1.
Homemade Love
Homemade Love 4.48 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
3.
Some Soul to Keep
Some Soul to Keep 4.52 avg rating — 1,758 ratings
3.
Some Soul to Keep
Some Soul to Keep 4.52 avg rating — 1,758 ratings
5.
Goodbye Sweetwater: New & Selected Stories
Goodbye Sweetwater: New & Selected Stories 4.46 avg rating — 54 ratings
6.
The Amoralists & Other Tales: Collected Stories (Contemporary Fiction Series)
The Amoralists & Other Tales: Collected Stories (Contemporary Fiction Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
7.
The Weather and Women Treat Me Fair
The Weather and Women Treat Me Fair 3.92 avg rating — 75 ratings
8.
Fifth Sunday
Fifth Sunday
by: Rita Dove
4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
9.
A Piece of Mine: Stories
A Piece of Mine: Stories 4.53 avg rating — 1,216 ratings
10.
Moustapha's Eclipse
Moustapha's Eclipse 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Jesus and Fat Tuesday: And Other Short Stories
Jesus and Fat Tuesday: And Other Short Stories 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
12.
Fever
Fever 3.81 avg rating — 141 ratings
13.
DAMBALLAH
DAMBALLAH 4.12 avg rating — 227 ratings
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice 3.74 avg rating — 140 ratings
15.
The Big Mama Stories
The Big Mama Stories 4.06 avg rating — 81 ratings
16.
The Best of Simple: Stories
The Best of Simple: Stories 4.38 avg rating — 1,477 ratings
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The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place 4.20 avg rating — 21,532 ratings
18.
Spunk: Selected Short Stories
Spunk: Selected Short Stories 4.17 avg rating — 457 ratings
19.
The City of Refuge: The Collected Stories of Rudolph Fisher
The City of Refuge: The Collected Stories of Rudolph Fisher 4.24 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Sarah Phillips
Sarah Phillips 3.65 avg rating — 255 ratings