Biography Books about African American History

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The Timetables of African-American History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in African-American History
Sharon Harley

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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs

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Black Boy
Richard Wright

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot

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Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Laban Carrick Hill

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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Laban Carrick Hill

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The big sea
Langston Hughes

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Before She Was Harriet
Lesa Cline-Ransome

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Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup

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Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable

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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Javaka Steptoe

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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
Jeffrey C. Stewart

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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Katheryn Russell-Brown

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Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Alan Schroeder

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
Andrea Davis Pinkney

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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Andrea Davis Pinkney

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Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
Andrea Davis Pinkney

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