Biographical Books about Afro American History

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The Souls of Black Folk
W. E. B. Du Bois

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The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead

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Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison

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Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, written by himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism
Frederick Douglass

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs

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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley

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Black Boy
Richard Wright

Similar Novels 92%

Native Son
Richard Wright

Similar Novels 80%

Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable

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Sula
Toni Morrison

Similar Novels 78%

One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia

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A Mercy
Toni Morrison

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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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Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington

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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass

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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Vashti Harrison

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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Zora Neale Hurston

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Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup

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