Autobiographical Books about Black American History

 

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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs
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Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, written by himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, written by himself: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism
Frederick Douglass
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Black Boy
Black Boy
Richard Wright
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Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
Olaudah Equiano
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Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
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Our Nig
Our Nig
Harriet E. Wilson
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Dreams From My Father
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon Johnson
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The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself
The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself
Josiah Henson
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Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata Shakur
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Behind the Scenes - Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Behind the Scenes - Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Elizabeth Keckley
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Ernest J. Gaines
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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
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The Bondwoman's Narrative
The Bondwoman's Narrative
Hannah Crafts
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
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