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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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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable
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Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington
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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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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
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
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Laban Carrick Hill
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The big sea
The big sea
Langston Hughes
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Dreams From My Father
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
Jeffrey C. Stewart
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Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Alan Schroeder
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Andrea Davis Pinkney
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