Autobiographical Books about Black People

Style / Genre

Story

Fiction / Nonfiction

27 books

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Saga

Surprise ending

Scenic

Jewish fiction

Reflective

Imaginary voyage

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou

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Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington

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Black Boy
Richard Wright

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs

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Assata: An Autobiography
Assata Shakur

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Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin

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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley

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Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup

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Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
Janet Mock

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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
James McBride

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Our Nig
Harriet E. Wilson

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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon Johnson

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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
Alice Walker

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Angela Davis: An Autobiography
Angela Davis

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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Audre Lorde

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Bone Black
bell hooks

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A Taste of Power
Elaine Brown

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Soul on Ice
Eldridge Cleaver

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Destined to Witness
Hans Massaquoi

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