Biographical Books about Slavery In America

 

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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
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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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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley
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The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Styron
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Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
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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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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
Edward E. Baptist
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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Ann Rinaldi
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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass
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Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington
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A Mercy
A Mercy
Toni Morrison
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Douglas A. Blackmon
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The Hemingses of Monticello
The Hemingses of Monticello
Annette Gordon-Reed
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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
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American Slavery, American Freedom
American Slavery, American Freedom
Edmund S. Morgan
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Zora Neale Hurston
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
Matthew Tobin Anderson
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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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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
Eric Foner
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The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd
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