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Favorite Books Written by African American Authors
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The Heart of a WomanThe Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
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My favorite by Maya Angelou
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy JonesQ: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones
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Very Insightful
The Autobiography of Malcolm XThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
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A truly remarkable story
Cane River (Oprah's Book Club)Cane River (Oprah's Book Club) by Lalita Tademy
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Awesome, stunning, spectacular
Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American : An AutobiographyBenjamin O. Davis Jr., American : An Autobiography by Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
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The autobiograph of a an exceptional man
Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neal Hurston's finest novel
Native SonNative Son by Richard Wright
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Richard Wright's finest novel
Middle PassageMiddle Passage by Charles Johnson
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Educational and insightful
The Living is EasyThe Living is Easy by Dorothy West
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My favorite Dorothy West novel
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (African American History (Penguin))Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (African American History (Penguin)) by Juan Williams
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Educational and insightful
A Day Late and a Dollar ShortA Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan
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My favorite Terry McMillan novel
When Harlem Was in VogueWhen Harlem Was in Vogue by David Levering Lewis
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Educational and insightful
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South AfricaKaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane
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Educational and insightful
Up from Slavery (Oxford World's Classics)Up from Slavery (Oxford World's Classics) by Booker T. Washington
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Inspiring
The Color PurpleThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
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Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning novel
Always Outnumbered, Always OutgunnedAlways Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
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My favorite Walter Mosley novel
Elbow RoomElbow Room by James Alan McPherson
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James Alan McPherson's Pulitzer Prize winning novel
Linden Hills (Contemporary American Fiction Series)Linden Hills (Contemporary American Fiction Series) by Gloria Naylor
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My favorite Gloria Naylor novel
Blues for Mister Charlie: A PlayBlues for Mister Charlie: A Play by James Baldwin
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Your Blues Ain't Like Mine: A NovelYour Blues Ain't Like Mine: A Novel by Bebe Moore Campbell
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Favorite Bebe Moore Campbell novel
FamilyFamily by J. California Cooper
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Favorite by J. California Cooper
Brown Girl, BrownstonesBrown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
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Favorite Paule Marshall
In My Father's HouseIn My Father's House by Ernest J. Gaines
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Favorite Ernest Gaines
Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in AmericaMakes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America by Nathan McCall
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Educational and insightful
Understand ThisUnderstand This by Jervey Tervalon
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A brilliant first novel