Must Read African American Books

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100 must read African American Reads

Challenge Books

37

Passing: a novel by Nella Larsen, Nella Larsen

Passing: a novel

Nella Larsen, Nella Larsen

38

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines

39

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Bois Sauvage #2

Jesmyn Ward

40

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

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

James McBride

41

Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks

Annie Allen

Gwendolyn Brooks

42

Clotel: Or, the President's Daughter by William Wells Brown

Clotel: Or, the President's Daughter

William Wells Brown

43

Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson

Our Nig

Harriet E. Wilson

44

The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts

The Bondwoman's Narrative

Hannah Crafts

45

Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley

Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley

46

Home To Harlem by Claude McKay

Home To Harlem

Northeastern Library of Black Literature

Claude McKay

47

The Living is Easy by Dorothy West

The Living is Easy

Dorothy West

48

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

Ayana Mathis