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Genres

Black American


Black American Books

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Between the World and Me
Beloved
The Color Purple
The Underground Railroad
Kindred
The Bluest Eye
The Vanishing Half
The Hate U Give
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
Invisible Man
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Homegoing
A Raisin in the Sun
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Lists

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,263 books — 3,081 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinDeacon King Kong by James McBrideThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Forthcoming Books for 2020 by African-Americans
91 books — 343 voters

Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander SmithRuby by Cynthia BondAn Untamed State by Roxane GayBedrock Faith by Eric Charles MayRose Gold by Walter Mosley
2014's Best African American Literature
28 books — 22 voters
Problems with Atonement by Stephen FinlanThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonBlack Skin, White Masks by Frantz FanonIn My Father's House by Kwame Anthony AppiahPhilosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey by Amy Jacques-Garvey
Philosophia Africana: Black Philosphers
71 books — 28 voters

Sag Harbor by Colson WhiteheadNo One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell WattsI Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillanWho Asked You? by Terry McMillanWhen Washington Was in Vogue by Edward Christopher Williams
Fiction Books Featuring the African-American Middle and Upper Class
38 books — 9 voters
The Mothers by Brit BennettThe Turner House by Angela FlournoySing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardSilver Sparrow by Tayari JonesBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke
Contemporary Books by African-Americans Authors
60 books — 12 voters

Groups Tagged "Black American"

Books (+Beers/Brunch) A casual, liberal book club in DC. Open to those who enjoy reading, and talking about what they'…more
11 members, last active 12 years ago