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1		The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.37 avg rating — 302,176 ratings score: 597, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 3.93 avg rating — 207,789 ratings score: 589, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown 4.28 avg rating — 9,262 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Harlem by Walter Dean Myers 4.10 avg rating — 1,192 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) by Chester Himes 3.89 avg rating — 8,199 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Harlem Shadows; by Claude McKay 3.95 avg rating — 606 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B. Du Bois 4.31 avg rating — 46,157 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Chicken by Lisl Weil liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Native Son by Richard Wright 4.05 avg rating — 108,285 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance by Laban Carrick Hill 3.94 avg rating — 139 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem: A Picture Book by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

11 books · 9 voters · list created December 24th, 2011 by Harlem World Magazine (votes) .

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Dec 18, 2015 05:51AM

Reginald

Just curious, why is Native Son on this list? The story is set in Chicago.

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