Afrocentric Books

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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.28 — 756,882 ratings — published 1982
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.37 — 293,085 ratings — published 1965
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.75 — 415,451 ratings — published 1958
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.99 — 389,610 ratings — published 1937
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.31 — 276,383 ratings — published 1979
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.06 — 83,225 ratings — published 1953
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,551 ratings — published 1971
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.40 — 369,073 ratings — published 2015
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.31 — 415,570 ratings — published 2013
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.31 — 45,215 ratings — published 1903
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.30 — 585,122 ratings — published 1969
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.64 — 357,759 ratings — published 2018
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.11 — 252,324 ratings — published 2018
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.92 — 203,048 ratings — published 1952
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.55 — 123,443 ratings — published 1963
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Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,129 ratings — published 1971
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Native Son Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.04 — 105,093 ratings — published 1940
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Black Boy Black Boy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.09 — 56,102 ratings — published 1945
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Song of Solomon Song of Solomon (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.16 — 129,003 ratings — published 1977
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Notes of a Native Son Notes of a Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.36 — 24,686 ratings — published 1955
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,207,339 ratings — published 2018
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.37 — 101,222 ratings — published 2017
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The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,143 ratings — published 1933
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.49 — 814,557 ratings — published 2016
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The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,177 ratings — published 1982
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,357 ratings — published 1983
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.13 — 305,440 ratings — published 1970
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If Beale Street Could Talk (Vintage International) If Beale Street Could Talk (Vintage International)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.27 — 83,613 ratings — published 1974
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.34 — 24,159 ratings — published 1986
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.98 — 494,975 ratings — published 1987
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Nigger Nigger (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,380 ratings — published 1964
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.35 — 32,922 ratings — published 1961
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family Roots: The Saga of an American Family (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.45 — 165,149 ratings — published 1976
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,153 ratings — published 1950
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Sula Sula (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.06 — 126,196 ratings — published 1973
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Black Like Me Black Like Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.11 — 69,789 ratings — published 1961
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Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,865 ratings — published 2000
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde A Love Song for Ricki Wilde (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.98 — 53,923 ratings — published 2024
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Nothing Personal Nothing Personal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.67 — 2,210 ratings — published 1964
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Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.76 — 19,073 ratings — published 2022
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Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1) Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.99 — 18,195 ratings — published 1992
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Another Country Another Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,936 ratings — published 1962
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.52 — 58,106 ratings — published 2022
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,077 ratings — published 1998
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Honey & Spice Honey & Spice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.90 — 47,506 ratings — published 2022
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.19 — 69,771 ratings — published 1998
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.46 — 54,584 ratings — published 2020
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PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.60 — 484 ratings — published 2001
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The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912 The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,736 ratings — published 1991
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