Black Liberation Books

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.37 — 287,515 ratings — published 1965
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.59 — 30,109 ratings — published 1987
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.59 — 33,634 ratings — published 1981
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.49 — 6,880 ratings — published 1973
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.55 — 117,209 ratings — published 1963
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An Autobiography An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.44 — 10,617 ratings — published 1974
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,223 ratings — published 1984
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.34 — 31,243 ratings — published 1961
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Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,796 ratings — published 2013
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.52 — 115,887 ratings — published 2010
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,561 ratings — published 1952
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.44 — 34,626 ratings — published 2015
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Black Power: The Politics of Liberation Black Power: The Politics of Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,113 ratings — published 1967
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,332 ratings — published 2016
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.40 — 360,131 ratings — published 2015
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Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,521 ratings — published 1983
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.52 — 29,290 ratings — published 2003
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How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.47 — 4,649 ratings — published 2017
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Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.58 — 199 ratings — published 1978
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Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,868 ratings — published 1970
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Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,242 ratings — published 1935
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Blood in My Eye Blood in My Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,532 ratings — published 1972
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,517 ratings — published 1903
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.51 — 18,767 ratings — published 1981
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Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,658 ratings — published 1968
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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.39 — 7,320 ratings — published 1938
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.42 — 7,999 ratings — published 1971
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Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.47 — 6,267 ratings — published 1965
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How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.36 — 779 ratings — published 1983
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Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.54 — 550 ratings — published 1971
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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,086 ratings — published 1975
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,496 ratings — published 1990
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We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.47 — 284 ratings — published 2013
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The Black Panthers Speak The Black Panthers Speak (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.41 — 747 ratings — published 1970
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Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,314 ratings — published 1990
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Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.37 — 608 ratings — published 1965
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,095 ratings — published 2016
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To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.43 — 632 ratings — published 1972
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This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.25 — 939 ratings — published 2014
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Soul on Ice Soul on Ice (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,682 ratings — published 1968
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.13 — 132,985 ratings — published 1845
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Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,175 ratings — published 2002
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Live from Death Row Live from Death Row (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,564 ratings — published 1995
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Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,832 ratings — published 1990
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.36 — 118,727 ratings — published 2019
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.49 — 25,378 ratings — published 2018
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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.38 — 30,723 ratings — published 2017
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The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,737 ratings — published 2009
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.48 — 114,677 ratings — published 2010
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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 7 times as black-liberation)
avg rating 4.30 — 573,597 ratings — published 1969
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Angela Y. Davis
“... all over the world the institution of the prison serves as a place to warehouse people who represent major social problems... prison serves as an institution that consolidates the state's inability and refusal to address the most pressing social problems of this era.”
Angela Y. Davis, Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement

“We are not ready to fight because we love fighting. We are ready to fight because we are worth fighting for.”
Zoé Samudzi, As Black As Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation

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