Black Power Books

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.37 — 287,673 ratings — published 1965
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.59 — 30,162 ratings — published 1987
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.45 — 996,043 ratings — published 2017
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.59 — 33,681 ratings — published 1981
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An Autobiography An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.44 — 10,624 ratings — published 1974
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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 11 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.52 — 115,943 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 11 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.30 — 573,878 ratings — published 1969
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Black Power: The Politics of Liberation Black Power: The Politics of Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,113 ratings — published 1967
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.28 — 743,451 ratings — published 1982
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.49 — 6,886 ratings — published 1973
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.40 — 360,345 ratings — published 2015
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,591 ratings — published 1952
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Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.03 — 640 ratings — published 2006
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.55 — 117,340 ratings — published 1963
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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 7 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,496 ratings — published 1990
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.99 — 381,095 ratings — published 1937
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A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,593 ratings — published 1992
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,552 ratings — published 2018
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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 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,799 ratings — published 2013
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.05 — 79,655 ratings — published 1953
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.97 — 482,133 ratings — published 1987
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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 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.44 — 34,668 ratings — published 2015
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,532 ratings — published 1903
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Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,025 ratings — published 1999
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Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.54 — 550 ratings — published 1971
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Seven Days in June Seven Days in June (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.99 — 212,144 ratings — published 2021
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Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.38 — 65,992 ratings — published 2021
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.02 — 128,522 ratings — published 1999
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On the Come Up On the Come Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,109 ratings — published 2019
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.33 — 84,551 ratings — published 2017
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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 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,523 ratings — published 1983
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,009 ratings — published 1971
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.34 — 31,285 ratings — published 1961
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Matterhorn Matterhorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.27 — 46,908 ratings — published 2010
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.52 — 29,322 ratings — published 2003
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.13 — 293,073 ratings — published 1970
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Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2) Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.30 — 82,135 ratings — published 2022
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The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,785 ratings — published 2021
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.53 — 158,197 ratings — published 2020
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,264 ratings — published 1984
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Negroes with Guns Negroes with Guns (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,102 ratings — published 1962
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Soul on Ice Soul on Ice (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,683 ratings — published 1968
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Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,246 ratings — published 1935
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The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,030 ratings — published 1933
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.31 — 263,774 ratings — published 1979
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.92 — 200,187 ratings — published 1952
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,759,633 ratings — published 1960
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Nigger Nigger (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,319 ratings — published 1964
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.13 — 133,069 ratings — published 1845
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Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,868 ratings — published 1970
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“BLACK is Brave, Leaderly, Adventurous, Conscientious and KINGly.”
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James Baldwin
“...there comes a time in every African American's life when they discover that the flag tot which you have pledged allegiance and such loyalty and not pledged allegiance and loyalty to you.”
James Baldwin

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