Black Power Books

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.37 — 293,615 ratings — published 1965
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.60 — 32,004 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 — 1,020,454 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 — 35,103 ratings — published 1981
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An Autobiography An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.44 — 10,959 ratings — published 1974
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Black Power: The Politics of Liberation Black Power: The Politics of Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,154 ratings — published 1967
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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 — 118,302 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 — 586,236 ratings — published 1969
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.28 — 758,221 ratings — published 1982
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,299 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 — 369,740 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 — 19,585 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 — 643 ratings — published 2006
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 7 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.55 — 124,071 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 — 5,545 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 — 390,665 ratings — published 1937
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Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.54 — 575 ratings — published 1971
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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 — 4,618 ratings — published 1992
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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 — 36,399 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 108,078 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 — 2,913 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 4.06 — 83,608 ratings — published 1953
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.98 — 496,465 ratings — published 1987
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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 — 45,280 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 — 1,030 ratings — published 1999
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.13 — 306,758 ratings — published 1970
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Seven Days in June Seven Days in June (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.98 — 222,555 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 4.37 — 67,657 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 4.00 — 140,980 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 — 100,969 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 — 86,021 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 — 1,591 ratings — published 1983
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Soul on Ice Soul on Ice (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,768 ratings — published 1968
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,624 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 4.35 — 33,074 ratings — published 1961
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 3.92 — 203,373 ratings — published 1952
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Matterhorn Matterhorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.28 — 47,977 ratings — published 2010
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.51 — 30,634 ratings — published 2003
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Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2) Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.29 — 88,754 ratings — published 2022
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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 4.52 — 163,557 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 — 41,437 ratings — published 1984
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The Black Power Movement The Black Power Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.11 — 36 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 3,343 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 — 10,161 ratings — published 1933
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.31 — 278,233 ratings — published 1979
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,949,382 ratings — published 1960
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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 — 136,303 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 — 3,929 ratings — published 1970
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From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism (Politics History & Social Chan) From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism (Politics History & Social Chan)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.19 — 175 ratings — published 2006
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Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-power)
avg rating 4.58 — 210 ratings — published 1978
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Jamie A. Triplin
“All too often we as a Black community allow systemic entities to do character reporting and judgment casting on protests, uprisings, our slain, and family/friends of our slain. This is all an attempt to distract the public from the injustices that got us there in the first place.”
Jamie A. Triplin

Saul D. Alinsky
“Today there is a great emphasis among blacks on identity: black culture, black history, and pride of race--"Black is beautiful." The importance of achieving the objective of a black sense of identity cannot be understated. It is essential and of prime significance. It must be achieved. What concerns me deeply is that identity without power is still a second-class identity.”
Saul D. Alinsky, Reveille for Radicals

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