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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 376,992 ratings — published 2015
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 300,758 ratings — published 1965
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 46,051 ratings — published 1903
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.25 — 20,709 ratings — published 1952
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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 47 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,677 ratings — published 2010
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.55 — 130,823 ratings — published 1963
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,149 ratings — published 1961
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.60 — 33,601 ratings — published 1987
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 42,822 ratings — published 1984
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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 34 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 122,730 ratings — published 2010
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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 29 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,583 ratings — published 1990
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as black-studies)
avg rating 3.93 — 207,148 ratings — published 1952
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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 28 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,666 ratings — published 1983
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as black-studies)
avg rating 3.99 — 516,266 ratings — published 1987
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.59 — 36,927 ratings — published 1981
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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 26 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.51 — 20,389 ratings — published 1981
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 121,112 ratings — published 2019
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 139,328 ratings — published 1845
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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 25 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.53 — 39,410 ratings — published 2016
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In the Wake: On Blackness and Being In the Wake: On Blackness and Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,308 ratings — published 2016
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,757 ratings — published 1973
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The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,324 ratings — published 1933
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,617 ratings — published 1997
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.43 — 48,800 ratings — published 2017
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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 22 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,786 ratings — published 2015
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Notes of a Native Son Notes of a Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 25,946 ratings — published 1955
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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 22 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.30 — 599,558 ratings — published 1969
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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 21 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.39 — 8,023 ratings — published 1938
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.00 — 401,511 ratings — published 1937
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Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.60 — 901 ratings — published 1997
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 34,273 ratings — published
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,744 ratings — published 2013
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 830,713 ratings — published 2010
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Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,234 ratings — published 2002
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An Autobiography An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 11,313 ratings — published 1974
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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,406 ratings — published 1997
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 88,359 ratings — published 1953
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.61 — 26,037 ratings — published 2019
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,835 ratings — published 2018
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,771 ratings — published 2007
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.28 — 774,603 ratings — published 1982
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Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,456 ratings — published 1935
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,687 ratings — published 2003
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,328 ratings — published 1971
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Native Son Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 107,976 ratings — published 1940
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Soul on Ice Soul on Ice (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,854 ratings — published 1968
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Black Looks: Race and Representation Black Looks: Race and Representation (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,523 ratings — published 1992
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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 16 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 102,350 ratings — published 2017
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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 16 times as black-studies)
avg rating 4.38 — 31,365 ratings — published 2017
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