10 African American History Books Every American Should Read

Meet extraordinary individuals; explore communities; deepen your understanding of America.

Promoted by Open Road Media | By Elias Garfinkel | Published Aug 6, 2020

African American History Books Featured

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Twelve Years a Slave

By Solomon Northup

African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.

By Heather Butts

Up from Slavery

By Booker T. Washington

Black Reconstruction in America by W. E. B. Du Bois

Black Reconstruction in America

By W.E.B. DuBois

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MLK: An American Legacy

By David J. Garrow

A Dancer in the Revolution

By Howard Eugene Johnson

Triumph

By Jeremy Schaap

Harlem

By Jonathan Gill

the warmth of other suns isabel wilkerson historical nonfiction

The Warmth of Other Suns

By Isabel Wilkerson

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African American History The Fire Next Time James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

By James Baldwin