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Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

603 pages • 1940

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fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

528 pages • paperback • 1965

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nonfiction autobiography history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

337 pages • paperback • 1977

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fiction classics literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • paperback • 1979

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fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines

272 pages • paperback • 1993

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fiction classics challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • paperback • 1996

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nonfiction memoir race emotional reflective slow-paced
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Ntozake Shange

80 pages • paperback • 1975

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fiction play poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Quicksand and Passing by Nella Larsen

Quicksand and Passing

Nella Larsen

246 pages • paperback • 1928

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fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

272 pages • paperback • 1953

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fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Devil in a Blue Dress

Easy Rawlins #1

Walter Mosley

263 pages • paperback • 1990

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fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced