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Pre-1990 Book written by a BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ Author
Pre-1990 works by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ authors are books published before 1990 that reflect the lived experiences and struggles of these communities during a time when their voices were often marginalized or silenced. 
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Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

321 pages • paperback • 1987

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

309 pages • paperback • 1969

nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

Audre Lorde

264 pages • digital • 1982

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Not Vanishing by Chrystos

Not Vanishing

Chrystos

105 pages • paperback • 1988

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

271 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • paperback • 1987

nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • paperback • 1963

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed

Patternist #1

Octavia E. Butler

307 pages • paperback • 1980

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde

The Cancer Journals

Audre Lorde

104 pages • paperback • 1980

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

Women, Race, & Class

Angela Y. Davis

271 pages • paperback • 1981

nonfiction feminism history politics race sociology challenging informative medium-paced