Black Prose Club 2021 Challenge - hosted by daja

A biography of a Black historical figure (not a slave)
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X: A Biography of Malcolm X by Jessica Gunderson

X: A Biography of Malcolm X

American Graphic

Jessica Gunderson

32 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew A. Henson

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

Matthew A. Henson

240 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir adventurous informative slow-paced
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

504 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

528 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles

On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

A'Lelia Bundles

416 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history race informative inspiring slow-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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