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Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
Author: Mark Mathabane
ISBN-13: 9780684848280 - ISBN-10: 0684848287
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Author: Barack Obama
ISBN-13: 9781400082773 - ISBN-10: 1400082773
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
Author: Melba Patillo Beals
ISBN-13: 9780671866396 - ISBN-10: 0671866397
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The Color of Water : A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
The Color of Water : A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Author: James McBride
ISBN-13: 9781573225786 - ISBN-10: 1573225789
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
Author: Helene Cooper
ISBN-13: 9780743266253 - ISBN-10: 0743266250
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Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Author: Sarah L. Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth
ISBN-13: 9780385312523 - ISBN-10: 0385312520
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Finding Martha's Place: My Journey Through Sin, Salvation, and Lots of Soul Food
Finding Martha's Place: My Journey Through Sin, Salvation, and Lots of Soul Food
Author: Martha Hawkins
ISBN-13: 9781439137819 - ISBN-10: 1439137811
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Makes Me Wanna Holler : A Young Black Man in America
Makes Me Wanna Holler : A Young Black Man in America
Author: Nathan Mc Call
ISBN-13: 9780679740704 - ISBN-10: 0679740708
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The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
Author: Chris Gardner
ISBN-13: 9780060744878 - ISBN-10: 0060744871
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Becoming
Becoming
Author: Michelle Obama
ISBN-13: 9781524763138 - ISBN-10: 1524763136
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Coming of Age in Mississippi
Coming of Age in Mississippi
Author: Anne Moody
ISBN-13: 9780440314882 - ISBN-10: 0440314887
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Our America (Illinois):  Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago
Our America (Illinois): Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago
Author: LeAlan Jones, Lloyd Newman
ISBN-13: 9780671004644 - ISBN-10: 0671004646
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Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life
Author: Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker
ISBN-13: 9781414318011 - ISBN-10: 1414318014
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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The Water is Wide:  A Memoir
The Water is Wide: A Memoir
Author: Pat Conroy
ISBN-13: 9780553381573 - ISBN-10: 0553381571
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Finding Fish: A Memoir
Finding Fish: A Memoir
Author: Antwone Q. Fisher, Mim E. Rivas
ISBN-13: 9780060007782 - ISBN-10: 0060007788
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Monster : Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member
Monster : Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member
Author: Sanyika Shakur
ISBN-13: 9780140232257 - ISBN-10: 0140232257
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
ISBN-13: 9780486284996 - ISBN-10: 0486284999
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Black Boy: American Hunger: A Record of Childhood and Youth
Black Boy: American Hunger: A Record of Childhood and Youth
Author: Richard Wright
ISBN-13: 9780060929787 - ISBN-10: 0060929782
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Author: Sarah Louise Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Sarah Delany, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth
ISBN-13: 9781568360102 - ISBN-10: 156836010X
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Roots
Roots
Author: Alex Haley
ISBN-13: 9780385037877 - ISBN-10: 0385037872
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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Hunger of Memory : The Education of Richard Rodriguez
Hunger of Memory : The Education of Richard Rodriguez
Author: Richard Rodriguez
ISBN-13: 9780553272932 - ISBN-10: 0553272934
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Author: Frederick Douglass, Houston A. Baker
ISBN-13: 9780140390124 - ISBN-10: 014039012X
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Even the Stars Look Lonesome
Even the Stars Look Lonesome
Author: Maya Angelou
ISBN-13: 9780375500312 - ISBN-10: 0375500316
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Audio CD) (Abridged)
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Audio CD) (Abridged)
Author: Barack Obama
ISBN-13: 9780739334089 - ISBN-10: 0739334085
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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The Heart of a Woman (Autobiography, Vol 4)
The Heart of a Woman (Autobiography, Vol 4)
Author: Maya Angelou
ISBN-13: 9780553380095 - ISBN-10: 0553380095
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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