Our book buyers and booksellers have put together a very special black history reading list for you. It has always been important to be aware and informed about our history but now, more than ever, reading books by black authors about black history and experiences can lend important context to the ongoing protests against police brutality, persisting systemic racism, and the discrimination that black people face every day.

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X Kendi

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A Black Women’s History of the United States by Kali N. Gross

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Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie Glaude

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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R. James

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migrationby Isabel Wilkerson

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The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez

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The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy by Kekla Magoon

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Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston by Alicia D. Williams

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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson

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The Awakening of Malcolm X: A Novel by Ilyasah  Shabazz & Tiffany Jackson

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This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce

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