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174 Books in the BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General Category

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Magically Black and Other Essays (paperback)

Magically Black and Other Essays (paperback)
Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America

Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America
Magically Black and Other Essays

Magically Black and Other Essays
The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery

The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery
A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

A Burst of Light: and Other Essays
Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah
Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story

Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story
Spike Lee Director’s Inspiration

Spike Lee Director’s Inspiration
Just Keep Living: Conversations with Granny

Just Keep Living: Conversations with Granny
Foundational Black American Race Baiter: My Journey Into Understanding Systematic Racism

Foundational Black American Race Baiter: My Journey Into Understanding Systematic Racism
Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers

Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers
Spike

Spike
Keep On Moving: My Journey in the Fourth Quarter

Keep On Moving: My Journey in the Fourth Quarter
Keep On Moving (paperback): My Journey in the Fourth Quarter

Keep On Moving (paperback): My Journey in the Fourth Quarter
Run: Book One

Run: Book One
Watergate’s Forgotten Hero

Watergate’s Forgotten Hero
A Journey Through Grace

A Journey Through Grace
A Journey Through Grace (paperback)

A Journey Through Grace (paperback)
The Life and Times of Louis Lomax: The Art of Deliberate Disunity

The Life and Times of Louis Lomax: The Art of Deliberate Disunity
Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition

Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition
Mining Diamonds

Mining Diamonds
The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
The Brother You Choose: Paul Coates and Eddie Conway Talk about Life, Politics, and the Revolution

The Brother You Choose: Paul Coates and Eddie Conway Talk about Life, Politics, and the Revolution
Let My People Vote: My Battle to Restore the Civil Rights of Returning Citizens

Let My People Vote: My Battle to Restore the Civil Rights of Returning Citizens
Black Power, Black Lawyer (paperback): My Audacious Quest for Justice

Black Power, Black Lawyer (paperback): My Audacious Quest for Justice
The Murder of Emmett Till: A Graphic History

The Murder of Emmett Till: A Graphic History
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography Of Ida B. Wells

Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography Of Ida B. Wells
Walking in Footsteps of Promise

Walking in Footsteps of Promise
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker

Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
Three Years in Mississippi

Three Years in Mississippi
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life

Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
Sleep Walking Out of Afghanistan: Walking It All Back

Sleep Walking Out of Afghanistan: Walking It All Back
Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change

Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change
Frederick Douglass: A Biography

Frederick Douglass: A Biography
The Future of the American Negro

The Future of the American Negro
Encyclopedia of Black Comics

Encyclopedia of Black Comics
Strong as Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth

Strong as Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth
My Life In The South

My Life In The South
An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones

An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones
Short Works of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Short Works of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Condition Red: Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries (Poets on Poetry)

Condition Red: Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries (Poets on Poetry)
When Minorities Lead in America: A Black Theologian’s Political Journey

When Minorities Lead in America: A Black Theologian’s Political Journey
Notes for an African World Revolution: Africans at the Crossroads

Notes for an African World Revolution: Africans at the Crossroads
What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna

Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna
The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour
Say’s Law: An Historical Analysis (Princeton Legacy Library)

Say’s Law: An Historical Analysis (Princeton Legacy Library)
something to food about: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs

something to food about: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs
History of the Negro Church

History of the Negro Church
Breaking Thru The Bars: Identical Twins, Identical Crime, Identical Time

Breaking Thru The Bars: Identical Twins, Identical Crime, Identical Time
The Legacy of Eric Williams

The Legacy of Eric Williams
Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style

Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style
Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian
Eli Reed: A Long Walk Home

Eli Reed: A Long Walk Home
Jennifer’s Journal: The Life Of A Suburban Girl

Jennifer’s Journal: The Life Of A Suburban Girl
Garvey and Garveyism

Garvey and Garveyism
Dorothy Porter Wesley At Howard University: Building A Legacy Of Black History

Dorothy Porter Wesley At Howard University: Building A Legacy Of Black History
Alex Haley’s Roots: An Author’s Odyssey

Alex Haley’s Roots: An Author’s Odyssey
From Thug to Scholar: An Odyssey to Unmask My True Potential

From Thug to Scholar: An Odyssey to Unmask My True Potential
The Collected Poems of Ai

The Collected Poems of Ai
Whitney: Tribute to an Icon

Whitney: Tribute to an Icon
Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole The World

Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole The World
Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World

Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World
Teenie Harris, Photographer: Image, Memory, History

Teenie Harris, Photographer: Image, Memory, History
John Henrik Clarke: Master Teacher

John Henrik Clarke: Master Teacher
The Photographs of Jack Delano: The Library of Congress

The Photographs of Jack Delano: The Library of Congress
With the Kisses of His Mouth

With the Kisses of His Mouth
Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street

Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street
Senior Stories - Straight From the Heart

Senior Stories - Straight From the Heart
Into Africa: The Return

Into Africa: The Return
Legacy to Legend: Winners Make It Happen

Legacy to Legend: Winners Make It Happen
Michelle Obama: The First Lady In Photographs

Michelle Obama: The First Lady In Photographs
To Whom It May Concern

To Whom It May Concern
From Incarceration 2 Incorporation

From Incarceration 2 Incorporation
John Henrik Clarke And The Power Of Africana History: Africalogical Quest For Decolonization And Sovereignty

John Henrik Clarke And The Power Of Africana History: Africalogical Quest For Decolonization And Sovereignty
Motherless Child - Stories from a Life

Motherless Child - Stories from a Life
The Manley Memoirs

The Manley Memoirs
Sam Langford: Boxing’s Greatest Uncrowned Champion

Sam Langford: Boxing’s Greatest Uncrowned Champion
Grandpa! Tell Us a Story Drinking from Ancient Wells the Story of the Game Black People Play/Trilogy Book One: The Game’s Soul

Grandpa! Tell Us a Story Drinking from Ancient Wells the Story of the Game Black People Play/Trilogy Book One: The Game’s Soul
Don’t Run Away Make A Way Queen

Don’t Run Away Make A Way Queen
Cooked

Cooked
Remembering Margo: A Triumphant Life, A Tragic Death, And Life’s Greatest Deception

Remembering Margo: A Triumphant Life, A Tragic Death, And Life’s Greatest Deception
Ray Charles en Espanol (Spanish Edition)

Ray Charles en Espanol (Spanish Edition)
Inward Hunger: The Education Of A Prime Minister

Inward Hunger: The Education Of A Prime Minister
Diary of a Lost Girl: The Autobiography of Kola Boof

Diary of a Lost Girl: The Autobiography of Kola Boof
YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet’s Life

YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet’s Life
Letters of Love & Hope: The Story of the Cuban Five

Letters of Love & Hope: The Story of the Cuban Five
Defying the Odds - Triumphant Black Women of Newark

Defying the Odds - Triumphant Black Women of Newark
“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement

“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement
Uncrowned Queens, Volume 3: African American Women Community Builders of Western New York

Uncrowned Queens, Volume 3: African American Women Community Builders of Western New York
Firefighter

Firefighter
You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train: A Personal History Of Our Times

You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train: A Personal History Of Our Times
Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance: Selections from the Work of Richard Bruce Nugent

Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance: Selections from the Work of Richard Bruce Nugent
Vernon Can Read! A Memoir

Vernon Can Read! A Memoir
Uncrowned Queens, Volume 1: African American Women Community Builders of Western New York

Uncrowned Queens, Volume 1: African American Women Community Builders of Western New York
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier

Prince Estabrook, Slave and Soldier
Matthew Henson: Co-Discoverer of the North Pole (African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback))

Matthew Henson: Co-Discoverer of the North Pole (African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback))
Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History

Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History
Arthur Alfonso Schomburg: Black Bibliophile & Collector

Arthur Alfonso Schomburg: Black Bibliophile & Collector
Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Jubilee Singers, Who Introduced the World to the Music of Black America

Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Jubilee Singers, Who Introduced the World to the Music of Black America
A Season On The Reservation: My Soujourn With The White Mountain Apaches

A Season On The Reservation: My Soujourn With The White Mountain Apaches
Meet It, Greet It and Defeat It

Meet It, Greet It and Defeat It
My Life in Search of Africa

My Life in Search of Africa
My Brother

My Brother
One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth

One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days And 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength And Personal Growth
Trespassing: My Sojourn in the Halls of Privilege

Trespassing: My Sojourn in the Halls of Privilege
Sol Plaatje: Selected Writings

Sol Plaatje: Selected Writings
Walter Dean Myers (Contemporary African Americans)

Walter Dean Myers (Contemporary African Americans)
World’s Great Men of Color

World’s Great Men of Color
Brothers and Keepers

Brothers and Keepers
Conversations with Ernest Gaines (Literary Conversations)

Conversations with Ernest Gaines (Literary Conversations)
The Shadow of the Panther: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America

The Shadow of the Panther: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America
The Poet’s World

The Poet’s World
Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X

Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X
Time Trap

Time Trap
Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color—A Journey from Prison to Power

Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color—A Journey from Prison to Power
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson

Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson
Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E. W. Harper, 1825-1911

Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E. W. Harper, 1825-1911
The Big Sea: An Autobiography

The Big Sea: An Autobiography
Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews

Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews
If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor

If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor
Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice

Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice
Black Is the Color of My TV Tube

Black Is the Color of My TV Tube
Black Women Writing Autobiography: A Tradition Within a Tradition

Black Women Writing Autobiography: A Tradition Within a Tradition
No Identity Crisis: A Father and Son’s Own Story of Working Together

No Identity Crisis: A Father and Son’s Own Story of Working Together
Jim Brown Out of Bounds

Jim Brown Out of Bounds
Pauli Murray: Autobiography Black Activist Feminist Lawyer

Pauli Murray: Autobiography Black Activist Feminist Lawyer
Kaffir Boy in America

Kaffir Boy in America
The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor

The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume I: 1902-1941: I, Too, Sing America

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume I: 1902-1941: I, Too, Sing America
Pride Against Prejudice: The Biography of Larry Doby (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)

Pride Against Prejudice: The Biography of Larry Doby (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)
Don’t Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday

Don’t Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
The Hornes

The Hornes
You May Plow Here - the Narrative of Sara Brooks

You May Plow Here - the Narrative of Sara Brooks
Lena: A Personal and Professional Biography of Lena Horne

Lena: A Personal and Professional Biography of Lena Horne
American Hunger

American Hunger
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians (The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Black Music)

Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians (The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Black Music)
The Whole World in His Hands: A Pictorial Biography of Paul Robeson

The Whole World in His Hands: A Pictorial Biography of Paul Robeson
This Life

This Life
Du Bois: Pictoral Biography

Du Bois: Pictoral Biography
Movin’ Up, Pop Gordy Tells His Story

Movin’ Up, Pop Gordy Tells His Story
Andrew Young, Man With a Mission

Andrew Young, Man With a Mission
Women Pioneers of Science

Women Pioneers of Science
Benjamin Banneker: Genius of Early America

Benjamin Banneker: Genius of Early America
Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan
Portia: The Life of Portia Washington Pittman, the Daughter of Booker T. Washington

Portia: The Life of Portia Washington Pittman, the Daughter of Booker T. Washington
Daniel Inouye (Crowell Biographies)

Daniel Inouye (Crowell Biographies)
Jake Gaither, America’s most famous Black coach

Jake Gaither, America’s most famous Black coach
Coretta Scott King (Americans All)

Coretta Scott King (Americans All)
Up from Nigger

Up from Nigger
Paul Robeson, All-American

Paul Robeson, All-American
All is well

All is well
The Story of Stevie Wonder

The Story of Stevie Wonder
Julius K. Nyerere: Teacher of Africa

Julius K. Nyerere: Teacher of Africa
Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord! the Life of Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel Singers (Women of America)

Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord! the Life of Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel Singers (Women of America)
My Life of Absurdity

My Life of Absurdity
The Heart Man: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

The Heart Man: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
The Freedom Ship Of Robert Smalls

The Freedom Ship Of Robert Smalls
Paul Robeson, Citizen of the World,

Paul Robeson, Citizen of the World,
Beyond All Pity (Modern Society)

Beyond All Pity (Modern Society)
We a BaddDDD People.

We a BaddDDD People.
Black Inventors of America

Black Inventors of America

Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace

Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace
Manchild in the Promised Land

Manchild in the Promised Land

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (Mentor Series)

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (Mentor Series)
Facing Mount Kenya

Facing Mount Kenya
Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington
Interpreters (Opera biographies)

Interpreters (Opera biographies)
Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics

Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics