104 Books in the Biography & Autobiography / Historical Category

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Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America

Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America
Augustine the African

Augustine the African
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe

The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
Stamped from the Beginning (Revised): The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Stamped from the Beginning (Revised): The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Reclamation (paperback): Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy

Reclamation (paperback): Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy
Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves

Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves
Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy

Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy
Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer

Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer
On Juneteenth

On Juneteenth
A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)

A Promised Land (Deluxe Signed Edition)
A Promised Land

A Promised Land
Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life in American History

W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life in American History
Finding Otho: The Search for Our Enslaved Williams Ancestors

Finding Otho: The Search for Our Enslaved Williams Ancestors
What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America

What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America
The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series Three: Correspondence, Volume 2: 1853-1865

The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series Three: Correspondence, Volume 2: 1853-1865
Reflections by Rosa Parks: The Quiet Strength and Faith of a Woman Who Changed a Nation

Reflections by Rosa Parks: The Quiet Strength and Faith of a Woman Who Changed a Nation
Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
A Look Back in Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties Vol. 2

A Look Back in Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties Vol. 2
Leadership Under Fire: Advancing Progress, Communicating, Teaching and Setting Communities at Liberty

Leadership Under Fire: Advancing Progress, Communicating, Teaching and Setting Communities at Liberty
Cockroaches

Cockroaches
The Battle for the Souls of Black Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and the Debate That Shaped the Course of Civil Rights

The Battle for the Souls of Black Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and the Debate That Shaped the Course of Civil Rights
The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family

The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family
My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (Reissue)

Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (Reissue)
The Class of ’79: Three Students Who Risked Their Lives to Destroy Apartheid

The Class of ’79: Three Students Who Risked Their Lives to Destroy Apartheid
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year

Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance

Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance
The Borgias

The Borgias
Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson

Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson
My Bondage and My Freedom

My Bondage and My Freedom
Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a Slave
Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance

Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance
The Butler: A Witness to History

The Butler: A Witness to History
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
The Fire Of Freedom: Abraham Galloway And The Slaves’ Civil War

The Fire Of Freedom: Abraham Galloway And The Slaves’ Civil War
My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War

My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War
Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography

Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography
Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention

Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention
MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image

MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image
A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said

A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said
Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power

Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power
Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17Th President, 1865-1869

Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17Th President, 1865-1869
Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History

Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scott Story

Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scott Story
Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain

Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain
Gather Together In My Name

Gather Together In My Name
Lincoln On Race And Slavery

Lincoln On Race And Slavery
Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin

Baldwin’s Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin
Looking For Lincoln: The Making Of An American Icon

Looking For Lincoln: The Making Of An American Icon
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope

Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope
The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America’s First Black Dynasty

The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America’s First Black Dynasty
George S. Schuyler: Portrait Of A Black Conservative

George S. Schuyler: Portrait Of A Black Conservative
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations

My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Essence: 50 Of The Most Inspiring African-Americans

Essence: 50 Of The Most Inspiring African-Americans
The Sage Of Sugar Hill: George S. Schuyler And The Harlem Renaissance

The Sage Of Sugar Hill: George S. Schuyler And The Harlem Renaissance
Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire

Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero

Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero
The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans

The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman.

My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman.
Growing Up X

Growing Up X
Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights

Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production Of Hate

Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production Of Hate
The Herndons: An Atlanta Family

The Herndons: An Atlanta Family
Race Woman: The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois

Race Woman: The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker
Seventh Child: A Family Memoir of Malcolm X

Seventh Child: A Family Memoir of Malcolm X
Miriam’s Song: A Memoir

Miriam’s Song: A Memoir
W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia

W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal: The Struggle to Tell the Controversial True Story

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal: The Struggle to Tell the Controversial True Story
Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany

Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany
Beloved Sisters And Loving Friends: Letters From Rebecca Primus Of Royal Oak, Maryland, And Addie Brown Of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868

Beloved Sisters And Loving Friends: Letters From Rebecca Primus Of Royal Oak, Maryland, And Addie Brown Of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told by Those Who Lived It

Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told by Those Who Lived It
W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century 1919-1963

W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century 1919-1963
The Mother of Us All: A History of Queen Nanny, Leader of the Windward Jamaican Maroons

The Mother of Us All: A History of Queen Nanny, Leader of the Windward Jamaican Maroons
Under the Knife: How a Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South

Under the Knife: How a Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South
Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary
I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.

I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Messenger : The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad

The Messenger : The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad
Love Unlimited: Insights on Life and Love

Love Unlimited: Insights on Life and Love
Jackie Robinson: A Biography

Jackie Robinson: A Biography
Black Boy

Black Boy
The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner

The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner
Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol

Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol
My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin

My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol

Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women’s Association, 1951-1976

Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women’s Association, 1951-1976
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Edison: Inventing the Century

Edison: Inventing the Century
James Baldwin: The Legacy

James Baldwin: The Legacy
George Washington Williams: A Biography

George Washington Williams: A Biography
Journey to Africa

Journey to Africa