The Top 10 Black History Books

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These books should be in everyone’s home and is required reading for with an interest in Black history. For more Black history titles check out Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Yosef “Dr. Ben” Ben-Jochannan, and Dr. Ivan Van Sertima’s Reading Lists

#1

Click for a larger image of A Black History Reader: 101 Questions You Never Thought to Ask

A Black History Reader: 101 Questions You Never Thought to Ask
by Claud Anderson

#2

Click for a larger image of Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America; Sixth Revised Edition

Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America; Sixth Revised Edition
by Lerone Bennett

#3

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Black Man Of The Nile
by Yosef Ben-Jochannan

#4

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Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism
by John Henrik Clarke

#5

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Introduction to African Civilizations
by John G. Jackson

#6

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The African Origin Of Civilization: Myth Or Reality
by Cheikh Anta Diop

#7

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The Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
by Chancellor Williams

#8

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They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
by Ivan Van Sertima

#9

Click for a larger image of When We Ruled: The Ancient And Mediaeval History Of Black Civilisations

When We Ruled: The Ancient And Mediaeval History Of Black Civilisations
by Robin Walker

#10

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World’s Great Men of Color
by J. A. Rogers