The Top 10 Books Published Before 1860

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#1

Click for a larger image of America’s First Negro Poet: Jupiter Hammon of Long Island

America’s First Negro Poet: Jupiter Hammon of Long Island
by Jupiter Hammon

#2

Click for a larger image of Clotel: Or, The President’s Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States

Clotel: Or, The President’s Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States
by William Wells Brown

#3

Click for a larger image of Freedom’s Journal: The First African-American Newspaper

Freedom’s Journal: The First African-American Newspaper
by Jacqueline Bacon

#4

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Iola Leroy: or, Shadows Uplifted
by Frances E. W. Harper

#5

Click for a larger image of Our Nig: Or, Sketches From the Life of a Free Black

Our Nig: Or, Sketches From the Life of a Free Black
by Harriet E. Wilson

#6

Click for a larger image of Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings

Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
by Phillis Wheatley

#7

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The Bondwoman’s Narrative
by Hannah Crafts

#8

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The Fortune Teller (Louisiana Heritage)
by Victor Séjour

#9

Click for a larger image of The Garies and their Friends (Race in the Americas)

The Garies and their Friends (Race in the Americas)
by Frank J. Webb

#10

Click for a larger image of The Interesting Narrative Of The Life Of Olaudah Equiano: Written By Himself

The Interesting Narrative Of The Life Of Olaudah Equiano: Written By Himself
by Olaudah Equiano

#11

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Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup