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In 1989 Charles L. Blockson, a pioneering scholar and collector in the field of African-Americana, compiled an annotated checklist: A Commented Bibliography of One Hundred and One Influential Books By and About People of African Descent (1556-1982): A Collector's Choice. In a field notably devoid of "highspot checklists" which abound for other types of literature, it is an excellent starting point for reference and reflection on this subject.
1982
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1976
Roots
Roots
1968-02-29
Soul on Ice
Soul on Ice
1966
Jubilee
Jubilee
1963
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
1963
I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream
1962
Before the Mayflower
Before the Mayflower
1959-07-14
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
1958
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1958
Here I Stand
Here I Stand
1952
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
1948-02-01
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
1947
Presence Africaine
Presence Africaine
1946
The Foxes of Harrow
The Foxes of Harrow
1945
Ebony
Ebony
1944
An American Dilemma
An American Dilemma
1941
The Negro Caravan
The Negro Caravan
1940
Native Son
Native Son
1938
The Black Jacobins
The Black Jacobins
1936
The Scottsboro Case
The Scottsboro Case
1936-06-30
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1935
Black Reconstruction
Black Reconstruction
1934
Negro Anthology
Negro Anthology
1932
Southern Road
Southern Road
1929
The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures
1928
John Brown's Body
John Brown's Body
1926
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues
1926
Nigger Heaven
Nigger Heaven
1925
The New Negro
The New Negro
1923
Cane
Cane
1922
Batouala
Batouala
1922
Harlem Shadows
Harlem Shadows
1917
From Superman to Man
From Superman to Man
1916
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
1913-1929
Anthology of magazine verse for 1913
Anthology of magazine verse for 1913
1910
New York, NAACP
New York, NAACP
1905
The Clansman
The Clansman
1903-04-18
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
1901
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery
1899
The Conjure Woman
The Conjure Woman
1884-12-10
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1881
Uncle Remus
Uncle Remus
1881
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin
1865
The Liberator
The Liberator
1864-1865
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
1864
Miscegenation
Miscegenation
1853
Clotel
Clotel
1852-03-20
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1844
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1845
Les Cenelles
Les Cenelles
1829-09-28
Walker's Appeal
Walker's Appeal
1791
Banneker's Almanacs
Banneker's Almanacs
1583
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