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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
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9.7
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    • 2

    King of the World:     Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
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    9.4
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    • 3

    For the Love of the Game:     My Story
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    9.4
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    • 4

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    Current rating
    9.4
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    • 5

    Slaves in the Family
    Current rating
    9.2
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    • 6

    Slaves in the Family
    Current rating
    9.2
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    • 7

    Michael Jordan:     Playing for Keeps
    Current rating
    9.1
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    • 8

    The Heart of a Woman
    Current rating
    9.1
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    • 9

    Having Our Say:     The Delaney Sister's First 100 Years
    Current rating
    9.1
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    • 10

    Walking With the Wind:     A Memoir of the Movement
    Current rating
    9.1
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    • 11 The Good Black: A True Story of Race in America
    Current rating
    8.9
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    • 12 Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63
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    8.9
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    • 13 Gather Together in My Name
    Current rating
    8.8
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    • 14 Miles: The Autobiography
    Current rating
    8.6
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    • 15 Barbara Jordan: American Hero
    Current rating
    8.4
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    • 16 Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
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    8.4
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    • 17 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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    8.0
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    • 18 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
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    7.8
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    • 19 Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa
    (Harvest Book)
    Current rating
    7.7
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    • 20 Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America
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    7.7
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