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Tag info: african-american

Includes: african-american, AFAM, African -Americans, AfricanAmericans, African_Americans, Ethnic: African-American, af-am, afraicn-american, africa-american, african american, african americans, african-americans, african_american, africanamerican (what?)

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Beloved by Toni Morrison (369)
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker (322)
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (254)
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (247)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (210)
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison (193)
Native Son by Richard Wright (182)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X (166)
Sula by Toni Morrison (155)
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois (154)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (127)
Jazz by Toni Morrison (121)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (119)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (117)
The Known World by Edward P. Jones (112)
Black Boy by Richard Wright (111)
Roots by Alex Haley (107)
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (107)
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama (106)

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Sula by Toni Morrison	Nicholae	fiction, women, u.s., 20th century, 1970s, african-american, nobel prize
Love: A Novel by Toni Morrison	Nicholae	fiction, women, u.s., 21st century, 2000s, african-american, nobel prize
Beyonce (Hip Hop) (Hip-Hop) by Rosa Waters	anitaSI	SI624fall09, beyonce, african-american, celebrity, biography, grammy, mtv, non-fiction, childrens book, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade
A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson	petajaye	HIST, juvenile fiction, civil rights, youth involvement, MLK, African American, history
Moon over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston	petajaye	HIST., African American, Apollo11, Moon Landing, Jerry Pinkney, Award winning illustrator.
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris	malinablue	fairy tales and folklore, children's literature, tricksters, african-american
Beloved by Toni Morrison	kimfdim	African American
Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M. Draper	cherokeelib	series, Hazelwood High Trilogy, African American, black, Coretta Scott King Award, death, friendships, grief, coming of age, high school, rape, realism, relationships, sexual assualt, students, suicide, teen, urban fiction, young adult, boyfriends
Jaded (Kimani Tru) by Monica McKayhan	cherokeelib	African American, black, realism, relationships, stepfamilies, teen, urban fiction, weddings, young adult, Kimani Tru, teenage girls, high school, students, parents, divorce, dating
Roy makes a car by Mary E. Lyons	rdg301library	award, traditional literature, picture book, diversity, African American, NEW

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