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Memoir of Wright's childhood and young adulthood in the Jim Crow South, depicting poverty, racism, and hunger.

Malcolm X's life from childhood to his transformation from criminal to Nation of Islam minister to independent leader.

Biomythography of Lorde's coming of age as Black lesbian in 1950s New York.

Autobiography subtitled 'Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept' exploring race and ideology.

First of seven autobiographies chronicling Angelou's childhood in the segregated South and her coming of age.

Second autobiography covering Angelou's young adult years as single mother navigating post-WWII America.

Davis's account of her life, FBI most wanted status, imprisonment, and political activism.

Mandela's autobiography from childhood through his release from 27 years in prison.

Newton's autobiography explaining Black Panther Party philosophy and his political evolution.

Seale's account of founding Black Panthers, written while imprisoned.

Shakur's account of her life, Black Liberation Army membership, and escape to Cuba.

A raw autobiographical account of childhood poverty, hunger, and survival in Tangier. Learning to read at 20, crime, drugs, and the streets. Translated by Paul Bowles, it became an international sensation and was banned in Morocco for decades.

A memoir about Danticat's father and uncle, two brothers separated by migration, and their parallel deaths in 2004, one from illness, the other in US immigration detention after Hurricane Ivan. A profound meditation on family and American policy toward Haiti.