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

Hurston's autobiography from her childhood in Eatonville, Florida, to her career as a writer and anthropologist.

Hughes's autobiography covering his childhood, travels, and the Harlem Renaissance.

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.

Douglass's first autobiography detailing his life as a slave and his escape to freedom, becoming a powerful abolitionist text.

Douglass's expanded second autobiography with deeper analysis of slavery and his development as an intellectual.

Final autobiography covering Douglass's entire life including post-Civil War period and diplomatic career.

Jacobs's account of her life as a slave and her escape, focusing on sexual exploitation of enslaved women.

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.

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.