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31 free books about african americans -- biography, free to read online. Chapter 1 of any book is free, no account needed.

Top authorsWilliam Wells BrownUnited States. Work Projects AdministrationBooker T. WashingtonSarah H. BradfordJosiah HensonCharles BallSolomon BayleyLeonard BlackLydia Maria ChildDavid F. Dorr
Cover of Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

Booker T. Washington

Up from Slavery is Booker T. Washington’s autobiographical account, assembled from a series of articles that…

Cover of Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana

Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana

Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave is a first‑person memoir that records the author’s harrowing…

Cover of Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

Sarah H. Bradford

The work is a modest, purpose‑driven memoir compiled by Sarah H.

Cover of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 2

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 2

United States. Work Projects Administration

This volume is the second part of the South Carolina section of the United States Work Projects…

Cover of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 4

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 4

United States. Work Projects Administration

This volume is the four‑part South Carolina section of the WPA’s “Slave Narratives” series, a folk‑history…

Cover of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 1

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XIV, South Carolina Narratives, Part 1

United States. Work Projects Administration

Harriet, the Moses of Her People

Harriet, the Moses of Her People

Sarah H. Bradford

Cover of The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race

The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race

William Wells Brown

The Freedmen's Book

The Freedmen's Book

Lydia Maria Child

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

William Wells Brown

Cover of The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements

The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements

William Wells Brown

Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization

Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization

Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay); Stowe, Lyman Beecher

Thirty Years a Slave From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution of Slavery as Seen on the Plantation and in the Home of the Planter: Autobiography of Louis Hughes

Thirty Years a Slave From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution of Slavery as Seen on the Plantation and in the Home of the Planter: Autobiography of Louis Hughes

Louis Hughes

Cover of Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IX, Mississippi Narratives

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IX, Mississippi Narratives

United States. Work Projects Administration

Cover of Life and public services of Martin R. Delany Sub-Assistant Commissioner Bureau Relief of Refugees, Freedmen, and of Abandoned Lands, and late Major 104th U.S. Colored Troops

Life and public services of Martin R. Delany Sub-Assistant Commissioner Bureau Relief of Refugees, Freedmen, and of Abandoned Lands, and late Major 104th U.S. Colored Troops

Frank A. Rollin

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

Gilbert, Olive; Truth, Sojourner

Cover of Life of Charles T. Walker, D.D. ("The Black Spurgeon") Pastor Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New York City

Life of Charles T. Walker, D.D. ("The Black Spurgeon") Pastor Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New York City

Silas Xavier Floyd

Cover of My larger education: Being chapters from my experience

My larger education: Being chapters from my experience

Booker T. Washington

Cover of John Jasper: The unmatched Negro philosopher and preacher

John Jasper: The unmatched Negro philosopher and preacher

William E. Hatcher

Cover of Narratives of Colored Americans

Narratives of Colored Americans

Cover of Fifty Years in Chains; or, the Life of an American Slave

Fifty Years in Chains; or, the Life of an American Slave

Charles Ball

Cover of The Story of My Life and Work

The Story of My Life and Work

Booker T. Washington

Cover of A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince

A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince

Nancy Prince

Cover of Father Henson's Story of His Own Life Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Father Henson's Story of His Own Life Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Josiah Henson

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