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Books: African-American Culture in Books and Film

"Have you Seen the Movie? " "No, but I've Read the Book"

Read the Book? Now see the Movie!

Fiction  
Amistad by David Pesci Amistad
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest Gaines Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Beloved by Toni Morrison Beloved
The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Color Purple
Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Cry the Beloved Country
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley Devil in a Blue Dress
How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Invisible Man
It's a Thin Line by Kimberla Roby A Thin Line Between Love & Hate
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines A Lesson Before Dying
Native Son by Richard Wright Native Son
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard Jackie Brown
Shaft (among the Jews) by Ernest Tidyman Shaft
Sounder by William Armstrong Sounder
Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan Waiting to Exhale
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Wiz
The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor The Women of Brewster Place
Non-Fiction  
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley Malcolm X
Finding Fish: A Memoir by Antwone Fisher The Antwone Fisher Story
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood The Josephine Baker Story
Lazarus and the Hurricane: the Freeing of Lazarus "Hurricane" Carter by Sam Chaiton The Hurricane
Negro Baseball Leagues by David Fremon Soul of the Game
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun
Roots by Alex Haley Roots
Tuskegee Airmen: Black Heroes of World War II Tuskegee Airmen

Seen the Movie? Now Read the Book!

Movie Book
Alex's Haley's Queen Alex Haley's Queen: The Story of an American Family by Alex Haley
Get on the Bus Atonement: The Million Man March by Kim Sadler
Disappearing Acts Disappearing Acts by Terry MacMillan
Invisible Man Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Jackie Brown Jackie Brown by Elmore Leonard
Losing Isaiah Losing Isaiah by Seth Margolis
A Rage in Harlem A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Compiled by Addie Armstrong, 12/2003