Black Liberation
Firsthand accounts of bondage, freedom, and the long fight for full citizenship.
1789–1920 · 27 books
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Equiano
1789
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
MemoirWalker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World
Walker
1829
Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World
PamphletNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Douglass
1845
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
MemoirNarrative of Sojourner Truth
Truth
1850
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
MemoirClotel; or, The President's Daughter
Brown
1853
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
NovelThe Heroic Slave
Douglass
1853
The Heroic Slave
Short storyTwelve Years a Slave
Northup
1853
Twelve Years a Slave
MemoirMy Bondage and My Freedom
Douglass
1855
My Bondage and My Freedom
MemoirOur Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Wilson
1859
Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
NovelIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Jacobs
1861
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
MemoirBehind the Scenes; or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Keckley
1868
Behind the Scenes; or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
MemoirLife and Times of Frederick Douglass
Douglass
1881
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
MemoirA Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South
Cooper
1892
A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South
EssaysIola Leroy; or, Shadows Uplifted
Harper
1892
Iola Leroy; or, Shadows Uplifted
NovelSouthern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
Wells
1892
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
PamphletThe Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States
Wells
1895
The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States
PamphletMob Rule in New Orleans: Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics
Wells
1900
Mob Rule in New Orleans: Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics
PamphletThe House Behind the Cedars
Chesnutt
1900
The House Behind the Cedars
NovelThe Marrow of Tradition
Chesnutt
1901
The Marrow of Tradition
NovelUp From Slavery
Washington
1901
Up From Slavery
MemoirOf One Blood; or, The Hidden Self
Hopkins
1902
Of One Blood; or, The Hidden Self
NovelWinona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest
Hopkins
1902
Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest
NovelThe Souls of Black Folk
Du Bois
1903
The Souls of Black Folk
EssaysThe Quest of the Silver Fleece
Du Bois
1911
The Quest of the Silver Fleece
NovelThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Johnson
1912
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
NovelThe Negro
Du Bois
1915
The Negro
EssaysDarkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
Du Bois
1920
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
Essays