What is a book.... u will get a best answer award?

Question

I need a book that is about an african american that is written about an african american. it should be somewhat old but it can be somewhat new. i will give a best answer. thanks!

Answer 1

Roots! by Alex Haley.  It was an international best seller several years ago.

Answer 2

Roll of Thunder Here my Cry

Answer 3

Black Knights: The Story of The Tuskegee Airmen

Fly High: The Story of Bessie Coleman (unsure if author is A/A tho)

Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry

Answer 4

malcom X by far the best there are many versions of his biography and Auto biography Good luck

Answer 5

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I assign it for Freshman reading and they usually love it.  It's autobiographical.

Answer 6

the biography of martin luther king jr.

the biography of rosa parks.

the biography of SO many african americans!

Answer 7

Does is need to be fiction or non-fiction? Let me make sure I have this correct...it must be about and African American and ALSO written by an African American?

How about :

Non fiction: Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver

                 Why does the caged bird sing by Maya Angelou

Fiction: Alice Hoffman

           Alice Walker

There are soooo many. Go to your library and ask a librarian.