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4 books

Fiction

Beloved

Toni Morrison

A mother and daughter reckon with the afterlife of slavery in a house haunted by a child’s return.

Memoir

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

Jacobs recounts exploitation, years spent in hiding, and her efforts to secure freedom for her children.

Memoir

Mom & Me & Mom

Maya Angelou

Angelou looks back on the complicated reunion and enduring bond with her mother, Vivian Baxter.

Fiction

The Street

Ann Petry

Lutie Johnson struggles to build security for herself and her son in wartime Harlem.