The Greatest Books of All Time on Slavery

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17130 Sweet Taste of Liberty W. Caleb McDaniel 2019 American English
17130 The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation David Brion Davis 2014 American English
17130 The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud 2004 British English
17130 Fairyland Paul J. McAuley 1995 British English
17130 Monstress Vol. 1 Marjorie Liu 2015 American English
17130 The Nature Of Blood Caryl Phillips 1997 British English
17130 When And Where I Enter Paula Giddings 1984 American English
17130 All Bound Up Together Martha S. Jones 2007 American English
17130 Dark Matters Simone Browne 2015 Canadian English
17130 White Rage Carol Anderson 2016 American English
17130 The Paradox Men Charles L. Harness 1953 American English
17130 The Fifth Head Of Cerberus Gene Wolfe 1972 American English
17130 Walk To The End Of The World Suzy McKee Charnas 1974 American English
17130 Empireland Sathnam Sanghera 2021 British English
17130 Black And British David Olusoga 2016 British English
17130 Autonomous Annalee Newitz 2017 American English
17130 South To America Imani Perry 2022 American English
17130 Slave Play Jeremy O. Harris 2018 American English
17130 The Piano Lesson August Wilson 1987 American English
17130 A Breath Of Snow And Ashes Diana Gabaldon 2005 American English
17130 A Kick In The Belly Stella Dadzie 2020 British English
17130 The Collected Works Of Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley 1988 American English
17130 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
17028 The Slave Dancer Paula Fox 1973 American English
17130 Elijah Of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis 2007 American English
17130 Cuba Ada Ferrer 2021 American English
17130 Freedom's Dominion Jefferson Cowie 2023 American English
17130 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Joy DeGruy 2005 American English
17130 Blood On The River Marjoleine Kars 2020 British English
17130 April 1865 Jay Winik 2001 American English
17130 Swallow Barn John Pendleton Kennedy 1832 American English
17130 A Fool's Errand, By One Of The Fools Albion Winegar Tourgee 1879 American English
17130 The Grandissimes, A Story Of Creole Life George Washington Cable 1880 American English
17130 The American Crucible Robin Blackburn 2011 British English
17130 Eternal Treblinka Charles Patterson 2002 American English
16973 Black Majority Peter H. Wood 1974 American English
17130 The Palm And El Jabran Gha’ib Ti’ma Firman Iraqi Unknown
17130 The Slaver Salah al-Din Bujah Unknown Unknown
17130 Unknown Grave Ahmed Ould Abdel-Qader Mauritanian Unknown
17130 Namíbia, Não! Aldri Anunciação 2012 Brazilian Portuguese
17130 Children Of The Dusk Janet Berliner, George Guthridge 1997 American English
17130 Morning Star Pierce Brown 2016 American English
17130 The Invention Of Wings Sue Monk Kidd 2014 American English
17130 Caribbean James A. Michener 1989 American English
17130 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17130 The Black Atlantic Paul Gilroy 1993 British English
17130 The History Of White People Nell Irvin Painter 2010 American English
17130 The Viceroy Of Ouidah Bruce Chatwin 1980 British English
17130 The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition R. A. Salvatore 1998 American English
17130 The Polished Hoe Austin Clarke 2002 Barbadian English
17130 Latro In The Mist Gene Wolfe 2003 American English
17130 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17130 Cape Town E. Van Heyningen, Nigel Worden, Vivian Bickford-Smith 1998 Unknown English
17130 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17130 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17130 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17130 Coast Of Slaves, Ships Of Slaves And Islands Of Slaves Thorkild Hansen 1967 Danish Danish
17130 The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton 1985 American English
17130 Combee Edda L. Fields-Black 2024 Unknown English
17130 Savings And Trust Justene Hill Edwards 2024 Unknown English
17130 Chains Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 American English
17130 Pink And Say Patricia Polacco 1994 American English
17130 River Sing Me Home Eleanor Shearer 2023 Unknown English
17130 Beulah Land Harold Davis 1973 American English
17130 Know Nothing Mary Lee Settle 1960 American English
17130 Lord Of The Kongo Peter Forbath 1988 Unknown English
17130 All Soul's Rising Madison Smartt Bell 1995 American English
17130 Master Slave Husband Wife Ilyon Woo 2023 Unknown English
17130 Let Us Descend Jesmyn Ward 2023 American English
17130 Flee North Scott Shane 2023 Unknown English
17130 The Life And Times Of Hannah Crafts Gregg Hecimovich 2023 Unknown English
17130 Beyond The Door Of No Return David Diop 2023 French French
17130 A Madman’s Will Gregory May 2023 Unknown English
17130 The 272 Rachel L. Swarns 2023 Unknown English
17130 Benjamin Banneker And Us Rachel Jamison Webster 2023 Unknown English
17130 Beyond The Door Of No Return David Diop 2021 French French
17130 Flee North Scott Shane 2023 Unknown English
17130 The Life And Times Of Hannah Crafts Gregg Hecimovich 2023 Unknown English
17130 Voyage Of Slaves Brian Jacques 2006 British English
17130 The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier 2013 American English
17121 Narrative Of The Life Of Fredrick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1845 American English
17130 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English
17130 Cage Of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky British English
17130 In The Shadow Of Statues Mitch Landrieu 2018 American English
17128 Fantastic Planet Stefan Wul 1957 French French
17130 Show Me A Land Clark McMeekin Unknown English
17130 The House Of Lee Gertrude Atherton 2005 American English
17130 Shadow Slave Guiltythree Korean English
17130 Palmares Gayl Jones 1994 American English