Black History Month: 10 must-read classics by African American authors

Check out some of the most celebrated books to offer insight into the broad range of the African American experience in the United States.

10. ‘The Color Purple,’ by Alice Walker

This Pulitzer Prize-winning epistolary novel follows the story of Celie, a woman who is abused by her father during childhood and strives to protect her sister from the same fate. Celie is married off to an abusive husband but, eventually, a loving relationship and an upsetting discovery drive her to seek independence, mutual love, and creative fulfillment.

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