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Top books on Great African People and their Thoughts
A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson MandelaA Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
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one of the most refreshing political memoirs ever written
Unbowed: My AutobiographyUnbowed: My Autobiography by Wangari Maathai
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an inspiring life
Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of WarKofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War by Stanley Meisler
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an insight into the 21st century's most well known African public servant
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African Written by HimselfThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African Written by Himself by Olaudah Equiano
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a classic
I Write What I Like: A Selection of Writings (African Writers Series)I Write What I Like: A Selection of Writings (African Writers Series) by Steve Biko
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the voice of a legendary South African
Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others (Dover Thrift Editions)Great Speeches by African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and Others (Dover Thrift Editions)
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an inspiring collection
Africa Must UniteAfrica Must Unite by Kwame Nkrumah
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a must have
Amilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership and People's WarAmilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership and People's War by Patrick Chabal
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We are Heirs of the World's Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87We are Heirs of the World's Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87 by Thomas Sankara
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How Europe Underdeveloped AfricaHow Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
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a classic
We Shall Not Fail: Values in the National Leadership of Seretse Khama, Nelson Mandela and Julius NyerereWe Shall Not Fail: Values in the National Leadership of Seretse Khama, Nelson Mandela and Julius Nyerere by Dickson A. Mungazi
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The Wretched of the Earth (Penguin Modern Classics)The Wretched of the Earth (Penguin Modern Classics) by Frantz Fanon
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insightful
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba (Royal Diaries)Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba (Royal Diaries) by Patricia C. McKissack
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although this is written for children and is fictionalized, it provides one of the few english accounts of the early life of nzinga
Black Women in Antiquity (Journal of African Civilizations)Black Women in Antiquity (Journal of African Civilizations)
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insight into the lives of ancient african women like Nerfetiti, Nzinga, Kahina etc, and the role played by black women in human civilization through the ages