The fire next time vs Up from Slavery: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Afro-Americans, African Americans, United States, History

Cover of The fire next time

The fire next time James Baldwin · 1962 ★★★★★ 4.5 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Up from Slavery

Up from Slavery Booker T. Washington · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.1 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The fire next time higher: 4.5 vs 4.1 from 129409 votes.
The fire next time is the easier read (Moderate), Up from Slavery more demanding (Challenging).

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