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Tamara Lanier

From These Roots

"Tamara Lanier grew up listening to her mother's stories about her ancestors. As Black Americans descended from enslaved people brought to America, they knew all too well how fragile the tapestry of …

Martha H Patterson, Henry Louis Gates

The New Negro

An authoritative anthology tracing the history of one of the most important concepts Black people drew on to challenge the brutal, totalizing system of Jim Crow racismThis book brings together a wealth of…

Karen Valby

The Swans of Harlem

Both a group biography and a story of a particular time, this is a book about ballet, the enduring allure of ballet for young girls, and about how these pioneers broke into a world that was closed to them…

Tanisha Ford

Our Secret Society

"An engrossing social history of the unsinkable Mollie Moon, the stylish founder of the National Urban League Guild and fundraiser extraordinaire who reigned over the glittering "Beaux Arts Ball…

Michelle Adams

The Containment

"A history of post-Brown school desegregation in Detroit, with a focus on Milliken v. Bradley"--

Zara Anishanslin

The Painter's Fire

The Painter's Fire follows a remarkable cohort of transatlantic artists who risked their lives and reputations to promote the patriot cause during the Revolutionary War. Their experiences, Zara Anishansli…

June Sarpong

Calling Una Marson

The groundbreaking story of the BBC's first Black woman broadcaster - finally brought to light.

Willie Mae Brown

My Selma

Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, debut author Willie Mae Brown crafts an unforgettable memoir about growing up amidst the civil rights movement in a town at the crossroads of …

Ileana Nachescu

The National Alliance of Black Feminists

"Founded in 1975, the non-partisan National Alliance of Black Feminists (NABF) played a critical role in the Black women's liberation movement and the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. The Chicag…

Linford D Fisher

Stealing America

Indigenous enslavement was a colossal phenomenon of almost unimaginable consequences that ensnared nearly 600,000 Native Americans in North America. In a saga that predates 1619, this double-stealing of I…

Ric S Sheffield

False Promises

Grounded in primary sources, this book uses critical fabulation to envision how men of color fought against Ohio's racist nineteenth-century voting restrictions. It reveals how contemporary voter-suppress…

Naa Oyo a Kwate

White Burgers, Black Cash

"White Burgers, Black Cash traces the evolution in fast food from the early 1900s to the present, from its long history of racist exclusion to its current damaging embrace of urban Black communities.…

Rahiel Tesfamariam

Imagine Freedom

A social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker who has become a powerful and brilliant voice of her generation offers a bold path to liberation and healing for people of Afric…

Harry Dunn

Standing My Ground

"Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief i…

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz---Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie---who, born w…

Imani Perry

Black in Blues

A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue?and its fascinating role in Black history and culture?from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.

Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture,

In Slavery's Wake

"The companion book to a groundbreaking exhibition on African American history and culture-with 150 powerful illustrations of people and objects"--

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Briscoe Center for American History, Diana Walker

Through Her Lens

An exhibition catalog celebrating a storied photographer's career.