Cultural Literature

The Black History Legends book includes a curated group of well-known and lesser-known individuals who have made an indelible mark on society. Included are short biographies of each person, their accomplishments, education achievements, little-known...

FOR THE STRENGTH OF HARLEM PLĔAS TUSANT PEARSON For the Strength of Harlem is a Biography Memoir about Mr. Plĕas Tusant Pearson (pronounced Plĕz), Community Activist and Serial Entrepreneur. This is a new memoir, you will learn about another...

For the Strength of Harlem-Plĕas Tusant Pearson For the Strength of Harlem is a Biography Memoir about Mr. Plĕas Tusant Pearson (pronounced Plĕz), Community Activist and Serial Entrepreneur. This is a new memoir, you will learn about another hidden...

An essential, groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade. In this "tale skillfully teased out of the vaults" (Kirkus...

Rogers' work was concerned with "the Great Black Man" theory of history. This theory presented history, specifically black history, as a mural of achievements by prominent black people. Rogers devoted a significant amount of his professional life to...

David Walker's Appeal is an uncompromising African-centered discourse that attacks white injustice and advocates Black self-reliance. Its publication in 1830 intensified the debate and struggle against slavery. More than a petition against slavery, the...

Ethiopia Unbound: Studies in Race Emancipation (1911) is a novel by J. E. Casely Hayford. Published at the height of his career as a politician, journalist, and activist, Ethiopia Unbound is considered the first pan-Africanist work of...

First published in 1954, a time when few books on African history were written from an African perspective. An intimate history of Africa and its ancient civilizations, the book opposed the stereotyped and often racist histories of Africa. Today, a half...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The true story of Andrew Heidelberg, who against incredible barriers, became the first African-American to play previously "white" high school football in the South. The story, as told by Andrew to Robert D. Gaines, covers his childhood in the racist...

In her first book, author Margaret Marie Hailey Crudup tells the story of the many challenges she faced as a blind, Black woman growing up and being educated in the South. "I Can See Clearly Now" is a heart-warming testimony of how she endured hardship...

How to reduce the dropout rate and motivate black children.