History

Fifty years ago, a single bullet robbed us of one of the world's most eloquent voices for human rights and justice. To the Promised Land goes beyond the iconic view of Martin Luther King Jr. as an advocate of racial harmony to explore his profound...

Nigeria, one of the largest and most important countries in Africa, is rich in traditions and customs, both indigenous and modern. "Culture and Customs of Nigeria" is the only concise, authoritative, and up-to-date discussion of Nigerian culture that...

Recent years have brought public mourning to the heart of American politics, as exemplified by the spread and power of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has gained force through its identification of pervasive social injustices with individual...

Publisher Comments: The Negroes must have Jesus, Jobs, and Justice, declared Nannie Helen Burroughs, a nationally known figure among black and white leaders and an architect of the Woman's Convention of the National Baptist Convention. Burroughs made...

Publisher Comments: What is African American about African American literature? Why identify it as a distinct tradition? John Ernest contends that too often scholars have relied on naAve concepts of race, superficial conceptions of African American...

Based on the latest research, this work provides a new look at the lives of African Americans in the Western United States, from the colonial era to the present.From colonial times to the present, this volume captures the experiences of the westward...

Concise history of the valiant service of New York's African American Soldiers.

Concise history of the valiant service of New York's African American Soldiers.

12 Million Black Voices, first published in 1941, combines Wright's prose with startling photographs selected by Edwin Rosskam from the Security Farm Administration files compiled during the Great Depression. The photographs include works by such giants...