Black History

At Canaan’s Edge

By Taylor Branch

Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood

By Donald Bogle

Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World

By Mim Eichler Rivas

Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield

Fighting for America: Black Soldiers—The Unsung Heroes of World War II

By Christopher Paul Moore

Slavery and the Making of America

By James Oliver Horton

I’ll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

By Dr. Carter G. Woodson

Bury the Chains

By Adam Hochschild

African American Lives

By Edited by Higginbotham

Spirit of Harlem

By Craig Marberry

Harriet Tubman

By Catherine Clinton

Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey into Mississippi’s Dark Past

By W. Ralph Eubanks

In Praise of Black Women

By Simone Schwarz-Bart

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