A bus ride to New Orleans in 1961 almost killed 13 Freedom Riders, but changed the South forever.
A bus ride to New Orleans in 1961 almost killed 13 Freedom Riders, but changed the South forever.
Black History
Henry Louis Gates Jr. sublimely evokes the power of worship to create both religious and political solidarity.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. sublimely evokes the power of worship to create both religious and political solidarity.
We Are Each Other’s Harvest is a tribute, an education, a family album and a celebration of Black farmers past, present—and hopefully future
We Are Each Other’s Harvest is a tribute, an education, a family album and a celebration of Black farmers past, present—and hopefully future
Hot, Hot Chicken is an eye-opening, ingenious history that makes Nashville come alive in ways that transcend its downtown honky tonks.
Hot, Hot Chicken is an eye-opening, ingenious history that makes Nashville come alive in ways that transcend its downtown honky tonks.
The Three Mothers maps the lives of three young civil rights activists long before they raised sons who would become leaders in the movement.
The Three Mothers maps the lives of three young civil rights activists long before they raised sons who would become leaders in the movement.
This graphic novel offers a digestible history of the Black Panther Party, correcting many negative assumptions about them while still addressing their flaws.
This graphic novel offers a digestible history of the Black Panther Party, correcting many negative assumptions about them while still addressing their flaws.
Thomas Healy tells the story of Soul City, North Carolina, an intentional community founded in the 1970s to help Black people achieve the American dream.
Thomas Healy tells the story of Soul City, North Carolina, an intentional community founded in the 1970s to help Black people achieve the American dream.
Julian Bond’s lectures from his prolific teaching career are full of firsthand lessons from his direct involvement in the civil rights movement.
Julian Bond's lectures from his prolific teaching career are full of firsthand lessons from his direct involvement in the civil rights movement.
Ida B. Wells was righteously indignant and wise beyond her era, and Michelle Duster translates her drive to today’s racial discourse with insight and grace.
Ida B. Wells was righteously indignant and wise beyond her era, and Michelle Duster translates her drive to today’s racial discourse with insight and grace.
This comprehensive meditation on Black history in the United States features 90 noteworthy Black authors and poets ruminating on the last 400 years.
This comprehensive meditation on Black history in the United States features 90 noteworthy Black authors and poets ruminating on the last 400 years.
Set during an era when being Black and accused of a crime was almost a guaranteed death sentence, A Shot in the Moonlight reads like a riveting thriller.
Set during an era when being Black and accused of a crime was almost a guaranteed death sentence, A Shot in the Moonlight reads like a riveting thriller.
An illuminating history of racism in America, White Fright reveals how white anxieties around sexuality shaped the Black experience of social injustice.
An illuminating history of racism in America, White Fright reveals how white anxieties around sexuality shaped the Black experience of social injustice.
Alice L. Baumgartner’s South to Freedom shows that enslaved people who escaped to Mexico before the Civil War contributed to the downfall of slavery in the U.S.
Alice L. Baumgartner's South to Freedom shows that enslaved people who escaped to Mexico before the Civil War contributed to the downfall of slavery in the U.S.
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