The Nine O'Clock Whistle
Stories of the Freedom Struggle for Civil Rights in Enfield, North Carolina
The untold history of a small town where a stand for civil rights had lasting, wide impacts
- Copyright year: 2024
Soul of the Court
The Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr.
The first full-length biography of a trailblazing DC attorney and judge
- Copyright year: 2024
From the Projects to the Presidencies
My Journey to Higher Education Leadership
The compelling story of a self-made, driven, and industrious higher education professional
- Copyright year: 2024
See Justice Done
The Problem of Law in the African American Literary Tradition
An analysis of the fraught relations between Black writing and the law
Activism in the Name of God
Religion and Black Feminist Public Intellectuals from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
An extensive collection that highlights the contributions of often-forgotten Black women in the public sphere
Path to Grace
Reimagining the Civil Rights Movement
Remarkable narratives from the heretofore unsung champions of the civil rights movement
Pieces of Freedom
The Emancipation Sculptures of Edmonia Lewis and Meta Warrick Fuller
A visual narrative of the Black emancipation experience, voiced through the sculptures of two nineteenth-century African American female artists
Forging Freedom in W. E. B. Du Bois's Twilight Years
No Deed but Memory
An overdue engagement with the latter three decades of an abundant career
The Speeches of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner
The Press, the Platform, and the Pulpit
An essential reader of the powerful orations of an African American religious leader
Literacy in a Long Blues Note
Black Women’s Literature and Music in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
An analysis of the literary strategies wielded by Black women during the oppressive Jim Crow years
Start a Riot!
Civil Unrest in Black Arts Movement Drama, Fiction, and Poetry
A scholarly exploration of the union of art, writing, and protest during the 1960s
Songs of Slavery and Emancipation
A critical study that highlights a new perspective of the long-buried and forgotten songs of resistance
The Geographies of African American Short Fiction
A long-overdue history of short stories, place, and the significance of setting on racial representation
Performing Racial Uplift
E. Azalia Hackley and African American Activism in the Postbellum to Pre-Harlem Era
A groundbreaking rediscovery of a classically trained innovator and powerful teacher who set milestones for African American singers and musicians
Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought
A biography of a trailblazer for abolition, gender equality, and social justice
Rediscovering Frank Yerby
Critical Essays
The first book-length sounding of the major contributions of the first black American novelist to sell more than a million copies
Black Intellectual Thought in Modern America
A Historical Perspective
An inclusive survey from Frederick Douglass to the voices of Black Lives Matter
Black and More than Black
African American Fiction in the Post Era
An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity
Black and More than Black
African American Fiction in the Post Era
An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity