Collection: History

  The award-winning art historian and founder of Vision & Justice uncovers a pivotal era in the story of race in the United States when...

When first published in 2017, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us became an instant cultural sensation, appearing in music videos, B-sides to singles by The...

A bold reinterpretation of the causes and legacy of Nat Turner's rebellion--and the new definitive account. In August 1831, a group of enslaved people in...

While our schools are being scrutinized for their alleged "woke-ness," an award-winning education scholar and former teacher shows that America’s classrooms were built to maintain...

In time for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month, a timely collection of pivotal interviews with the most influential leader of the...

Brilliant essays from the renowned Nation columnist--aka the Mad Law Professor--tackling questions of identity, bioethics, race, surveillance, and more Beginning with a jaw-dropping rumination on a centuries-old...

  The Isley Brothers' 3+3, dissects The Isleys' 50-year-old undisputed masterwork, an album that firmly established their music dynasty on a global scale, as well...

This classic iconic study of black images in American motion pictures has been updated and revised, as Donald Bogle continues to enlighten us with his...

Moving Pictures Painted' celebrates a tradition of hand created Egyptian cinema posters made using the stone litho technique. The book will document 200 posters made...

Groundbreaking new book based on the popular site blackcrossword.com featuring over 100 original puzzles inspired by the Diaspora and covering history, popular culture, trailblazers, literature,...

  A framework for understanding the deep archive of Black performance in the digital era. In an era of Big Data and algorithms, our easy access...

During the first half of the twentieth century, a group of collectors and creators dedicated themselves to documenting the history of African American life. At...

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll...

"Ambitions beyond the imagination of most Broadway musicals. Anyone who cares about the future of the American musical will want to see Jelly's Last Jam."--Frank Rich, The...

Black women comedians are more visible than ever, performing around the world in physical venues like comedy clubs and festivals, along with appearing in films,...

  A harrowing and indispensable first-hand account of the experience of the first 85 days of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, from a prominent Palestinian...

Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about legendary boxer and activist Muhammad Ali. Little Golden Book biographies are the...

Opening with David Mancuso's seminal "Love Saves the Day" Valentine's party, Tim Lawrence tells the definitive story of American dance music culture in the 1970s--from...

The first publication of photographs taken by Ernest Cole in the United States during the turbulent and eventful late 1960s and early 1970s. After fleeing...

"Beautiful... A gift to ourselves and to the world."-- Mikki Kendall, New York Times bestselling author of Hood Feminism From gender adviser to the UN Catherine Joy White...

  The most influential work by "the father of Black history", reflecting the long-standing tradition of antiracist teaching pioneered by Black educators The Mis-education of...

The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti. Henry Christophe (1767 - 1820) is one of the most richly complex...

The incredible story of MOVE, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985, killing 11 civilians--by one of the few people...