General African American Studies

The astonishing journey of a bright, utterly displaced boy, from the short-lived African nation of Biafra, to Jamaica, to the harshest streets of Los Angeles--a searing memoir that adds fascinating depth to the coming-to-America storyThe first time...

Flesh and Stone is the story of the deepest parts of life--how women and men moved in public and private spaces, what they saw and heard, the smells that assailed them, where they ate, how they dressed, the mores of bathing and of making love--all in the...

A collaboration of artists and writers commemorates a powerful symbol for social justice and freedom on Chicago's South Side The Wall of Respect, a work of public art created in 1967 at the corner of Forty-third Street and Langley Avenue on Chicago's...

Growing up in an African American working-class family in the Midwest, Jon Jeter watched the jobs undergirding a community disappear. As a journalist for the Washington Post (twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist), he reported on the freemarket reforms of the...

"An illuminating portrait of Baltimore in the aftermath of the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray . . . Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account."--Publishers Weekly LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST...

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink's landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina--and her suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. In the tradition of the best investigative journalism,...

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--begins with a macro view on the progress of civilization, ending with his crucible vision on the unique and transformative aspects of mankind. (Restored to print...

Discover! the rich cultural heritage of Australia's first people then and now in one of the world's first centres of civilisation.Do you want to learn about the vast, sweeping epic story of Australia's first people dating from 65,000 years ago to the...

From "one of America's smartest political writers" (Glenn Beck) comes a fascinating and accessible history of the United States' unique and enduring relationship with guns, for fans of Chris Kyle's American Gun. For America, the gun is a story of...

In March 1863, nine hundred black Union soldiers, led by white officers, invaded Florida and seized the town of Jacksonville. They were among the first African American troops in the Northern army, and their expedition into enemy territory was like no...

In the tradition of Melissa Faye Greene and her award-winning Praying for Sheetrock, extraordinarily talented debut author Laura Wexler tells the story of the Moore's Ford Lynching in Walton County, Georgia in 1946--the last mass lynching in America,...

Finding a Voice - Asian Women in Britain published in 1978 and winner of the Martin Luther King award, was, and remains, an influential feminist book. Based on interviews, discussions and intimate one-to- one conversations with South Asian women,...

If you want to find an example of someone who walked the path of the mystic, look at Jesus the Christ. The sincere obedience Jesus showed the Father and his love of humanity is something we're all meant to do in our own way. Saint Francis of Assisi,...

If you want to find an example of someone who walked the path of the mystic, look at Jesus the Christ. The sincere obedience Jesus showed the Father and his love of humanity is something we're all meant to do in our own way. Saint Francis of Assisi,...

Fight for Freedom is the story of those indomitable victims of slavery who, during 200 years, resisted and died to keep the spirit of individual liberty alive. Tacky, Three-finger Jack and Samuel Sharpe spring vividly to life along with lesser-known,...

Field of Schemes is a play-by-play account of how the drive for new sports stadiums and arenas drains $2 billion a year from public treasuries for the sake of private profit. While the millionaires who own sports franchises have seen the value of their...