African American Studies

...a message to the Black Youth.This is a compilation of individual essays written during the summer-fall of 1992. The essays are designed to inspire thought within the Black Mind. These writings are primarily targeted toward the Black Youth of this day,...

From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream vividly recounts the journey of an African-American woman from rural, segregated Mississippi through academia, corporate America, and politics. It is the story of how she triumphed even when, more...

From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream vividly recounts the journey of an African-American woman from rural, segregated Mississippi through academia, corporate America, and politics. It is the story of how she triumphed even when, more...

From Kongo Central to the Americas via Europe: A Cultural OverviewBy: Adrien Ngudiankama MPhil., Ph.DFrom Kongo Central to the Americas via Europe: A Cultural Overview is an odyssey. An autobiographical ethnography of dialogues with cultures and social...

From Generation to Generation is a collection of sermons preached by African American participants in the Festivals of Young Preachers from 2010 to 2015, events sponsored by the Academy of Preachers. It is a rare and unique archive of what the nation's...

From Generation to Generation is a collection of sermons preached by African American participants in the Festivals of Young Preachers from 2010 to 2015, events sponsored by the Academy of Preachers. It is a rare and unique archive of what the nation's...

Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond...

The United States has been moving away from Constitutional government for a hundred years, and now appears to be on the brink of a headlong rush into socialism. The American Dream is about to evaporate. What can be done? "Freedom. You Can Handle It. But...

"This is a powerful, vitally important story, and Lane brings it to life with not only vast amounts of research but with a remarkable gift for storytelling that makes the pages fly by." --Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Hero of the...

"This is a powerful, vitally important story, and Lane brings it to life with not only vast amounts of research but with a remarkable gift for storytelling that makes the pages fly by." --Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Hero of the...

The first comprehensive history of the vital role women--both black and white--played in the civil rights movement. In this groundbreaking and absorbing book, credit finally goes where credit is due--to the bold women who were crucial to the success of...

Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and runaway slaves in the South. It shatters the widespread...

Freedom Knows My Name takes readers on a poetic journey of seeking collective and personal freedom as a Black woman. By scanning the QR code on the back of the book, readers are transported to the author reading selected poems such: "For the Women Who...

Following up Betty DeRamus's Essence bestselling Forbidden Fruit, Freedom by Any Means follows the story of extraordinary acts of courage and love by Blacks in the American slave era with beautifully written and inspiring stories of how slaves used the...

In America we like to think we live in a land of liberty, where everyone can say whatever they want. Throughout our history, however, we have also been quick to censor people who offend or frighten us. We talk a good game about freedom of speech, then we...