African American Studies
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
Hardback
Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history.
Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave
Hardback
The compelling story of a slave, owned by the author's ancestors, who became one of the singular artists of the nineteenth century.
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
Paperback
An epic, award-winning biography of Malcolm X that draws on hundreds of hours of personal interviews and rewrites much of the known narrative.
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
Hardback
Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he...
Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments That Changed the Course of the Civil War
Hardback
A nearly forgotten Civil War episode is restored to history in this masterful account.