African American Studies
Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun
Paperback
A wry account of the road from Harvard scholarship student to ordination as northern Thailand's first black Buddhist nun.
An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege
Hardback
The secret life of the sensational woman behind the Morgan masterpieces, who lit up New York society.
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.
Bond of Iron: Master and Slave at Buffalo Forge
Paperback
A study of African-American workers empowered and partly liberated by their skills.
To Walk About in Freedom: The Long Emancipation of Priscilla Joyner
Hardback
The extraordinary life of Priscilla Joyner and her quest—along with other formerly enslaved people—to find the meaning of freedom after the Civil War