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Books for Black History Month
A selection of recent books about African American art, music, history, and literature.
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Collins, Lisa Gail and Margo Natalie Crawford, eds.
New Thoughts on the Black Arts Movement A collection of essays examining African American creativity in relation to politics and Civil Rights. NX512.3 A35 N49 2006 | |
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Crouch, Stanley
Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz Crouch's insightful essays on jazz and musicians, from Louis Armstrong to Wynton Marsalis. ML3506 .C75 2006 |
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Goosman, Stuart L.
Group Harmony: the Black Urban Roots of Rhythm & Blues An entertaining social history of R&B. ML3521 .G66 2005 |
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Lee, Valerie, ed.
Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Women's Literature From the eighteenth century to the twenty-first century - poetry, essays, journal entries, short stories, novels and black feminist criticism are all included in this seminal work. PS508 .N3 P743 2006 |
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Marable, Manning
Living Black History: How Reimagining the African-American Past can Remake America's Racial Future Marable's concept of "living history" explained, from Medger Evans to Malcolm X. E184.65 M37 2006 |
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Painter, Nell Irvin
Creating Black Americans: African-American History and its Meanings, 1619 to the Present A richly illustrated work documenting the many facets of African American culture. E185 .P15 2005 |
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Shaw, Gwendolyn DuBois
Portraits of a People: Picturing African Americans in the Nineteenth Century A compelling collection of portraits of famous and obscure African Americans represented within their social context. qN7593.2 S53 |
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West, Michael Rudolph
The Education of Booker T. Washington: American Democracy and the Idea of Race Relations A scholarly analysis of Washington's theory of race. E185.97 W4 W47 2006 |
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Wilson, Dreck Spurlock, ed.
African-American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945 A thoroughly researched landmark publication on Black architects and their works. qNA736 .A47 2004x |
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Wintz, Cary D., ed.
Harlem Speaks: A Living History of the Harlem Renaissance Music, art, writing, politics and performance are brought to life in this exciting portrait of the coming of age of African American culture. A CD is included. PS153 .N5 H267 2007 |
