Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is considered to be one of the most riveting and important documents recounting slavery in the United States. It is the heart-rending memoir of a free black man who is taken hostage and sold into slavery in a Louisiana plantation, his twelve years of bondage, and his remarkable escape to freedom. Since its publication, this classic has become a historical reference for its salient of depiction of life as a slave in the...

"This is a novel about racial identity set in New York in 1929. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga and Alexander SkarsgAArd. Irene Redfield, married to a successful physician, enjoys a comfortable life in Harlem, New York. Reluctantly, she renews her friendship with old school friend, Clare Kendry. Clare, who like Irene is light skinned, apassesaTM as white and is married to a racist white man who has no idea about...

Covers African-American advancements during the period of the federal government's management of the defeated Southern states.

Discusses the northward journey of Black southerners, the greatest internal mass migration of people in American history.

Traces the origins of blues music, its evolution in the United States, and its influence on jazz and rock and roll.

Describes the art of rapping and the cultural phenomenon of hip hop, tracing its evolution from African and Caribbean traditions.

Briefly introduces the origins, history, actions, and impact of the Ku Klux Klan, a hate group that targets a wide range of ethnic, religious, and cultural groups in the United States.

Introduction to the life and accomplishments of famed African-American writer and essayist, James Baldwin. The most highly recognized series on African Americans celebrates Black History Month all year long! Journey to Freedom: The African American Library provides fascinating information on the heroic stories of African Americans who have played leading roles in shaping world history. Packed with vintage photographs that bring both the subjects'...