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Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808–1915
Mitch Kachun
"An impressive analysis of how African American leaders used freedom celebrations to create a collective memory, to uplift the race, and more importantly, to claim their political rights. "—American Quarterly
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-528-9
368 pp., 15 illus., 2006
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Race, Religion, and the Healy Family, 1820–1920
James M. O'Toole
Winner of the New England Historical Association Book Award
"This book is enormously informative on the subject of race and religion in the nineteenth century, beautifully told and superbly researched. "—John T. McGreevy
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-417-6
304 pp., 2003
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The Years of Promise and Achievement
Sheila Tully Boyle and Andrew Bunie
"Twenty years in the making, this major biography covers Robeson's life from his birth in 1898 to the early height of his career in 1939....Boyle and Bunie have condensed a huge amount of research into an accessible, perceptive biography that will be essential reading for anyone interested in studies of race, performance or theater in America."—Publishers Weekly
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-505-0
568 pp., 62 illus., 2005
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Selected Writings, 1930–1950
Dorothy West
Edited by Verner D. Mitchell and Cynthia Davis
"The rich materials in this volume explore race, family, environment, color consciousness, female friendship, and other concerns. . . . Summing up: Highly recommended."—Choice
Cloth, ISBN 978-1-55849-471-8
264 pp., 22 illus., 2004
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Modernity, Technology, and African American Culture between the World Wars
Joel Dinerstein
Winner of the Eugene M. Kayden Award for the best book in the humanities published by an American university press
Winner of an ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
"A magnificent interdisciplinary cultural history that is a must-read for both graduate students and advanced undergrads in a variety of related fileds, including U.S. cultural history, African American history and culture, history of technology, and the history of both popular music and dance."—American Quarterly
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-383-4
432 pp., 12 illus., 2003
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A Reader in African American Expressive Culture
Edited by Gena Dagel Caponi
"Is there an African American aesthetic, or is such a concept a reinforcement of racial stereotyping? If there is such an aesthetic, what are some of its characteristics? Although this anthology does not provide definitive answers to such questions, its explorations make for provocative reading."—Library Journal
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-183-0
480 pp., 1999
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Its Folk Roots and Modern Liteary Branches
Bernard W. Bell
Winner of the Distinguished Scholarship Award of the College Language Association
Winner of an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation
A Choice Outstanding Academic Book
"Encyclopedic in scope, [the book] is noteworthy not simply for what it covers (hundreds of authors and 40 key texts by the most important figures), but for its self-characterization of the critic. "—American Literary Scholarship
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-473-2
488 pp., 2005
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