Featured Books - AAIHS

Agents of Change: Black Freethinkers Then and Now

August 17, 2020August 16, 2020 Lauren T. Rorie black intellectual history, religion

Religion, as part of the trifecta of “sex, politics, and religion” is the most under-examined aspect of contemporary Black feminist

Unearthing New Histories of Black Appalachia

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 Jillean McCommons Historical Memory, South Carolina

“Depending on the ‘truth’ of the alternate versions, Liberia’s founding may be seen as a white kindness or as a

The Relationship Between African Americans and Africa

August 11, 2020August 13, 2020 Christopher Ndubuizu African Diaspora, blackness, Historical Memory

Negro, African, Colored, Afro-American, African American, and Black are identifiers that reflect the variety of ways African Americans have identified

The World of Slavery, Kidnapping, and the Slave Trade

August 10, 2020August 18, 2020 Derek Litvak law, slave trade, slavery

One of the enduring ironies of the institution of slavery is that it was wrapped up in the law. While

A New Book on Plantation Coffee in Jamaica, 1790-1848

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 AAIHS Editors economic history, Jamaica, slavery

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History