American History
American History
Black Missionary in an Age of Enslavement: The Life and Times of George Liele (coming soon - August 6, 2024)
Much discussion of Protestant Christianity and its missions in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is focused on the work of English missionary William Carey and American Missionaries Adoniram and Ann Judson, who travelled to India in 1793 and 1813....
$200.00
The Cosmography and Geography of Africa (coming soon- July 9, 2024)
The first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the Renaissance: an African diplomat's guide to AfricaA Penguin ClassicIn 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in...
$22.00
Crazy as Hell: The Best Little Guide to Black History
By turns hilarious, candid, and heartbreaking, this powerful book takes the straitjacket off Black history. A refreshing, insightful, sacrilegious take on African American history, Crazy as Hell explores the site of America’s greatest contradictions. The notables of this book are the runaways...
$13.54
DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools
With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education program of the 1980s and 1990s. But behind the cultural phenomenon is the story of how...
$40.00
A Darker Shade of Blue: A Police Officer’s Memoir
A transparent first-hand account of a Black officer maneuvering through three terrifying yet rewarding decades of policing, all while seeking reform in law enforcement When 16-year-old Keith Merith finds himself pulled over, berated, and degraded by a white police officer,...
$21.95
A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton
A riveting narrative that pieces together the life and murder of Black socialite Lita McClinton Sullivan—and the journey to bring her true killer to justice.The 1987 murder of Lita McClinton Sullivan sent shockwaves through the affluent Atlanta suburb of Buckhead,...
$28.95
Black Meme: A History of The Images That Make Us
"Unsettles, expands and deepens our understanding of the black meme...necessary reading; brilliant and utterly convincing."–Christina Sharpe, author of Ordinary Notes"You will be galvanized by Legacy Russell’s analytic brilliance and visceral eloquence." –Margo Jefferson, author of Constructing a Nervous SystemA history of Black imagery...
$19.95
Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion
Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport’s early days through the...
$240.00
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
“The Barn is the most brutal, layered and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read…Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more important, than...
$35.00
Another Sojourner Looking for Truth: My Journey from Civil Rights to Black Power and Beyond
Memories and insights of a lifetime fighting for Black freedom and social justiceMillicent E. Brown's family home at 270 Ashley Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, was a center of civil rights activity. There Brown gained intimate knowledge of the struggle...
$26.99
Journal of Negro History Vol 1
BlackLegacyPress.org.Preserving our African heritage for generations to come.Learning from the past to chart the future, will ensure we never succumb to the inhumane treatment that tormented our race for centuries.
$24.95
Black Panther: Protectors of Wakanda: A History and Training Manual of the Dora Milaje from the Marvel Universe
Learn what it takes to become a member of the Dora Milaje—Wakanda’s elite, all-female guard—with this exclusive in-world history and training manual.The world of Wakanda, a technologically advanced society with a deep history and culture, prides itself on tradition, honor,...
$22.99
Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration
Take an engrossing deep dive into the cultural influences of Black Panther, from the development of the Marvel Comics character in the 1960s to his current worldwide renown.Black Panther was created in 1966 by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
$30.00
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
The classic story of life in Apartheid South Africa.Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage....
$18.00
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Remember is a unique pictorial and narrative journey that introduces children to a watershed period in American history and its relevance to us today. This beautiful 80-page hardcover picture book is a Coretta Scott King Award winner. Toni Morrison collected a...
$19.99
Secrets of the Pharoahs
Mankind's fascination with Ancient Egypt has never waned in fifty centuries. The magnificent Pyramids, colossal temples and brooding sphinx still awe and enthrall us. Now you can explore all the secrets of one of the world's first and most mysterious...
$14.99
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker
A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani Cobb This anthology from the pages of the New Yorker provides a bold and...
$35.00
The Fire Next Time
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The book that galvanized the nation, gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement in the 1960s—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. • "The finest essay I’ve ever read.” —Ta-Nehisi CoatesAt once...
$15.00
White Over Black: American Attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812
In 1968, Winthrop D. Jordan set out in encyclopedic detail the evolution of white Englishmen's and Anglo-Americans' perceptions of blacks, perceptions of difference used to justify race-based slavery, and liberty and justice for whites only. This second edition, with new...
$47.50
Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race
A native of St. Thomas, West Indies, Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912) lived most of his life on the African continent. He was an accomplished educator, linguist, writer and world traveler, who strongly defended the unique character of Africa and its people. Christianity, Islam...
$20.00
20th Century African American History for Kids: The Major Events that Shaped the Past and Present
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20th Century African American History for Kids: The Major Events that Shaped the Past and Present
Show kids ages 8 to 12 how Black Americans shaped US history in the 20th century From fighting against discrimination to changing the landscape of art and music, discover the incredible ways that Black Americans influenced the world we live...
$10.99
Stormy Roads We Trod: Before and After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
This is a comparison of; unjust laws suffered by my Great-grand parents, grandparents, and parents, the unfair treatments they suffered during their lives, what I experienced in my life from the early 1940s through today, the progress made in this...
$15.00
Supreme Lessons of the Gods and Earths: A Guide for 5 Percenters to Follow As Taught by Clarence 13x Allah
$14.95
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Supreme Lessons of the Gods and Earths: A Guide for 5 Percenters to Follow As Taught by Clarence 13x Allah
A compilation of all the lessons originally taught by Father Clarence 13x Allah in an easy-to-understand study guide. It includes Daily Mathematics, 12 Jewels, Supreme Alphabet, Student Enrollment (1-10), Lesson "C" (1-36), Lost-Found Muslim Lessons 1 and 2, and the...
$14.95
$9.95
Birmingham, 1963
A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil...
$9.99
The Gullah: People Blessed by God
The Gullah: People Blessed by God [paperback] Llaila Olela Afrika [Oct 31, 2014] …
$11.95
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's...
$9.99
54 Miles: A Novel
The free-standing successor and next novel by the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Thing You Surrender, Leonard Pitts, Jr.’s 54 Miles launches forward twenty years to the fateful weeks of March 1965—from the infamous “Bloody Sunday” march at the Edmund Pettus...
$19.95
You Are NOT Negro, Black, Coloured, Morisco Nor An African Slave!
Grand Sheik Kudjo Adwo El examines the history of various misnomers of Moorish Americans since their initial encounter with the nations of Europe and their socio-political implications. Using various scholarly sources, G.S. Adwo El demonstrates the importance of preserving national...
$16.75
Who Stole the Fez, Moors or Shriners?
Inspired by the constant inquiry, "Are you a Shriner?", Grand Sheik Kudjo Adwo EL presents a treatise putting to rest the false argument that wearing of the fez originated with European secret societies. Using historical evidence, "Who Stole the Fez?"...
$16.99