Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE. Here are the latest selections.

Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


Black Litigants in the Antebellum American South
by Kimberly M. Welch
(University of North Carolina Press)

Race and the Obama Administration:
Substance, Symbols and Hope

by Andra Gillespie
(Manchester University Press)

Race, Place, and Memory:
Deep Currents in Wilmington, North Carolina

by Margaret M. Mulrooney
(University Press of Florida)

The Burden:
African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery

edited by Rochelle Riley
(Wayne State University Press)

There All the Honor Lies:
A Memoir

by Harriet Murphy
(University of Texas Press)

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