Recent Books That May Be 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.


Globetrotting:
African American Athletes and Cold War Politics

by Damion L. Thomas
(University of Illinois Press)

The Color of Christ:
The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America

by Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey
(University of North Carolina Press)

The Fire of Freedom:
Abraham Galloway and the Slaves’ Civil War

by David S. Cecelski
(University of North Carolina Press)

The Mount of Vision:
African American Prophetic Tradition, 1800-1950

by Christopher Z. Hobson
(Oxford University Press)

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