Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African American Scholars

books-pileThe 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.


Breaking Chains:
Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory

by H. Gregory Nokes
(Oregon State University Press)

Lynching Beyond Dixie:
American Mob Violence Outside the South

by Michael J. Pfeifer
(University of Illinois Press)

The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor
by Teresa L. Reed
(Indiana University Press)

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