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. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, JBHE will earn a fraction of revenue from qualifying purchases.

Here are the latest selections:


Challenging History:
Race, Equity, and the Practice of Public History

edited by Leah Worthington et al.
(University of South Carolina Press)

Go Down Moses:
The Wings Over Jordan Choir

by Timothy Collins and Sam Barber
(Then and Now Media)

Gullah Spirituals:
The Sound of Freedom and Protest in the South Carolina Sea Islands

by Eric Sean Crawford
(University of South Carolina Press)

Reimagining Historically Black Colleges and Universities:
Survival Beyond 2021

edited by Gary B. Crosby et al.
(Emerald Publishing)

Richard Wright in Context
edited by Michael Nowlin
(Cambridge University Press)

The Culture of Education and Experimental Polemics
by Alonzo D. DeCarlo
(Authorhouse)

The Great Upheaval:
Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

by Judith A. Byfield
(Ohio University Press)

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