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:


August Wilson:
A Life

by Patti Hartigan
(Simon & Schuster)

Black Theology and The Black Panthers
by Joshua S. Bartholomew
(Fortress Academic)

Path to Grace:
Reimagining the Civil Rights Movement

by Ehtel Morgan Smith
(University Press of Mississippi)

Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution
by Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson
(Polity)

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