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.


Freedom’s Currency:
Slavery, Capitalism, and Self-Purchase in the United States

by Julia Wallace Bernier
(University of Pennsylvania Press)
     
     

The Sides of the Sea:
Caribbean Women Writing Diaspora

by Johanna X. K. Garvey
(University Press of Mississippi)

Struggle for the City:
Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement

by Derek G. Handley
(Pennsylvania State University Press)

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