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 Mirage:
Virgil Bennehan’s Odyssey from Emancipation to Exile

by Sydney Nathans
(University of North Carolina Press)

Picturing Black History:
Photographs and Stories that Changed the World

edited by Daniela Edmeier et al.
(Harry N. Abrams)

Pitfalls of Prestige:
Black Women and Literary Recognition

by Laura Elizabeth Vrana
(Ohio State University Press)

Social Movements and the Law:
Talking About Black Lives Matter and #MeToo

edited by Lolita Buckner Inniss and Bridget J. Crawford
(University of California Press)

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