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.


The Cost of the Vote:
George Elmore and the Battle for the Ballot

by Carolyn Click
(University of South Carolina Press)


Folk Music and Song in the WPA Ex-Slave Narratives

by John Minton
(University Press of Mississippi)

 
 
 
 
 
 

The Plunder of Black America:
How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made

by Calvin Schermerhorn
(Yale University Press)

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  1. JBHE should look into becoming a bookshop.org affiliate so people who don’t want to support Amazon but want to support JBHE have that option.

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