Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African American Scholars

books-pileThe 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. Here are the latest selections.

Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


Hidden in the Mix:
The African American Presence in Country Music

edited by Diane Pecknold
(Duke University Press)

Resistance and Empowerment in Black Women’s Hair Styling
by Elizabeth Johnson
(Ashgate Publishing)

Slavery and Antislavery in Spain’s Atlantic Empire
edited by Josep M. Fradera and Christopher Schmidt-Noware
(Berghahn Books)

Trail Sisters:
Freedwomen in Indian Territory, 1850-1890

by Linda W. Reese and John R. Wunder
(Texas Tech University Press)

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