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Jeffrey E Anderson

Voodoo

"Despite several decades of scholarship on African diasporic religion, Voodoo remains understudied by academics. The extent of recent book-length studies of the topic are sparse due primarily to Voodoo's …

Nordic Utopia?

Features the experiences of African American artists in Nordic Europe During the twentieth century, Black Americans visited and lived in Nordic countries, performing, studying, working, and seeking adven…

It Must Schwing - The Blue Note Story (2-Disc Special Edition im Mediabook) (Blu-ray)

1939 gründeten Alfred Lion und Frank (auch 'Francis') Wolff, zwei junge Emigranten aus Berlin, in New York das legendäre Jazz-Label BLUE NOTE RECORDS. Das Label konzentrierte sich ausschließlich auf ameri…

If You’re Not Part Of The Solution … Soul, Politics And Spiritality In Jazz 1967 - 1975

Product Information • In the late 60s jazz was at a turning point. Soul music had taken much of its black audience and rock’s intellectualisation was eating up its support amongst college students. The u…

Patrick Joseph O'Connor

Wichita Blues

"In conversations on regional blues, the traditions of the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Piedmont, Chicago, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles are frequently lauded. But until now, little at…

Eileen Yanoviak

The Tenacious Nurse Nichols: An Unsung Civil War Hero

The story of Lucy Higgs Nichols, a Civil War nurse who escaped slavery in Tennessee, served among the ranks of the Union Army, finally found independence, and achieved notoriety, nobility, and self-suffic…

Paula Marie Seniors

Mae Mallory, the Monroe Defense Committee, and World Revolutions

"This book explores the significant contributions of African American women radical activists from 1955 to 1995. It examines the 1961 case of African American working-class self-defense advocate Mae Mallo…

William Loren Katz

Breaking The Chains

"Generations of American history students have grown up believing that slave rebellion was relatively rare, that slaves accepted their lot and became attached to their masters, and that they were ultimate…

Arthur Ashe

A Hard Road to Glory, Volume 3 (1946-1992)

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Cameron D McCoy

Contested Valor

"Contested Valor is an examination of the use and status of black Marines in service during the Cold War era. It is about how these men experienced contested military integration, as well as multiple form…

Matthew F Delmont

Half American

"The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont. Over one million Black men and women served i…

Bruce Jackson

Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me, Second Edition

Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me celebrates the African American oral tradition of toasting, one of the key roots of contemporary rap. Jackson was among the few to appreciate the profane energy …

Preston Lauterbach

Before Elvis

A thought-provoking exploration of the Black musicians who inspired Elvis Presley’s music, primarily through the lens of four overlooked artists:  Little Junior Parker, Big Mama Thornton, Arthur “Big Boy”…

W Lawrence Hogue

This World Is Not My Home

"In the 1950s, Charles Wright's (1932-2008) star was on the rise. After dropping out of high school and serving in the Korean War, the young Black writer landed in New York, where he was mentored by Norma…

W Lawrence Hogue

This World Is Not My Home

"In the 1950s, Charles Wright's (1932-2008) star was on the rise. After dropping out of high school and serving in the Korean War, the young Black writer landed in New York, where he was mentored by Norma…

Arthur Ashe

A Hard Road to Glory, Volume 1 (1619-1918)

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Available once again for a new generation of readers, the first volume in Arthur Ashe's epic trilogy that chronicles the remarkable legacy of Black athletes in t…

Jason E Shelton

The Contemporary Black Church

"Blacks unprecedented access to mainstream American culture has fostered religious diversity, as well as changing political attitudes, beliefs about racial discrimination, and levels of involvement in Afr…

Brandon Thomas Crowley

Queering Black Churches

Queering Black Churches explores how open and affirming (ONA) historically Black churches have queered their congregations. Using the lenses of practical theology, ecclesiology, Queer theology, and gender…