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72 Books in the HISTORY / General Category

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How to Unlock Your Genius Using Black History

How to Unlock Your Genius Using Black History
The Negro Faces America

The Negro Faces America
The Educational and Industrial Emancipation of the Negro

The Educational and Industrial Emancipation of the Negro
Frederick Douglass: A Biography

Frederick Douglass: A Biography
The Metaphysics of Love

The Metaphysics of Love
Sketches Of Southern Life

Sketches Of Southern Life
Moses: A Story Of The Nile

Moses: A Story Of The Nile
Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects

Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects
Merritt Magic (paperback)

Merritt Magic (paperback)
Drum Majors for Justice: 101 Quotes by African American Politicians

Drum Majors for Justice: 101 Quotes by African American Politicians
Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna

Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna
Fifty Years & Other Poems

Fifty Years & Other Poems
The Sovereign Psyche: Systems of Chattel Freedom vs. Self-Authentic Freedom

The Sovereign Psyche: Systems of Chattel Freedom vs. Self-Authentic Freedom
Music After the Great War, and Other Studies

Music After the Great War, and Other Studies
The Extinguisher Extinguished

The Extinguisher Extinguished
The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems

The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems
Two Colored Women With the American Expeditionary Forces

Two Colored Women With the American Expeditionary Forces
Floodtide

Floodtide
The Journey of a Caribbean Writer (The Africa List)

The Journey of a Caribbean Writer (The Africa List)
The Southern Mystique

The Southern Mystique
The Life and Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Life and Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Good Things To Eat As Suggested By Rufus: A Collection Of Practical Recipes For Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc.

Good Things To Eat As Suggested By Rufus: A Collection Of Practical Recipes For Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc.
Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, And The Ghost Of Dr. King: Blogs And Essays

Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, And The Ghost Of Dr. King: Blogs And Essays
Women

Women
Resisting Lynching: Black Grassroots Responses to Lynching in the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas, 1882—1938.

Resisting Lynching: Black Grassroots Responses to Lynching in the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas, 1882—1938.
The Gold Coast Revolution

The Gold Coast Revolution
In the Garret

In the Garret
The Adventures Of Sasha And Malia At The White House

The Adventures Of Sasha And Malia At The White House
Rooming in the Master’s House: Power and Privilege in the Rise of Black Conservatism

Rooming in the Master’s House: Power and Privilege in the Rise of Black Conservatism
Richard III: drame et cinq actes, en prose (French Edition)

Richard III: drame et cinq actes, en prose (French Edition)
Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes
The First: President Barack Obama’s Road To The White House As Originally Reported By Roland S. Martin

The First: President Barack Obama’s Road To The White House As Originally Reported By Roland S. Martin
The Music of Spain

The Music of Spain
Waldo Trench, and Others: Stories of Americans in Italy

Waldo Trench, and Others: Stories of Americans in Italy
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica

Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Music and Bad Manners

Music and Bad Manners
Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works

Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works
Sovereign Evolution: Manifest Destiny From "Civil Rights" To "Sovereign Rights"

Sovereign Evolution: Manifest Destiny From "Civil Rights" To "Sovereign Rights"
Stories of Survival (and Beyond)

Stories of Survival (and Beyond)
The Blackworld: Evolution to Revolution

The Blackworld: Evolution to Revolution
This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience

This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience
Artists in Times of War

Artists in Times of War
The Practice of Diaspora: Literature, Translation, and the Rise of Black Internationalism

The Practice of Diaspora: Literature, Translation, and the Rise of Black Internationalism
Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture

Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture
Justice in Everyday Life: The Way It Really Works

Justice in Everyday Life: The Way It Really Works
In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence On African American Culture In New York City

In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence On African American Culture In New York City
Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History

Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History
I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.

I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie: An African American’s Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship’s Past

The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie: An African American’s Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship’s Past
Black Reconstruction In America, 1860-1880

Black Reconstruction In America, 1860-1880
The Making of Black Revolutionaries: Illustrated Edition

The Making of Black Revolutionaries: Illustrated Edition
Spirits of the Passage

Spirits of the Passage
Barrel of a Pen: Resistance to Repression in Neo-Colonial Kenya

Barrel of a Pen: Resistance to Repression in Neo-Colonial Kenya
From “Superman” to Man

From “Superman” to Man
White Man, Listen!

White Man, Listen!
David Walker’s Appeal

David Walker’s Appeal
Panther: A Pictorial History of the Black Panthers and the Story Behind the Film

Panther: A Pictorial History of the Black Panthers and the Story Behind the Film
Broken Alliance: The Turbulent Times Between Blacks and Jews in America

Broken Alliance: The Turbulent Times Between Blacks and Jews in America
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches And Writings) (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches And Writings) (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)
Last Serious Thing: A Season at the Bullfights

Last Serious Thing: A Season at the Bullfights
February 1965: The Final Speeches

February 1965: The Final Speeches
The Black Man in the Old Testament and Its World

The Black Man in the Old Testament and Its World
Malcolm X: The Man and His Times

Malcolm X: The Man and His Times
Walter Rodney Speaks: The Making Of An African Intellectual

Walter Rodney Speaks: The Making Of An African Intellectual
Great Slave Narratives

Great Slave Narratives
FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr: From “Solo” to Memphis

FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr: From “Solo” to Memphis
The Ebony Book of Black Achievement

The Ebony Book of Black Achievement
The White Man’s Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States

The White Man’s Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade, 1638-1870 (Revised)

The Suppression of the African Slave Trade, 1638-1870 (Revised)
A Spirit of Dominance: Cricket and Nationalism in the West Indies; Essays in Honour of ’Viv’

A Spirit of Dominance: Cricket and Nationalism in the West Indies; Essays in Honour of ’Viv’