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African American Studies

1. For Adam's Sake: A Family Saga in Colonial New England

   Allegra di Bonaventura

   “A work of astonishing ingenuity, intellectual and emotional depth, and (most of all) brilliant writing.”—John Demos, author of The Unredeemed CaptiveMore

2. Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861–1865

   James Oakes

   A powerful history of emancipation that reshapes our understanding of Lincoln, the Civil War, and the end of American slavery.More

3. Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop

   Yuval Taylor, Jake Austen, Mel Watkins

   An exploration and celebration of a controversial tradition that, contrary to popular opinion, is alive and active after more than 150 years.More

4. Mightier than the Sword: Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Battle for America

   David S. Reynolds

   “Fascinating . . . a lively and perceptive cultural history.” —Annette Gordon-Reed, The New YorkerMore

5. Cane

   Jean Toomer, Rudolph P. Byrd, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

   New Edition

   “A breakthrough in prose and poetical writing. . . . This book should be on all readers’ and writers’ desks and in their minds.”—Maya AngelouMore

6. Call and Response: Key Debates in African American Studies

   Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Jennifer Burton

   Class-tested by Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his groundbreaking course, Call and Response is an innovative core reader for African American Studies.More

7. Men of Color to Arms!: Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality

   Elizabeth D. Leonard

   The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation.More

8. Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1750 to the Present

   Martha Simmons, Frank A. Thomas, Gardner C. Taylor

   One hundred sermons that display the victorious, although sometimes painful, historical and spiritual pilgrimage of black people in America.More

9. More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City

   William Julius Wilson

   A preeminent sociologist of race explains a groundbreaking new framework for understanding racial inequality, challenging both conservative and liberal dogma.More

10. Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Ammons

    Second Edition

    One of the most important activist texts in American Literature is now available in a thoroughly updated and revised Norton Critical Edition.More

11. Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950

    Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore

    “Remarkable . . . an eye-opening book [on] the freedom struggle that changed the South, the nation, and the world.” —Washington PostMore

12. Everybody Says Freedom: A History of the Civil Rights Movement in Songs and Pictures

    Pete Seeger, Bob Reiser, Jesse Jackson

    “Filled with beautiful music, glorious lyrics, and the soul of one of the most important historical and social revolutions of our history.” —Judy CollinsMore

13. The Age of Jim Crow

    Jane Dailey

    America’s racial history has been marked by both hard-won progress and sudden reversals of fortune.More

14. Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave

    Leonard Todd

    The compelling story of a slave, owned by the author's ancestors, who became one of the singular artists of the nineteenth century.More

15. Firebrand of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments That Changed the Course of the Civil War

    Stephen V. Ash

    A nearly forgotten Civil War episode is restored to history in this masterful account.More