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February 13, 2015
in African American Studies, American History, History, Humanities

10 Books for Black History Month

February 13, 2015
in African American Studies, American History, History, Humanities

February is Black History Month! It’s a time, as President Ford put it, to “honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Here are ten books to check out this month, each of which contributes to a fuller articulation of African American

February 16, 2012
in African American Studies, History, Literature

Ralph Ellison In Progress

February 16, 2012
in African American Studies, History, Literature

Ralph Ellison has often been cited by literary scholars as one of the 20th century’s most tragic examples of writer’s block: after the immense success of 1952’s Invisible Man, the author lived for more than 40 years without ever publishing a second novel. Yet, in Ralph Ellison In Progress: From