Category Archives: African-American & Black

The Cool Gent: The Nine Lives of Radio Legend Herb Kent

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

When Herb Kent was a straight-A college student in the 1940s, his white professor told him, “You have the best voice in class, but you’ll never make it in radio because you’re a Negro.” This did not deter the poor … Continue reading →

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Peter’s War: A New England Slave Boy and the American Revolution

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

A boy named Peter, born to a slave in Massachusetts in 1763, was sold nineteen months later to a childless white couple there. This bookrecounts the fascinating history of how the American Revolution came to Peter’s small town, how he … Continue reading →

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LeBron James: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

LeBron James is simultaneously on the cutting edge of basketball greatness and as a cultural icon. Through the international exposure of the National Basketball Association and its televised games in more than 100 countries, and as a global marketing presence, … Continue reading →

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Swing Along: The Musical Life of Will Marion Cook

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Renowned today as a prominent African-American in Music Theater and the Arts community, composer, conductor, and violinist Will Marion Cook was a key figure in the development of American music from the 1890s to the 1920s. In this insightful biography, … Continue reading →

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Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially gone into effect on January 1, 1863, and the proposed Thirteenth Amendment had become a campaign issue. Lincoln and Freedom: … Continue reading →

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Frederick Douglass and the Atlantic World

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

The events of Frederick Douglass’s early life are well known due to his famous autobiography, yet his extraordinary story continued for another fifty years beyond the struggles recounted in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. … Continue reading →

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African American Pioneers of Baseball: A Biographical Encyclopedia

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

When Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in major league baseball in 1947, elbowing aside the league’s policies of segregation that had been inviolate for 60 years, he became a symbol of opportunity and acceptance for African American … Continue reading →

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Blue-Chip Black: Race, Class, and Status in the New Black Middle Class (George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies)

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

As Karyn R. Lacy’s innovative work in the suburbs of Washington, DC, reveals, there is a continuum of middle-classness among blacks, ranging from lower-middle class to middle-middle class to upper-middle class. Focusing on the latter two, Lacy explores an increasingly … Continue reading →

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Slam Dunk to Glory

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Great things can happen when you dare to seize your dream! It was the college basketball game that changed everything. When five young black athletes from Texas Western took the court and defeated an all-white squad from Kentucky for the … Continue reading →

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Laughing Mad: The Black Comic Persona in Post-Soul America

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Prior to the civil rights movement, comedians performed for audiences that were clearly delineated by race. Black comedians performed for black audiences and white comedians performed for whites. Yet during the past forty-five years, black comics have become progressively more … Continue reading →

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