African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]
2026 Black History Month
Category: African American Studies
Free E-book Giveaway: CONTEMPORARY PLAYS BY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
February’s free e-book is here! Check out Contemporary Plays by African American Women: Ten Complete Works edited by Sandra Adell before the month is over! African American women have increasingly […]
Q&A with the author of SOL BUTLER
Brian Hallstoos, author of Sol Butler: An Olympian’s Odyssey through Jim Crow America, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Researching and writing this book made sense […]
2026 Martin Luther King, Jr Day: A Civil Rights Reading List
King: A Biography, Third Edition David Levering Lewis Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this foundational biography […]
First two books to receive support from the Darlene Clark Hine Endowment Fund
In March 2024, the University of Illinois Press proudly reported the launch of the Darlene Clark Hine Endowment Fund thanks to the generosity of more than 20 individual donors. The […]
Q&A with the author of DIAMOND AND JUBA
April F. Masten, author of Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
ASWAD 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora annual conference! Use the promo code ASWAD for 50% off […]
Q&A with the author of UNLEARNING THE HUSH
Marlee S. Bunch, author of Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did […]
ASALH 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual conference! Use the promo code ASALH25 for 50% off of all […]
2025 Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The holiday’s name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the words “June” […]
AAIHS 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Visit our website and use promo code AAIHS25 for 50% off of all African American studies […]
2025 Black History Month
African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]