The University of Illinois Press stands in solidarity with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and the Black community in Florida, who are being […]
ASALH 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Category: African American Studies
Q&A with Kristine M. McCusker, author of JUST ENOUGH TO PUT HIM AWAY DECENT
Kristine M. McCusker, author of Just Enough to Put Him Away Decent: Death Care, Life Extension, and the Making of a Healthier South, 1900-1955, answers questions on her new book. […]
Q&A with Lauren Miller Griffith, author of GRACEFUL RESISTANCE
Lauren Miller Griffith, author of Graceful Resistance: How Capoeiristas Use Their Art for Activism and Community Engagement, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
Q&A with Lorenzo Costaguta, author of WORKERS OF ALL COLORS UNITE
Lorenzo Costaguta, author of Workers of All Colors Unite: Race and the Origins of American Socialism, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
AAIHS 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
A HOUSE FOR STRUGGLE Receives Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago by E. James West has received Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP […]
2023 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 […]
Free E-book Giveaway: AFRO-NOSTALGIA
February’s free e-book is here! Check out Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture by Badia Aha-Legardy before the month is over! As early as the eighteenth century, white Americans […]
Q&A with Leslie M. Alexander, author of FEAR OF A BLACK REPUBLIC
Leslie M. Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the United States, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader […]
Free E-book Giveaway: THE MARK OF SLAVERY
Janaury’s free e-book is here! Check out The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America by Jenifer L. Barclay before the month is over! Time and again, […]
ASALH 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, […]
Q&A with Wanda A. Hendricks, Author of The Life of Madie Hall Xuma
Wanda A. Hendricks, author of The Life of Madie Hall Xuma: Black Women’s Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways […]