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January 7, 2015

Marian Anderson’s groundbreaking moment

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On January 6, 1955 contralto Marian Anderson became the first African American soloist to sing at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. She appeared in the role of Ulrica (a Creole fortuneteller medium) in Verdi’s Un […]

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December 30, 2014

New in paperback: poetry and opera

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Two UIP titles are now available in paperback editions. Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life Called by Kenneth Rexroth “the most subtly skillful poet of her generation,” British-born Denise Levertov authored […]

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November 3, 2014 (October 15, 2014)

New in paperback: creole culture and beer hall anarchists

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Two UIP titles are available in paperback editions today. The Creolization of American Culture: William Sidney Mount and the Roots of Blackface Minstrelsy Painter William Sidney Mount created some of […]

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October 31, 2014 (October 31, 2014)

Hear Our Truths: Black Girl Genius Week November 3-8

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Ruth Nicole Brown’s book Hear Our Truths: The Creative Potential of Black Girlhood examines how Saving Our Lives Hear Our Truths, or SOLHOT, a radical youth intervention, provides a space […]

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October 7, 2014 (October 3, 2014)

Beyond the White Negro wins Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize

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The UIP book Beyond the White Negro: Empathy and Anti-Racist Reading by Kimberly Chabot Davis has won the 2014 Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize, sponsored by the New England American Studies […]

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October 6, 2014 (October 10, 2014)

Q&A with Winning the War for Democracy author David Lucander

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David Lucander is a professor of history at SUNY Rockland Community College. He recently answered some questions about his UIP book Winning the War for Democracy: The March on Washington Movement, […]

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October 3, 2014 (October 2, 2014)

Fannie Barrier Williams wins Letitia Woods Brown Book Award

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Fannie Barrier Williams: Crossing the Borders of Region and Race by Wanda A. Hendricks has been selected as one of this year’s winners of the Letitia Woods Brown Book Award […]

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September 17, 2014 (September 4, 2014)

New in paperback: Black Women & Politics in New York City

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Black Women & Politics in New York City Now available in paperback, Black Women & Politics in New York City documents African American women fighting for justice, civil rights, and […]

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September 15, 2014 (September 4, 2014)

New in paperback: two titles examine Civil War era secrets

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Two UIP titles are available in paperback editions today. A Secret Society History of the Civil War Were the forces that drove the United States to civil war prompted by […]

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September 10, 2014 (September 9, 2014)

Q&A with Beyond the White Negro author Kimberly Chabot Davis

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Kimberly Chabot Davis is an associate professor of English at Bridgewater State University. She answered some questions about her book Beyond the White Negro: Empathy and Anti-Racist Reading. Q: Where did the term […]

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September 3, 2014 (September 4, 2014)

ASALH $2.99 ebook sale

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For the month of September, to coincide with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual meeting September 24-28 in Memphis, we have lowered the e-book […]

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August 25, 2014

Happy birthday Althea Gibson

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Groundbreaking athlete Althea Gibson was born on August 25, 1927. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Althea Gibson won 11 Grand Slam tournaments. She was also the […]

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