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September 20, 2023 (September 19, 2023)

ASALH 2023 Virtual Exhibit

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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 […]

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March 9, 2023 (March 7, 2023)

AAIHS 2023 Virtual Exhibit

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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 […]

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March 1, 2023 (February 27, 2023)

2023 Women’s History Month

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Please join us in honoring women’s history every month and especially in March, as we celebrate with some of our highly anticipated women’s history publications. Women, Gender, and Families of […]

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February 1, 2023 (January 31, 2023)

2023 Black History Month

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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 […]

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September 29, 2022 (September 26, 2022)

ASALH 2022 Virtual Exhibit

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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, […]

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August 17, 2022 (August 17, 2022)

MADAM C. J. WALKER’S GOSPEL OF GIVING shortlisted for the 2022 Indiana Authors Awards

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Join us in congratulating Tyrone Mckinley Freeman, whose book, Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow, has been shortlisted for the 2022 Indiana Authors Awards in […]

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July 27, 2022 (July 26, 2022)

SURVIVING SOUTHAMPTON wins the James H. Broussard Best First Book Prize

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We are pleased to announce that Surviving South Hampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner’s Community by Vanessa M. Holden has won the James H. Broussard Best First Book Prize from SHEAR […]

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June 15, 2022 (June 13, 2022)

Q&A with Miriam Thaggert, author of RIDING JANE CROW

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Miriam Thaggert, author of Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad, answers questions on the significance of the time period she writes about, what she hopes readers […]

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June 2, 2022 (June 1, 2022)

DREAM BOOKS AND GAMBLERS has been awarded a grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund

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We are pleased to announce that Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund has awarded a grant to support publication of the book Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s […]

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November 20, 2020 (October 30, 2020)

Q&A With Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Author of Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving

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Author of Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy During Jim Crow, Tyrone McKinley Freeman, answers questions about his inspirations, motivations and what he wants readers to know […]

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September 1, 2020 (August 26, 2020)

Get a Free Ebook of To Turn The Whole World Over

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September’s free e-book is here! We’re giving away To Turn The Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism edited by Keisha N. Blain and Tiffany M. Gill with contributions by […]

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February 28, 2017 (February 23, 2017)

Backlist Bop: Only Pam Grier can save us

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This lively study unpacks the intersecting racial, sexual, and gender politics underlying the representations of racialized bodies, masculinities, and femininities in early 1970s black action films, with particular focus on […]

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