The Encyclopedia of Africa presents the most up-to-date and thorough reference on this region of eve... more

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain ... more

Harlem Renaissance Lives, esteemed scholars Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham have selected 300 key...... more

, advanced genetic testing techniques, combined with archival research, have begun to fill in the gaps. Here, scholar Henry Louis...... more

If you re black you don t need to get at anything. You re already there. You can live right out of y... more

and all walks of life, both famous and nearly-forgotten. In the words of AANB editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "These...... more

Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America’s folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on t... more

as a central idea of the Harlem, or New Negro, Renaissance. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Gene Andrew Jarrett...... more

, revealing his quest for the vindication of black history. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an...... more

by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by Homi Bhahba, this edition is essential for anyone interested in...... more

introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by Saidiya Hartman, this edition is essential for anyone...... more

only a story of economics but also of love, gender, and race. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr...... more

Color delves into a more sinister, bleak, and doubtful future. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr...... more

experience of the early twentieth century. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by...... more

an eminent scholar and each volume includes a general introduction from the series editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr...... more

Finding Oprah s Roots will not only endow readers with a new appreciation for the key contributions ... more

The first African American to receive a medical degree, this invaluable collection brings together t... more

The first professional classicist of African American descent, William Sanders Scarborough rose from... more

Interweaving teachers voices from across the country with hard-hitting facts and figures, this book... more

Introduction by Ron Powers Includes Newly Commissioned Endnotes Arguably the first major American no... more

," Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr., realized his vision by publishing Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African...... more

"Gustav Mahler and Alma Maria Schindler were married in... 1902. The bride was twenty-one and a half... more