W. Peter Flaig Library

Black History Month

An African American and Latinx History of the United StatesAn intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights Spanning more than two hundred years, An ...

The Black ChurchFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of Stony the Road and one of our most important voices on the African-American experience, a p...

Black Futures"A literary experience unlike any I've had in recent memory . . . a blueprint for this moment and the next, for where Black folks have be...

The Blood of Emmett TillIn 1955, white men in the Mississippi Delta lynched a fourteen-year-old from Chicago named Emmett Till. His murder was part of a wave of ...

Carry On*National Bestseller*A brilliant and empowering collection of final reflections and words of wisdom from venerable civil rights champion,...

The Book of Awesome Black Americans

The Color of LawIn this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the ...

Dark Sky RisingHenry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's con...

The Dead Are ArisingLes Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview...

Dreams from My FatherIn this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a worka...

Facing FrederickFrederick Douglass (1818–1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass’s story than his...

Freedom SummerA historical account of the 1964 campaign to register African-American voters

Good TroubleGood Trouble is the helpful antidote to all the pessimism and name-calling that is permeating today’s political and social dialogues. Rev...

The History of Black Catholics in the United StatesThis book makes an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of African-American religious life by presenting the first full-l...

His Truth Is Marching OnAn intimate and inspiring portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the quest for justi...

IncognegroIn the early 20th century, when lynchings were commonplace in the American South, a few brave reporters - light-skinned African-Americans...

IncognegroCub reporter Zane Pinchback almost witnessed a murder. Now, the only true witness thinks hes the prime suspect. What could she be hiding?...

The Life of Frederick Douglass A graphic novel biography of the escaped slave, abolitionist, public speaker, and most photographed man of the nineteenth century, bas...

Loving vs. VirginiaFrom acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, i...

Malcolm XAssassinated at age forty in 1965. Malcolm X battled the horrifying legacy of African American slavery throughout his short life. Malcolm...

March (March, #1)March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the dist...

March (March, #2)The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues! Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil righ...

March (March, #3)Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one ...

Mine Eyes Have SeenStirring and triumphant photographs evoke the heady days of the Civil Rights' Movement when America faced its worst nightmare and the Dre...

A Promised LandA riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making, from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. ...

RunFirst you march, then you run. From the #1 bestselling, award–winning team behind March comes the first book in their new, groundbreaking...

Selma and the Voting Rights ActA historical account of civil rights legislation involving voting rights for African-Americans

The 1619 ProjectThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in...

The Silence of Our FriendsIn 1960s Texas, a white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's color line...

Slavery by Another NameIn this groundbreaking historical exposé, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history—an “A...

Slavery in the NorthIn 2002, we learned that President George Washington had eight (and, later, nine) enslaved Africans in his house while he lived in Philad...

Strange Fruit, Volume IStrange Fruit, Volume I is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity....

To the Promised LandFifty years ago, a single bullet robbed us of one of the world’s most eloquent voices for human rights and justice. To the Promised Land ...

Troublemaker for JusticeA biography for younger readers about one of the most influential activists of our time, who was an early advocate for African Americans ...

Twelve Years a SlaveTwelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in ...

Black Panthers

The Black Panther Party A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, from an award-winning comic book writer. Foun...

Revolution in Our TimeWith passion and precision, Kekla Magoon relays an essential account of the Black Panthers—as militant revolutionaries and as human right...

Black Wall Street (Tulsa Race Massacre)

Angel of GreenwoodA historical YA novel that takes place during the Greenwood Massacre of 1921, in an area of Tulsa, OK, known as the Black Wall Street. S...

Black Birds in the SkyA searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and dest...

The BurningOne of the worst acts of racial violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated th...

Dreamland BurningSome bodies won’t stay buried. Some stories need to be told. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s proper...

The Ground BreakingThe definitive, newsbreaking account of the ongoing investigation into the Tulsa race massacre In the late spring of 1921, Tulsa, Oklaho...

Magic CityTulsa, Oklahoma, 1921. A white woman and a black man are alone in an elevator. Suddenly, the woman screams, the man runs out, and the cha...

UnspeakableA look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The book traces the history of African Am...

Black Women Figures Throughout U.S. History

The AgitatorsFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Nothing Daunted, The Agitators chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman...

BecomingIn a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. A...

A Black Women's History of the United StatesA vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have al...

Call Us What We CarryFormerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, Amanda Gorman’s remarkable new collection reveals an energizing and unforgettable voic...

CorettaIn this first biography of Coretta Scott King, written by her friend Octavia Vivian, the reader meets a determined young girl who grew up...

Hidden FiguresThe #1 New York Times Bestseller. Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female ...

Harriet TubmanThe definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history "reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than ...

Ida B. the QueenCalled “a dangerous negro agitator” by the FBI, and a “brave woman” by Frederick Douglass, an inspiring biography of the American pioneer...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Ri...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her ens...

Lead from the OutsideA previously published edition of this ISBN can be found here. Leadership is hard. Convincing others—and yourself—that you are capable o...

Narrative of Sojourner TruthOne of the most famous and admired African-American women in U.S. history, Sojourner Truth sang, preached, and debated at camp meetings a...

Never CaughtA startling and eye-opening look into America’s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Wash...

Nat TurnerThe story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion—which began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginia—is known among school chi...

Men We Reaped'...And then we heard the rain falling, and that was the drops of blood falling; and when we came to get the crops, it was dead men that ...

The Three MothersIn her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story ...

Through My EyesOn November 14, 1960, a tiny six-year-old black child, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists ...

The Truths We HoldFrom one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what...

UnboundFrom the founder and activist behind the largest movement of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Tarana Burke shares her never befo...

When They Call You a TerroristA poetic and powerful memoir about what it means to be a Black woman in America—and the co-founding of a movement that demands justice fo...

Culture

Black Food"A beautiful, rich, and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and au...

Hollywood BlackThe films, the stars, the filmmakers-all get their due in Hollywood Black, a sweeping overview of blacks in film from the silent era thro...

Invisible MenHear the riveting stories of Black artists who drew, mostly covertly behind the scenes, superhero, horror, and romance comics in the earl...

Notes from a Young Black ChefBy the time he was twenty-seven, Kwame Onwuachi had competed on Top Chef, cooked at the White House, and opened and closed one of the mos...

Super BlackSuper Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture,...

Local History

African-American Life in LouisvilleLouisville’s African-American community dates back to the early 1800s. Before the 1850s, many Black churches such as the Quinn Chapel A.M...

AliThe definitive biography of an American icon, from a New York Times best-selling author with unique access to Ali’s inner circle He was t...

Louisville's Historic Black NeighborhoodsAfter the American Civil War, many African Americans found a new life in "River Town." Louisville became a historic marker for freed men ...

Two Centuries of Black Louisville

Music

Black PrivilegeAn instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The...

Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than...

Sports

Crossing the LineA memoir of defying the odds from Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo championsh...

GoldenINSTANT #1 BESTSELLER—ALL-ACCESS LOOK AT STEPH CURRY AND THE 2017 NBA CHAMPIONS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS“A revolutionary player like Curry—w...

I Came As a ShadowThe long-awaited autobiography from Georgetown University's legendary coach, whose life on and off the basketball court threw America's u...

I Never Had It MadeThe autobiography of a boy of summer who became a man for all seasons Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, base...

A Most Beautiful ThingNow a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true sto...

Singled Out*[An] excellent exercise in narrative nonfiction. --Booklist (starred review) From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss co...

We Matter "Etan confronts our collective challenges and reminds us that life is not just a game, but demands a constant struggle for justice."--...

Writings on the WallA New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explor...

War Heroes

The Black Civil War SoldierA stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers Though both the Union and Co...

Courage Has No ColorThey became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of th...

The Harlem HellfightersFrom bestselling author Max Brooks, the riveting story of the highly decorated, barrier-breaking, historic black regiment--the Harlem Hel...

The Port Chicago 50An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin. On July 17, 1944, a massive...

The Tuskegee AirmenIn 1941, Tuskegee, Alabama, was selected as the site of an important new development in military training. For the first time, black Amer...

The Tuskegee Airmen ChronologyThe Tuskegee Airmen Chronology: A Detailed Timeline of the Red Tails and Other Black Pilots of World War II provides a unique year-by-yea...

Bridge Building

The Black FriendFrom the perspective of the friend everyone should have, Frederick Joseph offers an essential read for white people who want to be better...

Black Lives Matter at SchoolBlack Lives Matter at School connects thousands of educators around the country who are fighting racial and economic inequality in school...

This Book Is Anti-RacistWho are you? What is your identity? What is racism? How do you choose your own path? How do you stand in solidarity? How can you hold you...

The Broken RoadFrom the daughter of one of America's most virulent segregationists, a memoir that reckons with her father George Wallace's legacy of hat...

A Guest in the House of Hip HopBorn in rural Kentucky, Mickey Hess grew up listening to the militant rap of Public Enemy while living in a place where the state song st...

How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundament...

Make ChangeActivist and journalist Shaun King reflects on the events that made him one of the most prominent social justice leaders of our time and ...

The Other TalkAuthor Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this accessible introduction to white privilege and why allyship...

StampedA remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning for ages 12 and up. A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration ...

Stamped from the BeginningIn this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti–Black racist ideas and their staggering po...

Start Here, Start NowMost educators want to cultivate an antibias and antiracist classroom and school community, but they often struggle with where and how to...

The TalkThis short story collection is a call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racist and advocates for change. Thirty diverse, aut...

Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segr...

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