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The award-winning author of Sing, Unburied, Sing and Let Us Descend on Safiya Sinclair, Beloved, and the Book That Has the Greatest Ending.

Uncover the captivating tapestry of America's past with the best American history books! Explore pivotal events, extraordinary individuals, and the evolution of a nation.

Edward Baptist argues in his new book that slavery was integral to establishing the America as a world economic power.

Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book sidesteps scholarly critics while quietly deleting previous factual errors.

Labor Day is a time to observe and celebrate the contributions of workers. But it's important to bring focus to the original architects of the American economy: Black people.

In 1776 the United States of America obtained full political independence from Great Britain. The colonists of the emerging nation imbibed a wellspring of unspeakable joy and civic pride as th...

As America celebrates Juneteeth, it can bring tough questions from children about the nations history of slavery. These books can help them understand.

June 19 marks the annual observance of when enslaved Americans in Texas were told they were free in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Africa Initiative brings together students and faculty at Syracuse University with a shared interest in scholarship on Africa and Global Africans.

Chomsky: Protests Unleashed by Murder of George Floyd Exceed All in US History Thousands gather for the "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march on the anniversary of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 2020. John Lamparski / NurPhoto via Getty Images By There has been “nothing comparable in American history” to the huge outpouring of protest unleashed by the murder of George Floyd, says world-renowned ...