Titoli in Afroamericana

För dig som tycker om historia. För dig som är nyfiken på en del av historien som det sällan berättats om. Kvinnohistorien. Målande, nästintill skönlitterärt berättad och samtidigt en faktaåtergivande vandring genom årtusenden. Forntida kvinnor jägare, vikingahustru, prästinna...

Vinnare av Pulitzerpriset I den här storslagna biografin skildrar Jonathan Eig medborgarrättsikonen Martin Luther King Jr. som en stor tänkare, en skicklig strateg och aktivist som ledde en av historiens största rörelser, och vars krav på etnisk och social rättvisa är lika aktuella idag...

I sin självbiografi berättar Ebonita Baldeh om hur hon som barn blev utsatt för trafficking av en nära vän till familjen. Som sexårig flicka förlorade hon för alltid sin barndom då hon hämtades hemma av en man med lovordet att få leka med hans son. Under flera år fick hon därefter...

The Nat Turner rebellion of August 1831, the iconic uprising of enslaved people in the United States, was much more extensive than we have understood. This powerful exploration of a Tidewater Virginia plantation reveals how the daily resistance of the enslaved was heightened by spiritual beliefs...

A book to read this fall according to The Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer! For fans of Master Slave Husband Wife and Django Unchained comes the extraordinary forgotten story of an event known in its day as “the first shots of the Civil War,” from the New...

Compromise has three colors. The American church has a history of creating and maintaining racist ideas and practices. This audio original recording from NYT bestselling author Jemar Tisby is based on the themes introduced in The Color of Compromise but goes a step further, showing how...

In this “sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American sports legend” (Publishers Weekly)—the remarkable Major Taylor who became the world’s fastest bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era—“Kranish has done historians and fans a service by reminding us that such...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was not trying to start a movement. She was simply tired of the social injustice. Yet, her simple act of courage started a chain of events that forever shaped the landscape of American race...

Historically, Hoodoo was the magic of the disenfranchised, marginalized, and vulnerable. It was born of the need to obtain justice, power, and protection, as these were not typically naturally forthcoming. The ancestors and earliest practitioners of Hoodoo were enslaved African Americans, followed by their descendants and neighbors.

One man's extraordinary journey from slavery to freedom—in his own words. First published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most powerful and influential autobiographical works in American history. Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass recounts the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the first step toward freedom were learning the power of a single word? In *Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave*, Frederick Douglass gives one of the most important first-person testimonies in American literature...

Experience this evocative music history exploring how deep hardship and soulful resilience birthed a cultural revolution. Perfect for a reflective commute, this immersive origin story transports you to the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War. Listen as quiet survival tools transform into an...

Discover how grassroots activists shattered segregation and shaped American history through quiet acts of daily defiance. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this deeply empowering narrative shifts the spotlight to the true engines of social justice. Experience the tense, gripping...

Immerse yourself in the 1492 ecological collision that violently rewired global history and human civilization. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this immersive historical narrative explores the monumental clash between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. As plants, microbes, and empires...

Experience the epic military history of an enslaved population overthrowing a brutal empire to forge a free nation. This intense narrative transports you to eighteenth-century Saint-Domingue, revealing the generations of fierce resistance that sparked a world-shaking revolution. Perfect for an...

Dive into the gripping history of the only successful slave revolt, a true story of revolution and Black liberation. Perfect for an educational commute, this evocative narrative transports you to the brutal sugar plantations of colonial Saint-Domingue. Witness the initial sparks that ignited an...

Experience the gripping military history of a divided nation as political polarization erupts into a revolutionary war. Perfect for an educational commute, this human-centered narrative transforms dates and troop counts into a visceral struggle for freedom, citizenship, and survival. Immerse...

Experience an epic historical revolution where an enslaved populace shatters a brutal empire to forge a free republic. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this immersive narrative drops you directly onto the turbulent plantations and rebel camps of 18th-century Saint Domingue. Feel the...

Turn your daily commute into an epic journey through the deadliest conflict in US history and the fight for freedom. This intense, educational narrative traces a bitter sectional dispute over slavery, from fragile political compromises to the shattering secession crisis. Beyond battlefield...

Explore the transatlantic slave system and the fierce enslaved rebellions that forged our modern capitalist world. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this gripping historical narrative transforms how you understand the foundations of early empires. Journey from coastal trading networks to...