The book, “Before the Mayflower” traces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey and slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights movement, to life in the 1990s. The author, Lerone Bennett Jr., has written over 10 books, including Forced Into Glory: Abrahams Lincoln’s White Dream, [...]
Florida Cultural Heritage Guide
Published by the Florida Black Chamber, the Florida Cultural Heritage Visitor’s Guide highlights the cultural heritage of Florida, with an emphasis on the inclusion of sites and businesses of the African Heritage and Caribbean Cultures. Some of the areas/regions that will be covered in the Florida State Black Tourism Guide include Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando, [...]
Black West by William Lorenz Katz
The American West: no period in our history has defined and shaped us more as a nation. Unique to the U.S., the Old West exerts a power on the American imagination that can still be seen in almost every aspect of our culture. Sadly, as is the case with most other periods, historic acknowledgment of [...]
Chicago Blues, As Seen From the Inside
A stunning collection of photographs from Chicago’s foremost blues photographer When Raeburn Flerlage was asked to take a picture of Memphis Slim in 1959, he began a career that would produce some of the most fascinating and important photos ever taken of blues musicians. By shooting concert performances, studio sessions, interviews, and club shows, he [...]
“Black Eden” and “Idlewild: The Black Eden of Michigan”
“Black Eden” chronicles the history of Idlewild, one of the many American black communities founded during the aftermath of the Civil War. As Michigan’s most popular black resort, Idlewild functioned as a gathering place for African Americans and, more important, as a touchstone of black identity and culture. Benjamin C. Wilson and Lewis Walker examine [...]
An American Beach for African Americans
Synopis: “In the only complete history of Florida’s American Beach to date, Marsha Dean Phelts draws together personal interviews, photos, newspaper articles, memoirs, maps, and official documents to reconstruct the character and traditions of Amelia Island’s 200-acre African American community. In its heyday, when other beaches grudgingly provided only limited access, black vacationers traveled as [...]
