Black History Month

A collection of nonfiction books pertaining to Black History in the United States.

Updated January 14, 2026
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Angela Davis : an autobiography
Davis, Angela Y.
Paper Book
Her own powerful story to 1972, told with warmth, brilliance, humor and conviction, with a 1988 Introduction by the author.
The humanity archive : recovering the soul of Black history from a whitewashed American myth
Fowler, Jermaine (Storyteller)
Paper Book
NOW IN PAPERBACK WITH BONUS MATERIAL, this NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller is a sweeping survey of Black history shows how Black humanity has been erased and how its recovery can save the humanity of us all. You're also getting an exclusive bonus chapter: "The Biggest Lies in American History."<...
Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
Kendi, Ibram X.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present--edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on...
Marcados al nacer : la historia definitiva de las ideas racistas en Estados Unidos
Kendi, Ibram X.
Paper Book
El libro que inspiró el documental de Netflix: Marcados al nacer. EL MEJOR LIBRO PARA ENTENDER CÓMO SE INSTITUCIONALIZA EL RACISMO. GANADOR DEL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD DE NO FICCIÓN EN 2016 Tras la elección de Barack Obama, muchos declararon el inicio...
The color of law : a forgotten history of how our government segregated America
Rothstein, Richard
Paper Book
In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation--that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions...

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