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Rediscovering Our Black Forerunners: A Black History Month Reading List

February 9, 2016

Black History Month is as much about rediscovery as it is about celebration and commemoration. At Beacon Press, the books we publish that cover black history reintroduce us to long-forgotten or hidden historical figures, unearth information previously unknown about prominent black leaders, bring us closer to the struggles and triumphs of African ancestors. In the…
Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

March 25, 2013

Read a selection from Harriet Jacobs’ autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself. It is one of the earliest works by an African American woman writer.
The Long Walk to Freedom: Runaway Slave Narratives

August 21, 2012

The first book about the runaway slave phenomenon written by fugitive slaves themselves.

Rediscovering Our Black Forerunners: A Black History Month Reading List