Celebrating Black History Month
During Black History Month in February, on Juneteenth, and all year long, celebrate an enduring legacy of African American cultural and literary achievements with Dover's collection of fine history books, speeches, slave narratives, fiction, poetry, music, paper dolls, coloring, and much more—including a new hardcover collectible from Dover Bookshelf, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass With Selected Speeches. This elegant and affordable edition presents a thorough depiction of Douglass through his autobiography and a collection of his speeches, including "What the Black Man Wants," "The Race Problem," and "Self-Made Men."
New Thrift Editions include Dark Princess by W. E. B. Du Bois, a captivating romance blending fantasy and political intrigue rediscovered by scholars and critics. At its heart is Matthew Towns, a young African American disillusioned with the United States after being expelled from medical school who finds himself drawn into a secretive global movement against white imperialism led by the enigmatic Princess Kautilya. Home to Harlem by Claude McKay explores race, identity, love, and loss through the life of a Black American soldier returning home to Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.
Explore the works of the recently pardoned Marcus Garvey, a trailblazer and a visionary who dared to dream big for the African diaspora. Through his powerful leadership and the founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, he organized an American Black Nationalist movement that celebrated Black pride, entrepreneurship, and the profound call for self-determination. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “He was the first man, on a mass scale and level, to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny, and make the Negro feel that he was somebody.” Essential readings for students of African-American history include Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey and Message To The People.
From rags to jazz, blues, and spirituals, the voices of African Americans have shaped the landscape of American music, reflecting their struggles, triumphs, and cultural heritage. Dover's books on Black music offer a deeper understanding of this rich musical tapestry and celebrate the profound contributions of African Americans to the world of music.
You can also discover works about and by Charles W. Chestnutt, Countee Cullen, Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes, Harriet Jacobs, James Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, and many other esteemed authors and figures in Dover's Black History collection.
