- ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
- ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
The Richmond Slave Trade
9781609494131
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%In many ways, the story of bondage in Virginia is the story of the state itself...
Richmond's 15th Street was known as Wall Street in antebellum times, and like its New York counterpart, it was a center of commerce. But the business done here was unspeakable and the scene heart wrenching. With over sixty-nine slave dealers and auction houses, the Wall Street area saw tens of millions of dollars and countless human lives change hands, fueling the southern economy. Local historian and author Jack Trammell traces the history of the city's slave trade, from the origins of African slavery in Virginia to its destruction at the end of the Civil War. Stories of seedy slave speculators and corrupt traders are placed alongside detailed accounts of the economic, political and cultural impact of a system representing the most immense, concentrated human suffering in our nation's history.
An African American History of the Civil War in Hampton Roads
9781609490775
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%Through a fascinating narrative and stunning vintage photographs, readers will discover the struggles and triumphs of the African Americans of Hampton Roads.
It was in Hampton Roads, Virginia, that hundreds gained their freedom. The teeming wharves were once a major station on the Underground Railroad, and during the Civil War, escaped slaves such as Shepard Mallory, Frank Baker and James Townsend fled to Fort Monroe to become contrabands under the protection of General Benjamin Butler. Upon arrival in the region, many took up arms for the Union, and the valiant deeds of some placed them among the first African American Medal of Honor recipients. Join Professor Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander as she charts the history of this remarkable African American community from the Civil War to Reconstruction.
Pittsburgh Irish
9781626198296
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Slavery in Wilkes County, North Carolina
9781467135832
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%Slavery is a tragic chapter in the history of Wilkes County with a lasting legacy. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families—one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County.
 Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families—one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County.
African Americans of Martha's Vineyard
9781596290693
Regular price $23.99 Sale price $17.99 Save 25%
The Irish of Portland, Maine
9781626190566
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Built by Blacks
9781596294592
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $18.74 Save 25%Richmond is a classic Southern city, most notable as the Confederate capitol. However, the irony of Richmond is that much of its beautiful architecture was built by Black laborers.
The city's vast and varied collection of architecture provides an archive of African American history, both of enslaved and free peoples. Author Selden Richardson explains how iconic symbols of old Richmond and the generations of Black laborers who helped assemble it are embodied in both the preserved and the forgotten architecture of the city. After you finish this book, it will be as if the buildings in Richmond tell their own stories to you.
Sacramento's Historic Japantown
9781626191860
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Waterbury Irish
9781626197350
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%The hard work of nineteenth-century Irish immigrants in Waterbury helped place the city on the map as the Brass Capital of the World.
In the early years of immigration, the Irish still had a hard road before them, filled with prejudice and social exclusion. Irish Catholics would hold Mass in secret, but eventually beautiful churches were built, attracting the most revered clergy in Connecticut. Soon Irish and Irish Americans established themselves as city leaders and professionals in the community. Dr. Charles A. Monagan was a founding member of St. Mary's Hospital, while his son John later became mayor. Some achieved fame through their excellence in sports, such as Roger Connor, whose long-standing record for career home runs was unbeatable until finally broken by the one and only Babe Ruth. Detailed research and oral histories from living descendants bring to light the remarkable Waterbury Irish legacy.
A History of James Island Slave Descendants & Plantation Owners
9781596299764
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $18.74 Save 25%James Island remains one of the few places in the United States where descendants of slaves can easily trace their roots to one of the seventeen slave plantations.
For many African Americans, it is hard to imagine how far this small island on the coast of South Carolina has come. It has left them with a legacy of the pain of living in a time and place wrought with hardship but somehow still intermingled with the happiness that comes from a community built on family, love, strength and honor. In this powerful collection, local resident and oral historian Eugene Frazier chronicles the stories of various James Island families and their descendants. Frazier has spent years collecting family and archival photographs and family remembrances to accompany the text, while also paying homage to men and women of the United States military and African American pioneers from James Island and surrounding areas.
African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia
9781626190139
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Lowell Irish
9781467117845
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University
9781626196445
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
St. Petersburg's Historic African American Neighborhoods
9781596292796
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
AsiaTown Cleveland
9781626195523
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke
9781626195042
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Vermont Women, Native Americans & African Americans
9781609492625
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%In the earliest days of America's founding, Vermont stands out: a consitution that banned slavery outright and allowed those without land the right to vote, created a fertile ground for those cast aside in neighboring states--women, native american and african american people--to thrive and to to lead.
Vermont's constitution, drafted in 1777, was one of the most enlightened documents of its time, but in contrast, the history of Vermont has largely been told through the stories of influential white men. This book takes a fresh look at Vermont's history, uncovering hidden stories, from the earliest inhabitants to present-day citizens striving to overcome adversity and be advocates for change. Native Americans struggled to maintain an identity in the state while their land and rights were disappearing. Lucy Terry Prince was the first female African American poet who rose above racism to argue her case before Vermont's governor and won. Educator and historian Cynthia Bittinger unearths these and other inspirational stories of the contributions of women, Native Americans and African Americans to Vermont's history.
African American Bryan, Texas
9781609496982
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Historically African American Leisure Destinations Around Washington, D.C.
9781467118675
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
South Carolina Irish
9781609491871
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Church Street
9781626191112
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%
Carter G. Woodson in Washington, D.C.
9781626196308
Regular price $21.99 Sale price $16.49 Save 25%