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Black History Month

Although collecting works in Black Studies is a year-round activity for us, the library would like to take the opportunity during Black History Month--celebrated in February in the United States since 1970--to highlight some of our recent acquisitions. Our list this year includes several titles about Harlem and the Harlem Renaissance which we added last fall at the time of a campus visit by the Harlem Quartet and a special lecture on the Harlem Renaissance which was given here at the library by UMD faculty member, Dr. John Schwetman.

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves: An Anthology by Glory Edim
Call Number: POPULAR READING -- EDI
Publication Date: 2018

An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl.

Embattled Freedom: Journal through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camps by Amy Murrell Taylor
Call Number: E453 .T18 2018
Publication Date: 2018

The Civil War was just days old when the first enslaved men, women, and children began fleeing their plantations to seek refuge inside the lines of the Union army as it moved deep into the heart of the Confederacy. In the years that followed, hundreds of thousands more followed in a mass exodus from slavery that would destroy the system once and for all.

Encyclopedia of African American Business by Jessie Carney Smith (Editor)
Call Number: REFERENCE HD2358.5.U6 E53 2018
Publication Date: 2017

This two-volume set showcases the achievements of African American entrepreneurs and the various businesses that they founded, developed, or promote as well as the accomplishments of many African American leaders--both those whose work is well-known and other achievers who have been neglected in history.

The Harlem Reader: A Celebration of New York's Most Famous Neighborhood, from the Renaissance Years to the Twenty-first Century by Herb Boyd
Call Number: F128.68.H3 H33 2003
Publication Date: 2003

This anthology collects work from all of Harlem's many seasons, including poems, rap, personal memories and narratives in the unforgettable voices of Malcolm X, Maya Angelo, Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Sidney Poitier and more, to offer a stunning portrait of Harlem.

A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927 by David Krasner
Call Number: PS338.N4 K73 2004
Publication Date: 2004

The Harlem Renaissance was the time when Harlem came alive with theatre, drama, sports, dance, and politics. David Krasner paints a vibrant portrait of the exciting years 1910 to 1927 and the diverse events they encompassed: the prizefight between Jack Johnson and Jim "White Hope" Jeffries; the first glimpse of new dance styles pioneered by Aida Overton Walker and Ethel Waters; the social significance of Zora Neale Hurston's play, Color Struck; and the extravagant production of Star of Ethiopia pageants that emphasized African heritage. These were the fertile years when the residents of northern Manhattan were at the vanguard of artistic ferment, leading their downtown counterparts while at the same time playing a pivotal role in one of the most important political movements of the twentieth century: black nationalism.

Ebony Rising: Short Fiction of the Greater Harlem Renaissance Era by Craig Gable
Call Number: PS647.A35 E24 2004
Publication Date: 2004

A treasury of short fiction from the Harlem Renaissance era.

Black Power Encyclopedia [e-reference] by Karin L. Stanford (Editor); Jasmin A. Young (Editor); Akinyele Omowale Umoja (Editor)
Call Number: e-book
Publication Date: 2018

An invaluable resource that documents the Black Power Movement by its cultural representation and promotion of self-determination and self-defense, and showcases the movement's influence on Black communities in America from 1965 to the mid-1970s.

The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South by Shirley A. Wiegand; Wayne A. Wiegand
Call Number: Z711.9 .W54 2018
Publication Date: 2018

In The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South, Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand tell the comprehensive story of the integration of southern public libraries. As in other efforts to integrate civic institutions in the 1950s and 1960s, the determination of local activists won the battle against segregation in libraries. In particular, the willingness of young black community members to take part in organized protests and direct actions ensured that local libraries would become genuinely free to all citizens.

2019 Bede Award

The Friends of the College of St. Scholastica Library is sponsoring the sixth annual Bede Award for Undergraduate Research this spring. Please see our information on eligibility and submissions for the $250 award.

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