Nathan Irvin Huggins

A finalist for the 1972 National Book Award, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as 'brilliant' and 'provocative,' Nathan Huggins' Harlem Renaissance was a milestone in the study of African-American life and culture. Now this classic history is being reissued, with a new foreword by acclaimed biographer Arnold Rampersad.

Harlem Renaissance

This classic work of scholarship and empathy tells the story of the self-creation of the African-American people. It assesses the full impact of the Middle Passage -- "the most traumatizing mass human migration in modern history" -- and of North American slavery both on the enslaved and on those who enslaved them. It explores the ways in which a nominally free society perverted its own freedoms and denied the fact that an inhuman institution lies at the heart of the American experience. The authority and eloquence of this work make it essential reading for all who want to understand the American past and present.

Black Odyssey

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

Gathers writings, articles, and essays revealing Du Bois's views on racial inequality and oppression.

Writings

W E B Du Bois Professor of History and Director of the W E B Du Bois Institute at Harvard University Nathan Irvin Huggins

Nathan Irvin Huggins showcases more than 120 selections from the political writings and arts of the Harlem Renaissance. Featuring works by such greats as Langston Hughes, Aaron Douglas, and Gwendolyn Bennett, here is an extraordinary look at the remarkable outpouring of African-American literature and art during the 1920s.

Nathan Irvin Huggins

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