Black History Month 2024 | A Reading List

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson envisioned a weeklong commemoration to increase awareness of Black history and culture. In the 1960s, protests against racial injustice transformed it into a monthlong celebration, but Black History Month wasn't formally recognized by the U.S. until 1976. This celebration is a collective part of American history, which this list spotlights. 

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson envisioned a weeklong commemoration to increase awareness of Black history and culture. In the 1960s, protests against racial injustice transformed it into a monthlong celebration, but Black History Month wasn't formally recognized by the U.S. until 1976. This celebration is a collective part of American history, which this list spotlights. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiction

Åkerström, Lola Ákínmádé. In Every Mirror She's Black. Sourcebooks: Landmark. Sept. 2021. 416p. ISBN 9781728240381. CONTEMPORARY

Alderson, Kaia. Sisters In Arms. Morrow. Aug. 2021. 400p. ISBN 9780062964588. HISTORICAL

Mayfield, Jahmal. Smoke Kings. Melville House. Feb. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781685891114. CRIME

Minnicks, Jamila. Moonrise Over New Jessup. Algonquin. Jan. 2023. 336p. ISBN 9781643752464. HISTORICAL

Onyebuchi, Tochi. Goliath. Tor.com. Jan. 2023. 336p. ISBN 9781250814487. SCIENCE FICTION

Nonfiction

Fields-Black, Edda L. Combee. Oxford Univ. Feb. 2024. 784p. ISBN 9780197552797. HISTORY

Gates Jr., Henry Louis. The Black Box. Penguin Pr. Mar. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9780593299784. HISTORY

Henderson, Odie. Black Ceasars And Foxy Cleopatras. Abrams. Jan. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781419758416. PERFORMING ARTS

Scott, David. Irreparable Evil. Columbia Univ. Feb. 2024. 408p. ISBN 9780231213059. PHILOSOPHY

Vereen, Alonzo (Text) & Gordon Rowe (Illus.). Historically Black. Running Pr. Dec. 2022. 176p. ISBN 9780762480326. EDUCATION

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