Africana Studies
History and Biographies
Untold Tales, Unsung Heroes: An Oral History of Detroit’s African American Community, 1918–1967
Elaine Latzman Moon • The Detroit Urban League, Inc.
A unique oral history featuring the histories of blacks living in Detroit during the first six decades of the twentieth century.
Say Amen, Brother! Old-Time Negro Preaching: A Study in American Frustration
William H. Pipes
An examination of the rich and lively tradition of black preaching.
Walls: Essays, 1985–1990
Kenneth A. McClane
Essays by a well-known African American poet exploring America’s failed promise to include all its citizenry.
Arthur Alfonso Schomburg: Black Bibliophile & Collector
A Biography
Elinor Des Verney Sinnette
A biography of the pioneering collector whose work laid the foundation for the study of black history and culture.
Coleman Young and Detroit Politics: From Social Activist to Power Broker
Wilbur C. Rich
The first political biography of Coleman Young, (1919–1997), Detroit’s longest-serving and first black chief executive.
The Invisible Soldier: The Experience of the Black Soldier, World War II—A Biography
Compiled and Edited by Mary Penick Motley
Fifty-five oral histories of black servicemen in WWII.