Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture

A richly illustrated study identifies the social, cultural, political, and economic factors that helped slaves from various regions of the African continent integrate their individual religions, artistic expressions, and languages into a rich and distinctive African-American culture, in a volume that includes contributions by Amiri Baraka, Gail Lumet Buckley, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., among others.

• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
• African American Acculturation: Deconstructing Race and Reviving Culture
• The Rhythms of Black Folk: Race, Religion, and Pan-Africanism
• The Middle Passage: White Ships / Black Cargo