Education

Across the centuries, writers, scholars, and storytellers have preserved and reimagined the histories of slavery and the long fight for freedom. The books below trace the lives of the enslaved and the emancipated, the fugitives and the free, the remembered and the forgotten. Together, they speak to the endurance of Black life and imagination across generations.

We are thrilled to announce that Julia Bouwsma, an esteemed author and poet with Fordham University Press, has been named one of the 2024 Poet Laureate Fellows by the Academy of American Poets. This prestigious honor recognizes poets of exceptional talent and dedication to their craft, and we are proud to see Bouwsma’s incredible work celebrated on this national platform.