History

History of the Haitian Revolution led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the only successful slave revolt that led to the founding of an independent state.

Marxist analysis of Reconstruction challenging racist historiography, arguing for Black agency in rebuilding South.

History of Africa's role in world civilization, challenging Eurocentric historiography.

Groundbreaking thesis that British industrial capitalism was funded by profits from the slave trade.

Analysis of Black life and labor in the Caribbean under colonial rule.

Comprehensive history of the Caribbean from colonization to modern independence movements.

Critique of how British historians distorted Caribbean history to justify colonialism.

History of African Americans in New York City from colonial times through the Harlem Renaissance.

Intimate histories of Black women in early 20th century Philadelphia and New York, using 'critical fabulation'.

Analysis of everyday violence of slavery and its afterlife in American society.

Evidence that ancient Egypt was Black African civilization challenging Eurocentric historiography.

Comprehensive synthesis of Diop's arguments for African origins of civilization.

Comparative study of political and social systems in precolonial Africa.

Argument for African-American contributions to American civilization.