In A Gentleman of Color, Julie Winch provides a vividly written, full-length biography of James Forten, one of the most remarkable men in 19th-century America.

James Forten began his career as a soldier before becoming the leading sailmaker in Philadelphia and a leader in the black community's reform activities. He ser

"A ... synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their des

COMBEE is based upon original research and offers the first full account of Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee River Raid. In the process, it also offe

A kaleidoscopic exploration that traverses history, literature, art, and science to reveal humans' unique and vibrant relationship with color. We have an extrao