13 books on the history of black America for those who really want to learn
The national uprising for racial justice and social change sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has prompted new calls for changes in school curriculum that reflect the broad reality of black America — but there’s no reason that students should be the only ones learning.
Here is a list of books about black history in this country that can begin to give you an education on the subject, most of them recommended by Dexter Gabriel, an assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut.