The Black History Month display at the DCHS Library will feature two components: newly acquired volumes and essential work already on the shelves of the library. Be sure to check out both!
Black History Month Recent Acquisitions
The books the DCHS library has acquired over the last year encompass a wide range of subjects, genres, authors, and viewpoints. Below is the breakdown of the types of books the library has acquired with a hyperlink to a summary of the work. Each of these books will be on display in the library--stop by and pick one up!
Fiction
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
- Slay by Brittney Morris
- Charcoal Joe by Walter Mosley
- War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
- Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker
- Jackpot by Nic Stone
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Poetry
- A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif Abdurraqib
- Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith
Essays
- Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib
- They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
- The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph
- Opportunity Knocks: How Hard Work, Community, and Business can Improve Lives and End Poverty by Senator Tim Scott
Social Studies
- One Person, No Vote by Carol Anderson
- Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment by Larry Dane Brimmer
- How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
- Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City by Wes Moore
- Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Black History Month Books from the Shelves
Remember to peruse these eseential reads. The DCHS Library has a wealth of content relating to Black History and cultural contributions, a legacy the library will be building on in the future. Check out any among these various titles, both classic and contemporary!
