Each year dozens of researchers publish books based on their work at the Ransom Center. For African American History Month we compiled the following selection of recent publications informed by the Center’s collections.
Black History Month
Frederick Douglass and the Mass Meeting for Civil Rights
February 20, 2017, marks the 122nd anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s death. Douglass (1818–1895), an abolitionist and activist for civil rights, was a gifted writer and orator.
Claude McKay and “The White House”
Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. This February saw the release of a previously unpublished Claude McKay novel, Amiable with Big Teeth (Penguin Classics).