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Black History Month Adult Fiction & Nonfiction February 2026 |
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Junieby Erin Crosby EckstineAs the Civil War looms, an enslaved girl on an Alabama plantation must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost in this “poignant story of love, family and friendship [that] celebrates the power of liberation” ( People).
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Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher MurrayHistorical fiction based on the life of Jessie R. Fauset, the editor and poet credited with igniting the Harlem Renaissance.
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Ours by Phillip B. WilliamsPhillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjurer who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours.
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Thereafter Johnnie by Carolivia HerronThis reissued debut novel, first published in 1991, tells the story of several generations of an affluent Black family in Washington, D.C. Investigating the family's past, a granddaughter discovers dark family secrets from the era of slavery.
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The Blackbirds of St. Giles by Lila CainHistorical fiction about siblings who escape a Jamaican slave plantation in the 18th century and make their way to London, where they face a new threat in the form of a ruthless underworld boss.
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Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State by Caleb GayleIn this paradigm-shattering work of American history, Caleb Gayle recounts the extraordinary tale of Edward McCabe, a Black man who championed the audacious idea to create a state within the Union governed by and for Black people -- and the racism, politics, and greed that thwarted him.
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Motherland: A Journey Through 500,000 Years of African Culture and Identity by Luke PeperaHistorian, archaeologist, and anthropologist Luke Pepera takes us on a personal journey discovering 500,000 years of African history and cultures in order to reclaim and reconnect with this extraordinary heritage. He tackles the question many people of African descent ask - Who are we? Where do we come from? What defines us?
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Making Sense of Slavery: America's Long Reckoning, from the Founding Era to Today by Scott SpillmanIn recent years Americans have engaged in fierce debates about how slavery and its legacies ought to be taught, researched, and narrated. But since the earliest days of the Republic, political leaders, abolitionists, judges, scholars, and ordinary citizens have all struggled to explain and understand the peculiar institution. In Making Sense of Slavery, historian Scott Spillman shows that the study of slavery was a vital catalyst for the broader development of American intellectual life and politics.
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