Last month at CDPL we recommended books and movies for Black History Month tailored to different tastes! Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite recommendations that you should consider taking home no matter what time of year.
Illustrated nonfiction
As the weather begins to welcome us outside, why not consider checking out a beautifully illustrated book to accompany you in the sunshine? We have two suggestions for illustrated nonfiction treasures that you should consider this Black History Month:
- She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Strong Dunbar | 921 Tubman, H.
- Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani | 973 Ima
Focus on Black women
Next up, titles that focus specifically on Black women’s history.
- A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry | 305.48 Ber
- Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya V. Hartman | 305.48 Har
- Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne | 323.34 Dio
- Dark Girls | DVD 305.896 Dar
For photography fans
Combining text with images, here are two recommendations that will be a feast for your eyes as well as your mind:
- Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt | 779.2089 Bet
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin and Steve Schapiro | 305.8 Bal
Local history picks
For those interested in titles with connections to Montgomery County and Indiana history, you won’t want to miss these:
- Polite protest : the political economy of race in Indianapolis, 1920-1970 | 323.1196 Pie
- Attucks : the school that opened a city | DVD 379.26 Att
- Night School | DVD 374.9772 Nig
For poetry lovers
For our poetry-loving patrons, here are four PERFECT books to consider adding to your TBR:
- Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine | 814.6 Ran
- Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine | 305.896 Ran
- Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry | 811.0836 Bla
- African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song | 811.008 Afr
Don’t miss our columns from February highlighting other titles by Black authors and artists:
