In his introduction to the foundational 1925 text The New Negro, Alain Locke described the “Old Negro” as “a creature of moral debate and historical contr

Published to accompany exhibition held at the Hayward Gallery, London, 19/6 - 17/8 1997.

By the time of his death in 1964, Carl Van Vechten had been a far-sighted journalist, a best-selling novelist, a consummate host, an exhaustive archivist, a pre

Winner of the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award for African American Art History, I Too Sing America offers a major survey on the visual art and

"This book explores the period's vigorous exchange about the nature and identity of black childhood and uncovers the networks of African American philosophers,