Welcome to the UNC Press Virtual Exhibit for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.










Scroll to see our Newest Books!
Since we can’t be together at the conference, we’re bringing our book exhibit to you.
From virtually anywhere, you can browse our list of new and recent titles, learn about our new books in our John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture, chat with one of our acquisitions editors, Dawn Durante and Andrew Winters, and more.
Congratulations!


Finalists for the 2023 Association for the Study of
African American Life and History Book Prize
Check out our two brand new book series
Current events continue to bring new attention to subjects like gun violence, police brutality, institutionalized racism, protests and activism, and more. These subjects are among the pillars of the UNC Press publishing program, and have cast new light on some of our newest books, and some of our classic bestselling titles.
Some of these books are highlighted in our Justice, Power, and Politics series.
You can also check out our full listing of new and classic books in African American Studies.
All of our books (in fact, our entire site) are available now at our 40 percent ASALH conference discount. Plus if your order totals $75, domestic U.S. shipping is FREE! Just use promo code 01DAH40 at checkout.
Click here for our full list of books in African American Studies.
Follow the links at the left for information on submitting a book proposal, ordering desk or examination copies (even free digital exam copies), classroom permissions, disability resources, and more. We’ve even created a handy FAQ document, with answers to the most-asked questions we get at exhibit booths.
Click on any book below to learn more. And, using our View Inside feature, you can leaf through the pages for a preview of each new book, just as if you were standing at our booth. Check it out on each book page.
Titles on Display for ASALH
Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America
Consent in the Presence of Force
Sexual Violence and Black Women's Survival in Antebellum New Orleans
From the New Deal to the War on Schools
Race, Inequality, and the Rise of the Punitive Education State
The Record of Murders and Outrages
Racial Violence and the Fight over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction
Reconstructing the Landscapes of Slavery
A Visual History of the Plantation in the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World