Marking the Birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois
02/22/2007
February 23 is a special day in American, African American, and world history. It is the birthday of W. E. B. Du Bois, perhaps the nation’s greatest intellectual and activist…. READ MORE
Category: American History & Studies
More than Talking Heads
02/16/2007
Two Penn Press authors and a series editor recently lent their expertize to news and documentary productions on a wide range of subjects. This Thursday, Eric Stover, author of The… READ MORE
Art in a Season of Revolution–Now in Paperback
Art in a Season of Revolution: Painters, Artisans, and Patrons in Early America Margaretta M. Lovell 360 pages | 7 x 10 | 10 color, 104 b/w illus. Paper 2007… READ MORE
Peoples of the River Valleys–Now Available
02/15/2007
Peoples of the River Valleys: The Odyssey of the Delaware Indians Amy C. Schutt 264 pages | 6 x 9 | 14 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3993-5 | $45.00… READ MORE
Jackson Chosen for Liberty Legacy Award
02/13/2007
From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Struggle for Economic Justice by Thomas F. Jackson has been selected as winner of the 2007 Liberty Legacy… READ MORE
More Praise for Up South
02/06/2007
In a recent article on scholarly books about Black Nationalism in the 60s and 70s, Multicultural Review commended Matthew Countryman’s Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia for… READ MORE
Reactions to Radical Music
02/01/2007
This Is Our Music by Iain Anderson appears in the Noted section of the February/March Bookforum. Reviewer Douglas Mullin says, "The crooked line Anderson draws from the maverick [Cecil] Taylor…. READ MORE
Food Is Love–Now In Paperback
01/19/2007
Food Is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America Katherine J. Parkin 304 pages | 6 x 9 | 25 illus. Cloth 2006 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3929-4 | $47.50 |… READ MORE
Freedom Is One Thing, an Essay by Thomas F. Jackson
01/17/2007
A child born on Martin Luther King’s 39th birthday in 1968 turns 39 this January 15. Perhaps that is enough time to sort out his history and settle the core… READ MORE
A Birthday Toast to Ben
‘Twas Honest old Noah first planted the VineAnd mended his morals by drinking its Wine.—from a drinking song by Benjamin Franklin Here’s to Benjamin Frankin in honor of his 301st… READ MORE
