The African American Experience

One aspect of the Press's regional program is works by and about African Americans, who comprise one of the South's largest demographic groups. In 1936 the Press resolved that the decision "to publish or not to publish black authors should be made entirely on the basis of the merits of the work." By the 1950s, the Press had published over 100 African American titles; by the 1960s, Winthrop Jordon's White Over Black had won publishing's highest awards. Today, the Press continues the tradition of cultivating and publishing significant African American titles, as Frank R. Parker's prize-winning Black Votes Count (1990) attests.



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