Philly Black History Syllabus

 billypen.com 2017/02/08/

The Philly Black History Syllabus: 13 must-read books to understand our city

Philly has made a lot of black history. Nearly 690,000 African Americans live in the city.

• And so, with this large and longstanding community, there’s no shortage of institutions to honor and stars to remember during Black History Month.
  • So if you wanted to get a strong grasp of this history, what books should you read?

Read the original article for the article's author's comments on each book

1. The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study
2. Colored Amazons: Crime, Violence, and Black Women in the City of Brotherly Love, 1880-1910
3. Saved and Sanctified: The Rise of a Storefront Church in Great Migration Philadelphia (History of African-American Religions)
4. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration