Recommended Reads — Black History Month 2022

The start of February brings with it the celebration of Black History Month. This month is a time to honor the importance of Black history and its central role in our nation’s history. This journey of learning and remembrance is highlighted this month, but the promotion of Black history study is ongoing. In this vein of learning and commemoration, please explore the resources MidPointe offers and be sure to join us at MidPointe’s West Chester branch on February 28th at 5:30 for an in-person presentation on Thurgood Marshall.


Titles available at MidPointe Library System


Black Authors

Classic Authors

  • Maya Angelou

  • James Baldwin

  • Ralph Ellison

  • Zora Neale Hurston

  • Toni Morrison

  • Alice Walker


Other Resources 

Black History Collection, Fold3 by Ancestry.com Research Database, available on www.MidPointeLibrary.org with your library card

https://go.fold3.com/blackhistory 

African American Heritage database, available on www.MidPointeLibrary.org with your library card  

https://africanamericanheritage.proquest.com/aagweb/aag/do/login/ipbarcode?aid=14557 

Please stay tuned all month for additional lists celebrating African American authors.