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UC Press Now: Urgent Conversations hosted by The Booksmith
Jul 28 2020
UC Press is happy to share that we have partnered with The Booksmith in San Francisco, CA to bring a series of virtual author events to life. Entitled UC Press Now: Urgent Conversations, the series examines the most pressing issues currently facing the United States—from forced labor during COVID-19
Black History Makers & Risk Takers: Laborers
Feb 18 2020
In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a pioneering black intellectual and the son of former slaves, recognizing “the dearth of information on the accomplishments of blacks . . . founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now called the Association for the Study of African American Li
UC Press Titles Awarded CHOICE ’s Outstanding Academic Title for 2019
Jan 03 2020
UC Press is pleased to share that four of our titles have been designated Outstanding Academic Titles for 2019 by CHOICE.Awarded annually in January, the award is given to approximately 10% of the 6,000 titles reviewed by CHOICE in a given year. CHOICE editors consider several factors in the
Celebrating Joe William Trotter, Jr. at the Heinz History Center
Sep 23 2019
On Sept. 11 , 2019, the Smithsonian-affiliated Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, PA hosted Carnegie Mellon University professor Joe William Trotter, Jr. for a celebration of his new book Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America.