Founded in 1916 by Carter G. Woodson, The Journal of Negro History was the first academic periodical devoted to the scholarly study of African American history, and it transformed the field by insisting on rigorous archival research and professional standards. Volume 4 (1919) collects articles, documents, and reviews covering a wide range of subjects in Black American history, from slavery and the Civil War to education, politics, and biography.
As a year in which racial violence reached a terrible peak — the Red Summer of 1919 — this volume appeared at a moment of acute crisis and extraordinary intellectual vitality for African American scholarship. Download this free EPUB to access a foundational year of a groundbreaking historical journal.