Volume 6 of The Journal of Negro History, edited by Carter G. Woodson and published in 1921, continues the journal’s mission of establishing African American history as a rigorous scholarly discipline. The volume contains articles on topics ranging from the slave trade and African backgrounds to Reconstruction politics, Black institutions, and biographical studies of notable figures, alongside primary source documents and scholarly reviews.
By 1921 the journal was firmly established as the central venue for professional Black historical scholarship, and this volume reflects both its breadth and its intellectual ambition. Download this free EPUB to access a defining year in the development of African American historiography.