University Press of Florida Author Post, History

Writing Black Women’s History: University Press Week 2023

We are celebrating University Press Week November 13‒17 along with other members of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses), an organization of 160 international nonprofit scholarly publishers. Today's post is part of the UP Week blog tour, and for this post we invited authors of recent books on Black women's history to share their experiences researching, writing, … Continue reading Writing Black Women’s History: University Press Week 2023

University Press of Florida African American Studies, Publication Announcement

 Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist 

“Preston’s original treatment of Mary McLeod Bethune as an international figure greatly expands the extant narrative. This exciting book not only substantiates current attention on Bethune as a major public figure, but also situates her in the geographic context of Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and Liberia—moving beyond her impact in the United States.”—Stephanie Y. Evans, … Continue reading  Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist