Books That Educate, Inspire, and Reflect: Black History Month Reading List
Discover powerful stories and fresh perspectives with the Royal Alberta Museum’s Black History Month book picks for adult readers.
Black History Month offers a meaningful opportunity to pause, reflect, and deepen our understanding of the people and experiences that have helped shape our society.
The Royal Alberta Museum has curated a thoughtful selection of books for adult readers that explore Black history, culture, and personal stories through both fiction and non-fiction. These recommended reads encourage curiosity, empathy, and lifelong learning, reminding us that it is never too late to discover new perspectives or revisit history with fresh eyes.
Pourin’ Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place in the Canadian West by Cheryl Foggo
High Rider by Bill Gallaher
Viola Desmond’s Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land by Graham Reynolds
The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole
Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada From Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard
I've Been Meaning to Tell You by David Chariandy
Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, & Cyrus Marcus-Ware
The Black Prairie Archives, An Anthology edited by Karina Vernon