Shaw University News February 13, 2012 Professor Wadelington Co-Authors New African-American History Book Shaw History professor, Flora Hatley Wadelington, is a co-author of the new, second revised edition of A History of African Americans in North Carolina. Published by the Historical Publications Section of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, the book also includes authors Jeffrey J. Crow and Paul D. Escott. Originally published in 1992, A History of African Americans in North Carolina was the first one-volume survey of black history in the state. It traced the story of black North Carolinians from the colonial period into the 1990s. A revised edition was issued in 2002 that included a new chapter examining the expanding political influence of North Carolina's African Americans and the rise of effective black politicians. This new, second revised edition brings the discussion through the historic presidential election of Barack Obama in 2008. This new edition has been re-typeset and includes a new cover, a number of new illustrations, and an updated index. Dr. Jeffrey J. Crow is Deputy Secretary of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Dr. Paul D. Escott is Reynolds Professor of History at Wake Forest University. Flora Hatley Wadelington is an Assistant Professor of History and teaches at Shaw University and St. Augustine's College. A History of African Americans in North Carolina (paperbound; pp. xii, 292; illustrations; index; 2011) sells for $21.35, which includes tax and shipping. Order from the Historical Publications Section (W), Office of Archives and History, 4622 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4622. For credit card orders call (919) 733-7442, ext. 0, or visit the section's secure online store at http://nc-historical-publications.stores.yahoo.net/. The book is also available through local bookstores and Amazon.com. The Historical Publications Section is an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org www.hbculibraries.org 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.