Home / Publishers / University of Pennsylvania Press

University of Pennsylvania Press

Discover the top-rated publications and influential works of University of Pennsylvania Press that inspire change
University of Pennsylvania Press specializes in Racial Justice, Religious Freedom, Gender Equality, Indigenous Rights, Education Equity, Economic Justice, Political Justice, and Immigrant Rights, enriching our understanding through their unique perspectives and expertise

Books Contributed to by University of Pennsylvania Press

Image of the book Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence (America in the Nineteenth Century)
Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence (America in the Nineteenth Century)
Image of the book Groundwork: Charles Hamilton Houston and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Groundwork: Charles Hamilton Houston and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Image of the book Lucretia Mott's Heresy: Abolition and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America
Lucretia Mott's Heresy: Abolition and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America
Image of the book The Education of Jane Addams (Politics and Culture in Modern America)
The Education of Jane Addams (Politics and Culture in Modern America)
Image of the book Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops in America
Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops in America
Image of the book Dispossessed Lives: Enslaved Women, Violence, and the Archive
Dispossessed Lives: Enslaved Women, Violence, and the Archive
Image of the book Freedom's Currency: Slavery, Capitalism, and Self-Purchase in the United States
Freedom's Currency: Slavery, Capitalism, and Self-Purchase in the United States
Image of the book I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land
I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land
Image of the book Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
Image of the book Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development
Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development
Image of the book The Black Republic: African Americans and the Fate of Haiti
The Black Republic: African Americans and the Fate of Haiti
Image of the book The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal
The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal

Struggling to find age-appropriate, mission-aligned books that truly stick?

Every search, shelf, and syllabus is an opportunity to inspire change. You deserve a tool that meets your community’s values—without the guess-work.

Tag us on social media for rapid recommendations!

BlueskyInstagram