Edited by Shirley Moody-Turner; General Editor: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

NEW TITLE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CLASSICS SERIES WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.: This title is a new addition to the curated list of African American classics selected by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. which includes The Portable Frederick Douglass, Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, and The Light of Truth by Ida B. Wells.

"THE MOTHER OF BLACK FEMINISM": Cooper was known for her essays that promoted intersectionality and the education and social uplift for African American women, and paved the way for modern-day movements like Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name.

DISTINCT FOCUS ON BLACK WOMEN IN PUBLISHING: This volume introduces audiences to A Voice from the South, Cooper's foundational Black feminist text, set alongside a new cache of writings from the archives-writings that often took place beyond the bounds of conventional publishing outlets and provide insights into the range and diversity of Black women's intellectual thought and contributions.

REVEALING LETTERS WITH W. E. B. DU BOIS PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME: The book publishes together for the first time,the correspondences between Anna Julia Cooper and W. E. B. Du Bois from 1923-1932, documenting the long relationship between these two intellectual giants and providing insights into the gender dynamics of Black publishing and leadership as revealed through their exchanges.

ONE OF THE FIRST TO CHALLENGE JIM CROW EDUCATION: As a courageous and forward-thinking educator, who mounted one of the first challenges to Jim Crow education in our nation's capital and whose philosophies on teaching continue to influence educational policies to this day, this volume offers readers a rare glimpse into the theories, programs, and policies that Cooper identified as foundational to a truly transformative educational practice.