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		African American Frontiers: Slave Narratives and Oral Histories by Alan Govenar

		Approaching this large collection of historical material from a different perspective, Govenar "explores the frontier as both place and idea, specifically as it relates to African Americans." more

		Published: Santa Barbara, California and Oxford, England: ABC-CLIO, 2000 Details: Library Binding; 551 pages; 1.47” x 10.35” x 7.33”

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		Osceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter by Osceola Mays, Alan Govenar, Shane Evans (Illustrator)

		This slim volume contains the powerful transcribed oral history of an African American woman now in her nineties. Born in East Texas in 1909, Osceola Mays grew up under slavery's oppressive legacy... more

		Published: New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2000 Details: Hardcover; 64 pages; 0.46” x 9.38” x 7.39”

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		Art Outsider and Folk Art of the Collection of Chicago by Laurent Danchin, Martine Lusardy

		French and English language texts compiled by Laurent Danchin and Martine Lusardy. Featuring some 158 illustrations including 124 in full color. A section, "Outside and In: Tattoo Flash and the Creative Impulse", was contributed Alan Govenar. more

		Published: Holy museum of the Market Pierre, Paris 1998 Details: In French and English, 20x23.5cm, 230 pages

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		Deep Ellum & Central Track: Where the Black & White Worlds of Dallas Converged by Alan Govenar, Jay F. Brakefield

		Through a mixture of contemporary interviews and historical research, Govenar and Brakefield provide us with a compelling portrait of Deep Ellum, a complex and often misunderstood section of Dallas. more

		Published: Denton: University of North Texas Press, 1998 Details: Hardcover; 240 pages; 1.28” x 9.36” x 6.39”

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		Portraits of Community: African American Photography in Texas by Alan Govenar

		These photographs do not simply provide a visual record, but actually in some cases make, and in other instances mold, history. more

		Published: Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996 Details: Hardcover; 376 pages; 0.89” x 11.28” x 8.83”

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