A Black Queer History of the United States Audiobook by Darius Bost

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Title: A Black Queer History of the United States
Series: #9 in ReVisioning History
Categories: African American, America, Black People, History
Author: Darius Bost
Narrator: C. Riley Snorton
Publisher: Beacon Press Audio
Release date: 01-20-2026
Language: English

Summary:
The first-ever Black history to center queer voices, this landmark study traces the lives of LGBTQ+ Black Americans from slavery to present day
Gender and sexual expression have always been part of the Black freedom struggle
In this latest book in Beacon’s award-winning ReVisioning History series, Professors C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost unearth the often overlooked history of the Black queer community in the United States.
Arguing that both gender and sexual expression have been an intimate and intricate part of Black freedom struggle, Snorton and Bost present historical contributions of Black queer, trans, and gender non-conforming Americans from slavery to the present day to highlight how the fight against racial injustice has always been linked to that of sexual and gender justice.
Interweaving stories of queer and trans figures such as:
this book includes a deep dive into the marginalization, unjust criminalization, and government legislation of Black queer and trans existence.

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