The Project on the History of Black Writing (PHBW) is the oldest, continuously running digital humanities project working exclusively on African American literature.  Founded in 1983 at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, it parallels the evolution of the field itself.  Today, thirty years later, HBW continues to engage in scholarship focusing on the study of African American literature and digital software.

Below, follow links that provide information to our newest digital initiative, “The Black Book Interactive Project”  

*The Black Book Interactive Project (BBIP) Overview

*The Black Book Project: What kinds of important research questions are we asking?

*The Black Book Project: Why is it important?