Howard University Press
Howard University Press (HUP) was the publishing arm of Howard University. Founded in 1972, HUP was the first black university press in the US. Its first chief executive, Charles F. Harris, published about 100 titles under the imprint before going on to found Amistad Press in 1986. Books published by HUP included A Poetic Equation: Conversations Between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker in 1974, with other titles that year including Song for Mumu by Lindsay Barrett, and Quality Education For All Americans by William Brazziel; The Wayward and the Seeking: A Collection of Writing by Jean Toomer (1980); and the American edition of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1974).
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Howard University Press
- Founded
- 1972
- Headquarters
- Washington and D.C.
- Dissolved
- 2011
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Howard University Press (HUP) was the publishing arm of Howard University. Founded in 1972, HUP was the first black university press in the US. Its first chief executive, Charles F. Harris, published about 100 titles under the imprint before going on to found Amistad Press in 1986. Books published by HUP included A Poetic Equation: Conversations Between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker in 1974, with other titles that year including Song for Mumu by Lindsay Barrett, and Quality Education For All Americans by William Brazziel; The Wayward and the Seeking: A Collection of Writing by Jean Toomer (1980); and the American edition of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1974).
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The press closed in 2011, and a majority of its titles were to be acquired by Black Classic Press (BCP). In October 2011, Black Classic Press announced that despite HUP announcing the transfer of its titles and contracts to Black Classic Press in May 2011, the agreement was cancelled by Black Classic Press in October due to a lack of communication from Howard University representatives and their failure to return a signed agreement to BCP.
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- 1.Cornish, Stephanie. Pioneering Black Publisher Charles F. Harris Dies at 81. Afr,o.com. December 29, 2015.
- 2.Joel Dreyfuss, "The presses roll at Howard U", The Sunday Record (Hackenshaw, New Jersey), 14 April 1974, p. 42 (via Newspapers.com).
- 3.Reid, Calvin. Black Classic Press Acquires Howard University Press backlist; Plans New Editions. PublishersWeekly.com. May 24, 2011.
- 4.Reid, Calvin. Black Classic Press Cancels Acquisition of Howard University Press Titles. PublishersWeekly.com. October 18, 2011.
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