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SOUL OF PARIS RESOURCES

TOURS

Discover Paris!
Discover African American History in Paris! Personalized itineraries for independent travelers include Afro-centric Art Tours, Culinary Excursions, History and Literary Walks. An African American History Bus Tour is also available for groups.

PARIS WEBSITES

Café De La Soul

Insider Guide to Black Paris

(Black Business Directory)

Paris Soirees

Sisters Organization



BOOKS and DVDS

Books have been written in Paris by famous Black authors such as James Baldwin, Chester Himes, Langston Hughes, and Richard Wright. Many Black historical figures such as W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, Angela Davis, and Reginald Lewis have mentioned their fond observations of Paris in their books.

We have included other books and DVDs that can be used as resources for your next trip to Paris.


FAVORITE NON-FICTION BOOKS

Food for the Soul: A Texas Expatriate Nurtures Her Culinary Roots in Paris

From Harlem to Paris: Black American Writers in France, 1840-1980

Paris Reflections: Walks Through African American Paris


OTHER NON-FICTION BOOKS

Eugene Bullard: Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris

Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story between the Great Wars

Kat Tracking through Paris: A Guide to Black Paris

Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light

We Won't Budge: An African Exile in the World

FICTION BOOKS

Black Girl in Paris

Ghosts of Saint-Michel

Hottentot Venus: A Novel

Rendezvous Eighteenth

Sally Hemings: A Novel


DVDs

Bill Cobham -CultureMix: New Morning Paris Concert

Cesaria Evora - Live in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

Josephine Baker Story

Miles Davis - Live in Paris

New Morning: The Paris Concert

Paris 1959 (Art Blakely and Jazz Messengers)

Sally Hemings - An American Scandal

Seal - Live in Paris

USEFUL BOOKS FOR PARIS TRAVEL

Berlitz French Phrase Book

Hello France! Best Budget Hotels in France

Paris (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Paris Insights - An Anthology

Rick Steves' Paris