Historian. Storyteller. Truth-seeker. Changemaker.
Talitha L. LeFlouria is an award-winning historian whose work centers Black women’s lived experiences within systems of forced labor, punishment, and resistance. Her scholarship bridges archival depth with contemporary urgency—illuminating the past to transform the future.
New Book
Searching for Jane Crow
An essential and eye-opening account of the overlooked narratives of Black women who have shaped the course of justice and freedom throughout American history.
The Book
A new history of mass incarceration. A call to justice.”
From the auction block to the cell block, Searching for Jane Crow reveals the untold stories of Black women who endured, resisted, and envisioned freedom despite relentless oppression within America’s criminal legal system—a two-hundred-year legacy that continues today.
A vital, necessary work that changes how we see the past—and how we fight for the future."
Book People in Austin, Texas
August 12, 2026 7:00 pm
Join Talitha L. LeFlouria at BookPeople in Austin for a celebration of Searching for Jane Crow, a powerful new history tracing the connections between slavery, punishment, and Black women’s experiences with mass incarceration.
NewSouth Bookstore in Montgomery, AL
August 13, 2026 5:30 pm
Join Talitha L. LeFlouria at NewSouth Bookstore in Montgomery for a conversation about Searching for Jane Crow, her groundbreaking history of Black women, slavery, and the origins of mass incarceration
Politics & Prose in Washington, DC
August 17, 2026 7:00 pm
Join Talitha L. LeFlouria at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, for a discussion of Searching for Jane Crow, an illuminating history of Black women, slavery, and mass incarceration.
Red Emma’s in Baltimore, MD
August 18, 2026 7:00 pm
Talitha L. LeFlouria presents Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell Block in conversation w/Khalilah M. Harris
Blackstone Bookstore and Ypsilanti Public Library - Superior Township location
September 5, 2026 1:00 pm
Join award-winning historian Talitha L. LeFlouria in Ypsilanti for a discussion of Searching for Jane Crow, a groundbreaking history tracing Black women’s experiences with incarceration from slavery to the present day.
Neill-Cochran House Museum
September 24, 2026 6:00 pm
Celebrate the launch of Searching for Jane Crow with historian Talitha L. LeFlouria at the Neill-Cochran House Museum in Austin on September 24, 2026.