An Unfailing Legacy.
Undoubtedly printed in a small run; remarkably scarce with only one copy recorded in OCLC (Library of Congress). Anthology of creative or historical works, addresses..... Read More about An Unfailing Legacy
African American Writers
Vital Facts Concerning the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Its Origin, Doctrines, Government, Usages, Polity, Progress. (A Socratic Exposition).
Fact book for the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church, the first independent U.S. black church, presented in a catechism-like format, with questions and answers. Includes..... Read More about Vital Facts Concerning the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Its Origin, Doctrines, Government,...
Saint Peter Relates an Incident. Selected Poems.
Volume of poems by civil-rights leader, Harlem Renaissance poet, and novelist, James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938). In addition to the title poem, the book includes such..... Read More about Saint Peter Relates an Incident. Selected Poems
Capt. Levi M. Hood Lodge. Lift Every Voice and Sing (National Negro Hymn).
Rare, unrecorded broadside or song sheet for “Lift Every Voice and Sing” with the poem/lyrics written by Jacksonville, Florida native James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938), African..... Read More about Capt. Levi M. Hood Lodge. Lift Every Voice and Sing (National Negro Hymn
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Pioneers of Long Ago. [Lois Mailou Jones, Illustrator]
With compelling illustrations by Lois Mailou Jones, an American history book for African American youth, written by two African American women from Washington, D.C. Each..... Read More about Pioneers of Long Ago. [Lois Mailou Jones, Illustrator
A Glance Away.
The author’s first book. Wideman twice won the International PEN/Faulkner Award (the first to do so) and in 2000 won the O. Henry Award. The..... Read More about A Glance Away
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Youngblood. [Inscribed Copy]
Novel about a black family’s struggles in a Southern factory town, set in 1920s–1930s Crossroads, Georgia. Killens, a native of Macon, Georgia, wrote six novels..... Read More about Youngblood. [Inscribed Copy
The Cotillion or One Good Bull is Half the Herd.
Novel of an upwardly mobile black woman who wants her daughter to move up into New York’s café society. Inscribed by the author: “For the..... Read More about The Cotillion or One Good Bull is Half the Herd
Facts of Reconstruction.
Important account of Reconstruction in Mississippi written by an African American participant there at the time, John R. Lynch, former U.S. Congressman, 1873–1877 and 1882–1883..... Read More about Facts of Reconstruction
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New Negro Poets. [Edited by Langston Hughes; Signed by Helen Morgan Brooks]
Anthology of poetry by over thirty African American writers, primarily men. This copy is inscribed by contributor Helen Morgan Brooks who offers two poems within..... Read More about New Negro Poets. [Edited by Langston Hughes; Signed by Helen Morgan Brooks
Africana. The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. The Concise Desk Reference.
Abridged edition of the editors’ almost 2,100-page reference work of the same title, a work inspired by a dream of African American scholar, W.E.B. Du..... Read More about Africana. The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. The Concise Desk...
The Big Sea.
Partial autobiography of Langston Hughes documenting his life up to 1931. Hughes wrote this title while living in Carmel, California. (ANB) New York: Knopf, 1940..... Read More about The Big Sea
Not Without Laughter.
ANB notes that “Hughes dedicated Not without Laughter to his friends and early patrons, the Spingarns.” New York: Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth without..... Read More about Not Without Laughter
Working with Carter G. Woodson, The Father of Black History. A Diary, 1928-1930.
Diaries kept by African American author and academic Lorenzo J. Greene (1899–1988) when then-graduate student Greene was research assistant to the “father of black history,”..... Read More about Working with Carter G. Woodson, The Father of Black History. A Diary, 1928-1930
When Word is Given… A Report on Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Black Muslim World.
African American writer and social critic’s first-hand reporting on the Black Muslim movement in America. In 1959, Lomax introduced white Americans to the Black Muslim..... Read More about When Word is Given… A Report on Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Black Muslim World
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The Booker T. Washington Papers [9 volumes (of 14)].
First nine volumes of the collected speeches and outgoing and incoming letters of Booker T. Washington (1856?–1915), educator, orator, African American civic leader, and author..... Read More about The Booker T. Washington Papers [9 volumes (of 14
The Black Man. A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion.
Rare Final Issue of Marcus Garvey’s The Black Man, begun in 1933, ending with this issue in June, 1939, one year before his death. While..... Read More about The Black Man. A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion
The Black Man. A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion.
This issue carried the identifying characteristics of the magazine; a pointed or inspirational poem by Garvey on the front wrap (in this example in “The..... Read More about The Black Man. A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion
History of the Helping Hand Club of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
History of this women’s charity founded in 1907, an outgrowth from the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. A brief biography of its founder, Mary Emma Cabaniss..... Read More about History of the Helping Hand Club of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
The Heart of a Woman.
The fourth volume in writer, poet, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s autobiography, chronicling events taking place between 1957 and 1962 including her work for..... Read More about The Heart of a Woman
West Chester University Presents a Visit with Maya Angelou Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. February 20, 1984….
During February’s Black History Month in 1984, the celebrated African-American poet Maya Angelou gave a free talk, open to the public, at West Chester University..... Read More about West Chester University Presents a Visit with Maya Angelou Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird...
A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Slavery… [facsimile reprint]
Important, early American autobiographical slave narrative by Moses Roper, a native of North Carolina who was enslaved in South Carolina and Florida. Facsimile reprint of..... Read More about A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper from American Slavery… [facsimile reprint
Otis Dunn Manhunter.
Otis Dunn, a black man, is an ex-F.B.I. Agent turned bounty hunter. Manhunter is sold as a “suspenseful story set against the interplay of Southern..... Read More about Otis Dunn Manhunter
Folks from Dixie.
Twelve stories, first edition of Dunbar’s first prose collection. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1898. First Edition. Rust-brown cloth, stamped in gilt and black..... Read More about Folks from Dixie
Lyrics of the Hearthside.
Collected volume of poetry by writer Paul Laurence Dunbar published the year after his marriage to Alice Ruth Moore, to whom the book is dedicated..... Read More about Lyrics of the Hearthside