Native Son.
First edition of the author’s magnum opus; one of the most powerful protest novels ever published on the African American condition in America. Blockson 101..... Read More about Native Son
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The Negro in Pennsylvania. A Study in Economic History. A Thesis Submitted to the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Ph.D.
Wright’s scarce 1911 doctoral thesis. The third Black American to receive a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. The present work is a thorough work..... Read More about The Negro in Pennsylvania. A Study in Economic History. A Thesis Submitted to the University of...
New World A-Coming. Inside Black America.
Life in Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s with efforts to investigate numerous questions such as: “What is the Negro’s attitude toward his white employer..... Read More about New World A-Coming. Inside Black America
The Ideological Origins of Black Nationalism.
Antholgy of 19th century writings on Black nationalism. Includes the full text of The Ethiopian Manifesto by Robert Alexander Young; Walker’s Appeal by David Walker;..... Read More about The Ideological Origins of Black Nationalism
The Negro Poets by Truda Weil. Thursday Afternoon ... 1932 ... The Literature Division of the Woman’s Club.
Advertising card for a public reading of African American poetry, given by Truda T. Weil at the Woman’s Club of Reading, Pennsylvania. The program consisted..... Read More about The Negro Poets by Truda Weil. Thursday Afternoon ... 1932 ... The Literature Division of the...
Black Folk: Then And Now. An Essay in the History and Sociology of the Negro Race.
Du Bois’s attempt to refute the position that the black American had no future. “The volume was inspired in part by the failure of the..... Read More about Black Folk: Then And Now. An Essay in the History and Sociology of the Negro Race
The Negro American Artisan.
One of a series of studies of “so-called Negro problems” co-edited by African-American sociologist and academic W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963) and his student, Augustus Granville..... Read More about The Negro American Artisan
Economic Co-Operation among Negro Americans.
One of a series of academic studies of African Americans published by Atlanta University and edited by African-American sociologist and academic, W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963)..... Read More about Economic Co-Operation among Negro Americans
Efforts for Social Social Betterment among Negro Americans.
One of a series of academic studies of African Americans published by Atlanta University and edited by African-American sociologist and academic, W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963)..... Read More about Efforts for Social Social Betterment among Negro Americans
Dusk of Dawn. An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept.
“Du Bois accepted an appointment as chair of the sociology department at Atlanta University, where he had already been teaching as a visiting professor during..... Read More about Dusk of Dawn. An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept
The Seventh Son: The Thought and Writings of W.E.B. Du Bois.
Publishers—“This two-volume set is an authoritative selection of the writings of the dean of black letters in America, W.E.B. Du Bois ... brilliantly recording and..... Read More about The Seventh Son: The Thought and Writings of W.E.B. Du Bois
Writings: The Suppression of the Slave-Trade. The Souls of Black Folk. Dusk of Dawn. Essays and Articles.
With an Introduction by Nathan Huggins, a collection of standard classics authored by W.E.B. Du Bois. [New York]: The Library of America, (1986). 1334pp. Publisher’s..... Read More about Writings: The Suppression of the Slave-Trade. The Souls of Black Folk. Dusk of Dawn. Essays and...
Dusk of Dawn. An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept. [Romare Bearden, Illustrator]
“Du Bois accepted an appointment as chair of the sociology department at Atlanta University, where he had already been teaching as a visiting professor during..... Read More about Dusk of Dawn. An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept. [Romare Bearden, Illustrator
Images of the Preacher in Afro-American Literature.
Academic monograph on the image of the preacher in 20th century African American literature. The work was the fruit of the course “Uses of Religion..... Read More about Images of the Preacher in Afro-American Literature
A Rising Wind.
Walter White’s account of African-Americans fighting for America during the Second World War. A very handsome copy. Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1945. First edition; so..... Read More about A Rising Wind
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The Negro and the White Man. [Association Copy]
Association Copy of the author’s second book; this copy belonging to Levi Jenkins Coppin (1848–1924), missionary and educator, with his signature and dated by him..... Read More about The Negro and the White Man. [Association Copy
A Portrayal of Negro Life.
Twenty-seven portraits of idealized black Americans, one a self portrait of Cooper himself. Each portrait is displayed full-page in black-and-white, reproduced from the original artwork..... Read More about A Portrayal of Negro Life
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A Portrayal of Negro Life. [With Publisher’s Illustrated Prospectus]
Twenty-seven portraits of idealized black Americans, one a self portrait of Cooper himself. Each portrait is displayed full-page in black-and-white, reproduced from the original artwork..... Read More about A Portrayal of Negro Life. [With Publisher’s Illustrated Prospectus
The American Negro. What he Was, What He Is, and What He May Become. A Critical and Practical Discussion. [Association Copy]
First Edition and Association Copy. Rare to find inscribed and in such appealing condition. Written of as the “Black Judas”, African American William Hannibal Thomas..... Read More about The American Negro. What he Was, What He Is, and What He May Become. A Critical and Practical...
American Aesop: Negro and Other Humor.
A collection of African American humor (preachers, religion, war, misc.,), most in dialect, by this African American writer. Additionally, there are stories of humor dedicated..... Read More about American Aesop: Negro and Other Humor
Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1926 and Yearbook of American Poetry (Sesqui-Centennial Edition).
Signed twice, an anthology of poetry edited by William Stanley Braithwaite (1878–1962), African American mixed race poet, literary critic, and some-time professor at Atlanta University..... Read More about Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1926 and Yearbook of American Poetry (Sesqui-Centennial Edition
Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1958… and Anthology of Poems from the Seventeen Previously Published Braithwaite Anthologies… [inscribed by Braithwaite]
Anthology of poetry edited by William Stanley Braithwaite (1878–1962), African American mixed race poet, literary critic, and some-time professor at Atlanta University. “Braithwaite’s perceptive and..... Read More about Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1958… and Anthology of Poems from the Seventeen Previously...
The Underground Rail Road. A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c, Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of the Slaves in their efforts for Freedom, as Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author; Together With Sketches of some of the Largest Stockholders, and Most Liberal Aiders…
Facsimile of William Still’s monumental 1872 work, approaching 800 pages, documented the efforts and frequent successes of fugitive slaves to seek freedom as they made..... Read More about The Underground Rail Road. A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c, Narrating...
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