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[Owned by an Anti-Slavery and Women’s Rights Reformer:] 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…

Blockson 101— “[O]ne of the most important figures in the history of the Underground Railroad.” A tight, clean copy of a significant book by an..... Read More about Owned by an Anti-Slavery and Women’s Rights Reformer:] The Underground Rail Road. A Record of...

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Fellow Citizens! Come to the Town Hall in Waltham… [opening lines of broadside calling for an anti-slavery “Latimer Meeting” in Massachusetts].

Extraordinary unrecorded 1842 anti-slavery broadside opposing “the encroachments of SLAVERY” upon citizens of Massachusetts and calling for a public meeting in Waltham in reaction to..... Read More about Fellow Citizens! Come to the Town Hall in Waltham… [opening lines of broadside calling for an...

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The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller’s Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American States. Based Upon Three Former Volumes of Journeys and Investigations by the Same Author.

Exceptionally handsome copy of this classic work on observations of Southern life in antebellum America. While Olmsted is known today for his landscape architecture, he..... Read More about The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller’s Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American States....

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Gorilla, My Love [Uncorrected Proof].

“Uncorrected Page Proof” for Toni Cade Bambara’s first book. “Gorilla My Love (1972), the first collection of Bambara’s own short stories, became an immediate bestseller..... Read More about Gorilla, My Love [Uncorrected Proof

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A Sketch of the Laws Relating to Slavery in the Several States of the United States of America. Second Edition, With Some Alterations and Considerable Additions.

In an especially attractive binding; bindings of this book are typically found well-worn. Stroud’s book was first published in 1827 with 108 pages. Here, the..... Read More about A Sketch of the Laws Relating to Slavery in the Several States of the United States of America....

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Benjamin Banneker, Genius of Early America.

Surprisingly difficult to find in suitable, collectible condition. A children’s story on the life of African-American astronomer Benjamin Banneker. Nashville: Abingdon, (1978). Second Printing. Hardcover..... Read More about Benjamin Banneker, Genius of Early America

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How Does Your Cotton Grow? An Education Story for Children.

With numerous photographs by Georgian Bessie Walker Callaway, a simple story aimed at young children by this South Carolina author. A young African-American boy works..... Read More about How Does Your Cotton Grow? An Education Story for Children

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[“Black Elks”; I.B.P.O.E.W.] 40th Anniversary Banquet of Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159. [West Chester, Pennsylvania]

Post-war banquet program and menu for the 40th Anniversary of West Chester, Pennsylvania’s Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159 of the Improved Benevolent Protective..... Read More about “Black Elks”; I.B.P.O.E.W.] 40th Anniversary Banquet of Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159....

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American Civilization and the Negro, The Afro-American in Relation to National Progress. [Signed and Inscribed by the Author]

An historical survey and evaluation of the current situation African Americans in the broader U.S. society. Signed and inscribed by the author in the year..... Read More about American Civilization and the Negro, The Afro-American in Relation to National Progress. [Signed...

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History of Sigma Pi Phi, First of the Negro-American Greek-Letter Fraternities.

History of this fraternal organization founded for college graduates, the oldest African-American Greek-lettered organization, founded in Philadelphia in 1904. A lovely copy. Washington, D.C.: The..... Read More about History of Sigma Pi Phi, First of the Negro-American Greek-Letter Fraternities

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Where Do We Go From Here, Chaos or Community? [Japanese Edition. Translated by Kaname Saruya. Signed and Inscribed by Translator]

Japanese translation of Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s final book—containing the important chapter on “Black Power.” Inscribed and dated by the translator. King’s book is about..... Read More about Where Do We Go From Here, Chaos or Community? [Japanese Edition. Translated by Kaname Saruya....

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Joe Louis, Man and Super-Fighter. [Signed by Joe Louis]

One of the earliest published biographies of professional boxer Joe Louis (1914–1981), this copy being signed by Louis in the year of its publication. The..... Read More about Joe Louis, Man and Super-Fighter. [Signed by Joe Louis

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The Negro’s Church. [Signed and inscribed by Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Mays]

First edition and the author’s first book. Baptist minister and civil rights leader and activist, Mays served for almost three decades as president of Georgia’s..... Read More about The Negro’s Church. [Signed and inscribed by Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Mays

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The Black Phalanx; A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the wars of 1775-1812, 1861-’65.

History and hardships of African American soldiers in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War written by an African American veteran..... Read More about The Black Phalanx; A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the wars of 1775-1812,...

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The Negro Caravan. Writings by American Negroes.

First comprehensive anthology of African American literature. Blockson 101: “A classic of its kind, the volume was the most extensive collection of pre-World War II..... Read More about The Negro Caravan. Writings by American Negroes

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The Negro Caravan. Writings by American Negroes.

First Edition of the first comprehensive anthology of African American literature. Blockson 101: “A classic of its kind, the volume was the most extensive collection..... Read More about The Negro Caravan. Writings by American Negroes

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Prospectus For 1877—‘78, and Record of 1876—‘77. Brooks Seminary for Young Ladies, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Edward white, Proprietor.

Prospectus for Brooks Seminary, a women’s non-sectarian boarding school in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school was founded in 1871 by Mary Bryan Johnson and subsequently..... Read More about Prospectus For 1877—‘78, and Record of 1876—‘77. Brooks Seminary for Young Ladies,...

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[HBCU Football] Souvenir Program Sat., Nov. 16, 1946 ... Lincoln University vs. Wilberforce University.

Just post-war and scarce, a football program for a game between two HBCUs, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Wilberforce University of Ohio. The gridiron match..... Read More about HBCU Football] Souvenir Program Sat., Nov. 16, 1946 ... Lincoln University vs. Wilberforce...

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[Jazz Poster:] Upper Darby High School ... The Count Basie Orchestra ...

Advertising poster for an appearance of the Count Basie Orchestra, likely from 1985, less than a year after the death of the legendary jazz pianist..... Read More about Jazz Poster:] Upper Darby High School ... The Count Basie Orchestra

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[First Atlantic City Jazz Festival] Sid Bernstein Presents Jazz at the Warren Theatre, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Illustrated program for the First Atlantic City jazz Festival held over three days in June 1960 at the Warren Theatre located on the New Jersey..... Read More about First Atlantic City Jazz Festival] Sid Bernstein Presents Jazz at the Warren Theatre, Atlantic...

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Pennsylvania Steel Company ... Philadelphia. Manufacturers of Steel Rails. Steel Billets, Blooms, and Forgings, Rail Road Frogs, Safety Switches, Rial Road Crossings, Car Replacers, &c. [trade catalog].

Trade catalog of steel rails and other steel rail fixtures manufactured by the Pennsylvania Steel Company in Baldwin Station, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Thirty-five full-page schematics..... Read More about Pennsylvania Steel Company ... Philadelphia. Manufacturers of Steel Rails. Steel Billets, Blooms,...

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Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book].

Scarce advertising booklet for “Diamond” brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of “Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated..... Read More about Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book

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Be Sure and See! Mahan’s Performing Patagonian Dogs, Only Dogs of this Kind Ever Trained… [opening lines of one of three broadsides plus a circular letter from Mahan Brothers’ Trained Animals]

Three broadsides issued by Mahan Brothers’ Trained Animals of Charlton, Massachusetts for three separate performances of trained animals at the 1897 Vermont and New Hampshire..... Read More about Be Sure and See! Mahan’s Performing Patagonian Dogs, Only Dogs of this Kind Ever Trained…...

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The Outlook. [cover story on the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906]

“The Atlanta Riots” issue of The Outlook, a leading turn-of-the-20th-century American social and political magazine. The Atlanta race riots, as they were known, was a...... Read More about The Outlook. [cover story on the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

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McGirt’s Magazine. Art, Science, Literature and of General Interest. April, 1907.

April 1907 issue of McGirt’s Magazine, an illustrated African American literary periodical published in Philadelphia. First published in 1903 and edited by poet and short..... Read More about McGirt’s Magazine. Art, Science, Literature and of General Interest. April, 1907

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Fellow Citizens! Come to the Town Hall in Waltham… [opening lines of broadside calling for an anti-slavery “Latimer Meeting” in Massachusetts].

The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller’s Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American States. Based Upon Three Former Volumes of Journeys and Investigations by the Same Author.

Gorilla, My Love [Uncorrected Proof].

A Sketch of the Laws Relating to Slavery in the Several States of the United States of America. Second Edition, With Some Alterations and Considerable Additions.

Benjamin Banneker, Genius of Early America.

How Does Your Cotton Grow? An Education Story for Children.

[“Black Elks”; I.B.P.O.E.W.] 40th Anniversary Banquet of Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159. [West Chester, Pennsylvania]

American Civilization and the Negro, The Afro-American in Relation to National Progress. [Signed and Inscribed by the Author]

History of Sigma Pi Phi, First of the Negro-American Greek-Letter Fraternities.

Where Do We Go From Here, Chaos or Community? [Japanese Edition. Translated by Kaname Saruya. Signed and Inscribed by Translator]

Joe Louis, Man and Super-Fighter. [Signed by Joe Louis]

The Negro’s Church. [Signed and inscribed by Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Mays]

The Black Phalanx; A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the wars of 1775-1812, 1861-’65.

The Negro Caravan. Writings by American Negroes.

The Negro Caravan. Writings by American Negroes.

Prospectus For 1877—‘78, and Record of 1876—‘77. Brooks Seminary for Young Ladies, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Edward white, Proprietor.

[HBCU Football] Souvenir Program Sat., Nov. 16, 1946 ... Lincoln University vs. Wilberforce University.

[Jazz Poster:] Upper Darby High School ... The Count Basie Orchestra ...

[First Atlantic City Jazz Festival] Sid Bernstein Presents Jazz at the Warren Theatre, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Pennsylvania Steel Company ... Philadelphia. Manufacturers of Steel Rails. Steel Billets, Blooms, and Forgings, Rail Road Frogs, Safety Switches, Rial Road Crossings, Car Replacers, &c. [trade catalog].

Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book].

Be Sure and See! Mahan’s Performing Patagonian Dogs, Only Dogs of this Kind Ever Trained… [opening lines of one of three broadsides plus a circular letter from Mahan Brothers’ Trained Animals]

The Outlook. [cover story on the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906]

McGirt’s Magazine. Art, Science, Literature and of General Interest. April, 1907.

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