“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”
– Frederick Douglass –
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”
– Frederick Douglass –
![3736089] Annual Women’s Day at Mt. Hebron A.M.E. Church ... Linwood, Pa., Sunday April 4, 1948](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage-req.png?auto=webp)
Post-war “Annual Women’s Day” program detailing activities at Mt. Hebron A.M.E. Church in Linwood, Pennsylvania. Listed are all of the officers, secular music performed, numerous..... Read More about Annual Women’s Day at Mt. Hebron A.M.E. Church ... Linwood, Pa., Sunday April 4, 1948
![3736066] Dictionary of American Negro Biography. (Inscribed by John Hope Franklin and Benjamin...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736066.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1771461934)
First edition, so stated. A fine association, inscribed by two eminent African American historians, Benjamin Quarles and John Hope Franklin, to a collector in 1985..... Read More about Dictionary of American Negro Biography. (Inscribed by John Hope Franklin and Benjamin Quarles
![3736064] The Treatment of the Negro in American History School Textbooks. A Comparison of...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736064.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1768689150)
First edition of Marie Elizabeth Carpenter’s dissertation, a systematic study of how African Americans were represented in U.S. history textbooks from 1826 to 1939. Carpenter..... Read More about The Treatment of the Negro in American History School Textbooks. A Comparison of Changing...
![3736042] Blacks and the Law. [The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736042.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1766167349)
Volume of The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences devoted to the history and status of Black Americans and the law..... Read More about Blacks and the Law. [The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Volume...
![3736037] Ninth Annual Report of the Director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736037.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1771623139)
The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc. was founded in 1915 by Black historian and prolific author Carter G. Woodson, “The..... Read More about Ninth Annual Report of the Director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and...
![3736036] Frederick Douglass — Oversized Portrait Issued by Carter G. Woodson and the Associated...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736036.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1765054896)
A nearly life-size portrait of Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)—famed abolitionist and orator—based on a photograph depicting him as an elder statesman. Founded in 1921 by Carter..... Read More about Frederick Douglass — Oversized Portrait Issued by Carter G. Woodson and the Associated Publishers
![3734869] Jazz 1951. The Metronome Yearbook. The Metronome](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3734869.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1744147341)
Profusely illustrated, with articles on Sarah Vaughan, Art Pepper, Stan Kenton, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Oscar Peterson, Glenn Miller, George De Witt, Ray Malone, and..... Read More about Jazz 1951. The Metronome Yearbook
![3736005] Life and Times of Bishop Isaac Lane. Horace C. Savage](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736005.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1769464953)
First edition of this important biography of Bishop Isaac Lane (1834–1937), one of the founding bishops of the Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church and among..... Read More about Life and Times of Bishop Isaac Lane
![3735800] 1845 Senate Report on Petition of John B. Russworm, African-American Editor and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735800.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1771791401)
Submitted to the U.S. Senate in 1845, this scarce three-page report confirms that William Russwurm, father of John B. Russwurm, served as a lieutenant in..... Read More about 1845 Senate Report on Petition of John B. Russworm, African-American Editor and Colonizationist,...
![3735529] 1868 Freedmen’s Petition for Rights Under the 1866 Treaty With the Choctaw and...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735529.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1761527342)
1868 Rights of Freedmen Under Choctaw & Chickasaw Treaty, Senate Doc. 82 Official 5-page Senate printing of documents relating to the implementation failure of the..... Read More about 1868 Freedmen’s Petition for Rights Under the 1866 Treaty With the Choctaw and Chickasaw...
First separate edition. Essay on the teaching of African American history by the former president of Wilberforce University and the founding president of Central State..... Read More about The Treatment of The Negro-American in the Study and Teaching of United States History
![3735754] Our Country, The United States of America, Our People, Americans All. [cover title]....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735754.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1771548343)
First edition, first printing. 1960s Middle and Junior High School social studies unit guide promoting the values of diversity. The guide was prepared for teachers..... Read More about Our Country, The United States of America, Our People, Americans All. [cover title
![3735709] Harriet Tubman: Negro Soldier and Abolitionist. Earl Conrad](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735709.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1759269383)
Harriet Tubman as Soldier, Nurse, and National Icon First edition, first printing of this important Tubman biography, published during World War II by a left-leaning..... Read More about Harriet Tubman: Negro Soldier and Abolitionist
![3735502] From Soledad to San Quentin. Prisons are War Zones. Prison Solidarity Committee](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735502.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757955710)
Revolutionary Prison Solidarity Pamphlet on Carceral Warfare, 1972 First edition. Issued at the height of prison radicalism in the early 1970s, this magazine-sized pamphlet documents..... Read More about From Soledad to San Quentin. Prisons are War Zones
![3735499] The New Nationalism and the Negro Struggle. Tim Wohlforth](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735499.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757955709)
A Marxist–Trotskyist perspective on the rise of Black nationalism within the broader framework of international revolutionary movements. Issued by the Workers League, the text is..... Read More about The New Nationalism and the Negro Struggle
![3735498] Robert Tharin: Biography of a Mountain Abolitionist. Don West](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735498.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757949546)
First edition. The story of an obscure but significant southern dissenter within the broader current of Appalachian radical memory. Robert Tharin, a South Carolinian lawyer..... Read More about Robert Tharin: Biography of a Mountain Abolitionist
![3735484] African American Pledge. As African-Americans, we pledge to ourselves, to the United...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735484.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757439189)
Broadside presenting the “African American Pledge” written by Mary Helen Patton, printed in bold Pan-African red, black, and green. The text appears within the silhouette..... Read More about African American Pledge. As African-Americans, we pledge to ourselves, to the United States of...
![3735440] The Black Liberation Struggle, The Black Workers Congress, and Proletarian Revolution....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735440.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1755636840)
First edition. A major programmatic statement in 1974 by the Black Workers Congress, a Marxist-Leninist formation that emerged in the early 1970s out of the..... Read More about The Black Liberation Struggle, The Black Workers Congress, and Proletarian Revolution
![3735428] Did You Know: geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt) is one of the longest held Political Prisoners in...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735428.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1755554188)
Ephemeral brochure advocating for Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt), noted Black Panther leader, described as one of the longest-held U.S. political prisoners after 19 years of..... Read More about Did You Know: geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt) is one of the longest held Political Prisoners in the U.S....
![3735427] Follow the North Star. [Sub-titled:] The story of an American Negro leader who believes...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3735427.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1755554189)
A striking survival of conservative counter–civil rights literature, centered on Reverend Henry Mitchell, a Chicago pastor promoted as a patriotic Black leader by right-wing activist..... Read More about Follow the North Star. [Sub-titled:] The story of an American Negro leader who believes in self...
![3734999] Helping Hand Social Banner from Enon Baptist Church, Baltimore, ca. 1915–1925. Enon...](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3734999.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1747067971)
In the dynamic community landscape of early 20th-century Baltimore, African American churches functioned not only as spiritual centers but also as essential hubs for mutual..... Read More about Helping Hand Social Banner from Enon Baptist Church, Baltimore, ca. 1915–1925
![3734880] Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin. Harmon Foundation](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3734880.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1756242924)
These ten prints belong to the Harmon Foundation’s celebrated “Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin” project, a visual initiative begun in the early 1940s..... Read More about Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin
![3733518] “That Harlem Number” [P. 500 in:] Survey Graphic. February, 1925. Ed Paul U. Kellogg](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733518.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757513697)
The Harlem Number Announced in Survey Graphic’s February 1925 Advertisement On page 500 of the February 1925 issue of Survey Graphic, a full-page advertisement announced..... Read More about “That Harlem Number” [P. 500 in:] Survey Graphic. February, 1925
![3733517] “Hampton, Tuskegee and Points North” by Robert R. Moton. [Pp. 15-18 in:] The Survey....](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733517.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1736980141)
Robert R. Moton on the Great Migration and the Hampton-Tuskegee Model Published in the April 1, 1925 issue of The Survey Graphic, Robert R. Moton’s..... Read More about “Hampton, Tuskegee and Points North” by Robert R. Moton. [Pp. 15-18 in:] The Survey. Graphic...
![3733406] [Prospectus:] Negro Musicians and Their Music by Maud Cuney-Hare. Associated Publishers](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3733406.jpg?width=320&height=480&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1683235765)
Prospectus for Negro Musicians and Their Music published in 1936 by Carter Woodson’s Associated Publishers, the first firm devoted exclusively to publishing Black-themed books and..... Read More about Prospectus:] Negro Musicians and Their Music by Maud Cuney-Hare
