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
Civil Rights
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Three-Fifths of a Man. [First Edition, Inscribed and Signed]
Floyd Bixler McKissick (1922–1991), Civil Rights activist, lawyer, founder of Soul City, author; born in —and with strong roots to— North Carolina. McKissick experienced prejudice..... Read More about Three-Fifths of a Man. [First Edition, Inscribed and Signed
An Easy Burden. The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America. [Signed by the Author].
Young’s role in the civil rights movement began early. He was the executive directory of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), working closely with Martin..... Read More about An Easy Burden. The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America. [Signed by the Author
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The Works of Francis J. Grimke [4 volume set complete].
Collected essays, addresses, sermons, and letters by and to anti-slavery and civil rights activist Francis J. Grimké (1850–1937), an African American member of the noted..... Read More about The Works of Francis J. Grimke [4 volume set complete
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
First edition of Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s final book—containing the important chapter on “Black Power.” King’s book is about non-violence in the face of growing..... Read More about Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
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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
Old News: Resurrection City.
New York City street photographer, Jill Freedman lived in the protest encampment, “Resurrection City” at Washington, D.C. for six weeks, documenting The Poor Peoples Campaign..... Read More about Old News: Resurrection City
Dark Testament and Other Poems.
Posthumous collection of poems by American civil rights and women’s rights activist, co-founder of NOW, lawyer and Episcopal priest, Anna Pauline Murray (1910-1985). Many of..... Read More about Dark Testament and Other Poems
Negro Year Book. An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro, 1918-1919.
Fifth annual Negro Year Book of encyclopedic and statistical reports compiled by African-American sociologist Monroe N. Work (1866–1945). A participant in the Niagara Movement of..... Read More about Negro Year Book. An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro, 1918-1919
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The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance]
Toward the end of his literary career, New Orleans-native and Southern author George W. Cable turned from popular novels—e.g. Old Creole Days, Madame Delphine, and..... Read More about The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance
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[Segregation-era, rainbow-printed movie theater poster:] It’s Movie Time U.S.A. Beautiful New Milford, A Schine Theatre…Burlesque in Harlem…The Shore’s Most Comfortable Balcony Section for Colored Patrons.
1952 Segregation-era movie theater poster from the Schine Theatre in Milford, Delaware. Located near the coast of Southern Delaware, the poster bears the legend: “The..... Read More about Segregation-era, rainbow-printed movie theater poster:] It’s Movie Time U.S.A. Beautiful New...
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[Segregation-era movie theater poster:] Shore Milford…Frank Sinatra in Meet Danny Wilson…Comfortable Balcony for Colored.
1952 Segregation-era movie theater poster for Frank Sinatra’s film Meet Danny Wilson, co-starring Shelly Winters and Alex Nicol. A legend at the bottom of the..... Read More about Segregation-era movie theater poster:] Shore Milford…Frank Sinatra in Meet Danny...
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From every mountainside, let freedom ring! Martin Luther King, Jr. [poster]
Inspirational poster featuring a photographic portrait of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. against a rainbow-like background. The poster was designed by Carol..... Read More about From every mountainside, let freedom ring! Martin Luther King, Jr. [poster
W.E.B. Du Bois: A Bibliography of His Published Writings.
For its time, the most complete bibliography of the writings of W.E.B. Du Bois. Whittier, CA: (Self Published),1977. 202pp. Quarto. Paper wrappers rubbed, else very..... Read More about W.E.B. Du Bois: A Bibliography of His Published Writings
Proceedings of the Second National Conference on the Problems of the Negro and Negro Youth…
Proceedings of a Depression-era conference examining the role of the federal government to help African Americans in such areas as social and economic security, education..... Read More about Proceedings of the Second National Conference on the Problems of the Negro and Negro Youth…
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White Man’s Burden. A Personal Testament. [Presentation Copy]
Kansas native, Ruth Smith, a white woman school teacher of Nordic descent, removes to Alabama to teach in an all black school for girls. In..... Read More about White Man’s Burden. A Personal Testament. [Presentation Copy
The Crisis Years of W.E.B. Du Bois, 1910-1934.
OCLC returns six physical copies of this dissertation which explores the years of Du Bois’s editorship of the Crisis; the evils of segregation, discrimination and..... Read More about The Crisis Years of W.E.B. Du Bois, 1910-1934
Du Bois: A Pictorial Biography.
W.E.B. Du Bois as seen through numerous photographs with explanatory captions. Indexed. Authored by Du Bois’s wife, Shirley Graham Du Bois Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co...... Read More about Du Bois: A Pictorial Biography
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...
W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight For Equality And The American Century, 1919-1963.
The author “re-creates the second half of W.E.B. DuBois’s charged and brilliant career. Beginning with the return of World War I African-American veterans to the..... Read More about W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight For Equality And The American Century, 1919-1963
His Day Is Marching On: A Memoir of W.E.B. Du Bois.
Publishers—“Here is the first intimate study of one of the earliest and greatest spokesmen for black liberation— W.E.B. Du Bois — as only his wife..... Read More about His Day Is Marching On: A Memoir of W.E.B. Du Bois
Great Lives Observed: W.E.B. Du Bois.
Notable for a twenty-six page Introduction by the editor, William M. Tuttle, Jr. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1973). First Edition. 186pp. Hardcover; small bump to..... Read More about Great Lives Observed: W.E.B. Du Bois
A W.E.B. Du Bois Reader.
The seminal writings of the great black scholar and activist—“More than representative of Du Bois…they capture the quintessence…the collection has a whole new dimension.”—Arna Bontemps..... Read More about A W.E.B. Du Bois Reader
W.E.B. Du Bois: Propagandist of the Negro Protest.
With a new Preface by Louis Harlan and an Epilogue by the author. The difficult, often contentious, battle fought by W.E.B. Du Bois to seek..... Read More about W.E.B. Du Bois: Propagandist of the Negro Protest
Contributions by W.E.B. Du Bois in Government Publications and Proceedings.
A range of texts by W.EB. Du Bois from 1898’s “The Negroes of Farmville, Virginia: A Social Study” to the 1936 “What the Negro Has..... Read More about Contributions by W.E.B. Du Bois in Government Publications and Proceedings