![3732011] The Seventh Son: The Thought and Writings of W.E.B. Du Bois. W E. B. Du Bois, Julius...](/pictures/thumb/3732011_1.jpg?v=1659049513)
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
![3732010] American Daughter. Era Bell Thompson](/pictures/thumb/3732010_1.jpg?v=1659034749)
First Edition. Autobiography from this Iowa native African-American writing of her early life in North Dakota, her college degree achievement, and then her removal to..... Read More about American Daughter
![3731879] The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Brailsford R. Brazeal](/pictures/thumb/3731879_1.jpg?v=1659034744)
A scholarly examination of this important Black American railroad labor union organized by A. Philip Randolph in 1925 to improve the work conditions of railroad..... Read More about The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
![3731441] The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou. Kristin Hunter](/pictures/thumb/3731441_1.jpg?v=1655172555)
Hunter’s book is notable for defining urban Black communities as an environment for potential success rather than one endemic to failure. Winner the Council on..... Read More about The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou
![3731222] The Negro American Artisan. W E. Burghardt Du Bois, Augustus Granville Dill,...](/pictures/thumb/3731222_1.jpg?v=1658858758)
One of a series of studies of “so-called Negro problems” co-edited by sociologist and academic W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963) and his student, Augustus Granville Dill..... Read More about The Negro American Artisan
![3731944] “History Made to Order”: Public Letter by Carter G. Woodson, “The Father of Black...](/pictures/thumb/3731944_1.jpg?v=1654112319)
Written by “The Father of Black History”, this public letter by Carter G. Woodson makes a sustained critique of a controversial white historian of slavery..... Read More about “History Made to Order”: Public Letter by Carter G. Woodson, “The Father of Black...
![3731420] Piney Woods and Its Story. (Signed and with ephemera). Laurence C. Jones](/pictures/thumb/3731420_1.jpg?v=1653521045)
Inscribed: “To Mr. W.H. Middlebrook. In the spirit in which he met us. Laurence C. Jones, Founder + Principal of the Piney Woods School, Piney..... Read More about Piney Woods and Its Story. (Signed and with ephemera
![3731638] Theological Kernels: A Question-Book of Bible Doctrines and Baptist Church Polity, with...](/pictures/thumb/3731638_1.jpg?v=1647962646)
First and sole edition. Jacob Tileston Brown (1863–1947) was among the first Black American ministers to write Sunday school literature. (Houston Bryan Roberson) Pages 1–13..... Read More about Theological Kernels: A Question-Book of Bible Doctrines and Baptist Church Polity, with Scripture...
![3730667] Light in the Dark Belt. The Story of Rosa Young as Told by Herself. Rosa Young,...](/pictures/thumb/3730667_1.jpg?v=1647962644)
First edition of this autobiography of this Alabamian and influential Southern educator and “planter” considered the “Mother of Black Lutheranism in Central Alabama.” Young is..... Read More about Light in the Dark Belt. The Story of Rosa Young as Told by Herself
![3731748] The Souls of Black Folk. Essays and Sketches. Printed music within text. W E. B. Du...](/pictures/thumb/3731748_1.jpg?v=1647572614)
An unusually fine copy of Du Bois’s landmark work in which his prophecy is presented: that the problem of the 20th century is that of..... Read More about The Souls of Black Folk. Essays and Sketches. Printed music within text
![3731680] Simple Speaks His Mind. (Inscribed). Langston Hughes](/pictures/thumb/3731680_1.jpg?v=1647572607)
First edition of this first collection of the “Simple” short stories written about the everyday lives of Harlemites. Given by Hughes, in the year of..... Read More about Simple Speaks His Mind. (Inscribed
![3731677] The Gift of Black Folk. Negroes in the Making of America. (Presentation Copy?). W E. B....](/pictures/thumb/3731677_1.jpg?v=1647580041)
First edition. From the collection of Anna and Thomas O. Johnson with their bookplate. Thomas O. Johnson was a Harlem dentist and a friend to..... Read More about The Gift of Black Folk. Negroes in the Making of America. (Presentation Copy?
![3731675] Civil Rights. Speech of Hon. Robert B. Elliott, of South Carolina, in the House of...](/pictures/thumb/3731675_1.jpg?v=1647572604)
This 1874 speech in support of the Civil Rights Act was the “defining moment” in the career of Robert Brown Elliott (1842–1884), a two-term Black..... Read More about Civil Rights. Speech of Hon. Robert B. Elliott, of South Carolina, in the House of...
![3731424] With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman. Howard Thurman, 1899?–1981](/pictures/thumb/3731424_1.jpg?v=1654200431)
Autobiography of Howard Thurman (1899?–1981), theologian, educator, author, and civil rights mentor. Thurman taught at Howard University and worked behind the scenes with many important..... Read More about With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman
![3731649] The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas. Stories by Reginald McKnight. Reginald McKnight](/pictures/thumb/3731649_1.jpg?v=1654200433)
First edition, first printing. McKnight won the O. Henry Award and the Kenyon Review New Fiction Prize for “The Kind of Light That Shines on..... Read More about The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas. Stories by Reginald McKnight
![3731445] October Journey. (Signed). Margaret Walker](/pictures/thumb/3731445_1.jpg?v=1658606785)
A member of the Chicago Black Renaissance, Margaret Walker (1915–1998) was the first woman to receive a national writing prize (1942) and her novel Jubilee..... Read More about October Journey. (Signed
![3731444] Prophets for a New Day. (Signed). Margaret Walker](/pictures/thumb/3731444_1.jpg?v=1658606785)
A member of the Chicago Black Renaissance, Margaret Walker (1915–1998) was the first woman to receive a national writing prize (1942) and her novel Jubilee..... Read More about Prophets for a New Day. (Signed
![3731439] This is My Century: New and Collected Poems. (Signed). Margaret Walker](/pictures/thumb/3731439_1.jpg?v=1658603137)
A member of the Chicago Black Renaissance, Margaret Walker (1915–1998) was the first woman to receive a national writing prize (1942) and her novel Jubilee..... Read More about This is My Century: New and Collected Poems. (Signed
![3731425] When Rocks Dance. (Signed). Elizabeth Nunez-Harrell](/pictures/thumb/3731425_1.jpg?v=1658981185)
First Edition. The first novel by this Trinidad native. Inscribed: “For Oliver St. C Franklin. Your appreciation of my work gives me the courage and..... Read More about When Rocks Dance. (Signed
![3731416] Hoodoo Hollerin’ Bebop Ghosts. Larry Neal](/pictures/thumb/3731416_1.jpg?v=1658603137)
First edition. A collection of poetry by this Atlanta native who studied at Lincoln University and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1971. Neal authored..... Read More about Hoodoo Hollerin’ Bebop Ghosts
![3731411] Betsey Brown by Ntozake Shange, Signed World Premiere Theatre Program. American Music...](/pictures/thumb/3731411_1.jpg?v=1654031118)
The theatre performance of Betsey Brown was adapted from Ntozake Shange’s same-named novel. The story is set in 1959 in a Black St. Louis community..... Read More about Betsey Brown by Ntozake Shange, Signed World Premiere Theatre Program
![3731467] How I Wrote Jubilee and Other Essays on Life and Literature. (Signed). Margaret Walker,...](/pictures/thumb/3731467_1.jpg?v=1658981185)
A member of the Chicago Black Renaissance, Margaret Walker (1915–1998) was the first woman to receive a national writing prize (1942) and her novel Jubilee..... Read More about How I Wrote Jubilee and Other Essays on Life and Literature. (Signed
![3731452] Richard Wright: Letters to Joe C. Brown. Thomas Knipp](/pictures/thumb/3731452_1.jpg?v=1643486729)
“These few letters which Richard Wright wrote to his boyhood friend, Joe C. Brown, reveal something about the author’s hope, achievement, and, finally, his literary..... Read More about Richard Wright: Letters to Joe C. Brown
![3731451] The Near-Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems. Gwendolyn Brooks](/pictures/thumb/3731451_1.jpg?v=1643486728)
A collection of 15 poems by Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in any category. Brooks used the sizable influence..... Read More about The Near-Johannesburg Boy and Other Poems
![3731442] Winnie. (Signed). Gwendolyn Brooks](/pictures/thumb/3731442_1.jpg?v=1658603137)
Inscribed by the author in 1994. Winnie is a lengthy poem celebrating the life of Winnie Mandela and published here, in this edition, by Third..... Read More about Winnie. (Signed
