![3732276] Richard Allen, Apostle of Freedom. (Signed by Charles H. Wesley). Charles H. Wesley,...](/images/noimage-req.png)
Exceedingly rare to find inscribed by the author: “Respectfully, Charles H. Wesley, 1972”. Biography of Richard Allen (1760–1831), once-enslaved, the African American, preacher, hymn book..... Read More about Richard Allen, Apostle of Freedom. (Signed by Charles H. Wesley
![3732275] Richard Allen, Apostle of Freedom. Charles H. Wesley, 1891–1987, Charles Harris...](/pictures/thumb/3732275_1.jpeg?v=1662840618)
Biography of Richard Allen (1760–1831), once-enslaved, the African American, preacher, hymn book publisher, founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church. Charles H...... Read More about Richard Allen, Apostle of Freedom
Volume four only of a four volume set of collected essays, addresses, sermons, and letters by and to anti-slavery and civil rights activist Francis James..... Read More about The Works of Francis J. Grimke. [Vol. 4, only
![3732256] Malcolm X. The Man and His Times. John Henrik Clarke](/pictures/thumb/3732256_1.jpg?v=1665007529)
Twenty-one “Black writers (including Shirley Graham DuBois, Ossie Davis, and Gordon Parks) on the most charismatic and pivotal figure in Afro-American history—who he really was..... Read More about Malcolm X. The Man and His Times
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![3731409] South of Freedom. (Signed). Carl T. Rowan](/pictures/thumb/3731409_1.jpg?v=1643933079)
Signed. First edition of the author’s first book. A Tennessee native, Rowan was a respected journalist for the Minneapolis Tribune, a Department of State government..... Read More about South of Freedom. (Signed
![3731250] From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. (Signed). John Hope Franklin](/pictures/thumb/3731250_1.jpg?v=1643655907)
Significantly expanded from the first edition. Inscribed and signed by this historian and civil rights activist. John Hope Franklin’s “most important book, From Slavery to..... Read More about From Slavery to Freedom, A History of American Negroes. (Signed
![3730510] Up from Slavery. With an Introduction by Booker T. Washington III and Illustrations by...](/pictures/thumb/3730510_1.jpg?v=1641608476)
Illustrated edition of Up from Slavery, Black educator and race leader Booker T. Washington’s critically acclaimed autobiography, first published in 1901 and translated into 18..... Read More about Up from Slavery. With an Introduction by Booker T. Washington III and Illustrations by Denver...
![3731229] Charles Waddell Chesnutt. Pioneer of the Color Line. Helen M. Chesnutt](/pictures/thumb/3731229_1.jpg?v=1637457191)
Definitive biography of this important intellectual, often described as America’s first great Black novelist. Chesnutt is known for his important fin de siècle work of..... Read More about Charles Waddell Chesnutt. Pioneer of the Color Line
![3730467] Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass]. Frederick...](/pictures/thumb/3730467_1.jpg?v=1633010164)
First Swedish edition of the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. This final edition of the statesman’s life concludes with chapters primarily concerned with his..... Read More about Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
![3731105] Corner Stores in the Middle Of the Block: That Urban Look. (Signed). pseud Blue](/pictures/thumb/3731105_1.jpg?v=1632978418)
Signed by the author, Brad Bathgate, and with a small illustration by him beneath his autograph. With blurbs from The New York Times, New York..... Read More about Corner Stores in the Middle Of the Block: That Urban Look. (Signed
