Born a slave, her freedom eventually purchased by her father, Amanda Smith lived as a domestic servant until becoming a Protestant evangelist. As such, she... Read More
Autobiography of former Virginia-born slave turned anti-slavery reformer Austin Steward (1793–1865). After moving to New York State and having there asserted his freedom from slavery... Read More
![Lincoln and the Negro. [Inscribed by Author]. Benjamin Quarles, 1904–1996.](/pictures/thumb/3728030_1.jpg?v=1545088713)
“Lincoln became Lincoln because of the Negro, and it was the latter who first reflected the image of the Lincoln that was to live.” (Author’s..... Read More
Autobiography of Levi Jenkins Coppin (1848–1924), free born Eastern Shore, Maryland-native, “thirtieth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church, editor, and missionary.” (DANB) After entering..... Read More
![Frederick Douglass. [American Crisis Biographies]. Booker T. Washington.](/pictures/thumb/3727260_1.jpg?v=1538436645)
With two copies only in OCLC, a very scarce early reprint edition of this biography from the “American Crisis Biographies” —written by one great African..... Read More
First Edition in the rare pictorial dust jacket, profusely illustrated from original photographs. Woodson, “Father of Black History,” authors an exhaustive study of social and..... Read More
Biographical and historical study of leading Africans from the 11th century to the 20th century by Africa-American historian Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Negro... Read More
![The Collapse of the Confederacy. [Inscribed by the Author]. Charles H. Wesley, 1891–1987.](/pictures/thumb/3727876_1.jpg?v=1542302140)
Covers war matériel, politics, cotton and slavery, emancipation, and the “Impressment of Slaves for war Purposes.” Useful appendix gathers primary source documents. Charles H. Wesley..... Read More
Chester Himes began writing in prison after being convicted of armed robbery at age nineteen. While many of his novels are now considered classics in... Read More
Extraordinary volume of posthumously published poetry by an African-American educator. Illustrated poems on themes of racial discrimination, segregation, and violence are prominently featured. Half the... Read More
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Evelyn Wright (1872–1906) School founder, educator. A native of Georgia, she founded the Denmark Industrial Institute in Denmark, South Carolina, a school for..... Read More
Late 19th century illustrated textbook history of African Americans by a former slave who became a successful educator, lawyer, and politician in North Carolina and... Read More
Autobiography from this Iowa native writing of her early life in North Dakota, her college degree achievement, and then her removal to Chicago during the... Read More
The third autobiography authored by Frederick Douglass, the eminent African American 19th century American author, orator, and reformer. This edition noted for its ten-page Introduction... Read More
With a colorful dust jacket design by James Barkley, selections from the speeches, writings, and texts of Frederick Douglass, the eminent African American orator, author... Read More
A facsimile edition from the “Ebony Classics” of the second of three autobiographies, My Bondage and My Freedom, by Frederick Douglass with a four-page Foreword..... Read More
The first autobiography of three written by Frederick Douglass, the preeminent black American author, orator, reformer and statesman of nineteenth century America. With an eighteen-page... Read More
[Title continues:] Published for the Frederick Douglass Historical and Cultural League, in preparation for the One Hundredth Anniversary of Douglass’ first Public Appearance in the..... Read More
First three (of four and a later supplement) volumes of the extensive writings of Frederick Douglass with pithy and explanatory footnotes and a full-length biography... Read More
![The Trend of the Races. [Review Copy with Ephemera]. George E. Haynes.](/pictures/thumb/3727575_1.jpg?v=1540332418)
Accompanying this book is a small 3pp., leaflet, in part, describing the work, thus: “A thoughtful attempt to show the relations between the white and..... Read More
Lovely copy of this charming little book of poetry by this African American author and noted African American illustratror Lois Mailou Jones. Washington, D.C.: Associated..... Read More
![Bronzeville Boys and Girls. [Inscribed Copy]. Gwendolyn Brooks.](/pictures/thumb/3728245_1.jpg?v=1546963432)
Children’s book by this Pulitzer-Prize winning author. This copy inscribed and signed in 1985 by Gwendolyn Brooks. A collection of poems about children who live..... Read More
The author’s first book, published in 1945. A short collection of poems from this Florida-native African American theologian, philosopher, and civil rights activist. ANB: “By..... Read More
![My Life in the South. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]. Jacob Stroyer.](/pictures/thumb/3727526_1.jpg?v=1545174812)
Stroyer was a former slave born on a South Carolina plantation. Emancipated, he eventually became a minister in Massachusetts. Brignano: “An African Methodist Episcopal minister..... Read More
First edition of Baldwin’s first book, a mid-century American literature classic story of a fourteen-year-old city boy’s spiritual, sexual, and moral awakening. Told partly through..... Read More
