“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 –
![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
![3732005] Richard Allen, Apostle of Freedom. Charles H. Wesley, 1891–1987, Charles Harris...](/pictures/thumb/3732005_1.jpg?v=1657224005)
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 (A.M.E.). The..... Read More about Richard Allen, Apostle of Freedom
![3732004] [Rosa Parks et al.] West Chester Area School District & Community Presents Past, Present...](/pictures/thumb/3732004_1.jpg?v=1657224004)
Black History Month school program celebrating civil rights and with the event’s guests of honor being activists, Rosa L. Parks, Fred D. Gray, and Martin..... Read More about Rosa Parks et al.] West Chester Area School District & Community Presents Past, Present and...
![3731999] Blacks on John Brown. [Inscribed and signed by Benjamin Quarles]. Benjamin Quarles](/pictures/thumb/3731999_1.jpg?v=1655066045)
Inscribed and signed by Benjamin Quarles, editor and a noted authority on African American history. With a 7-page introduction and single-page commentary by Quarles at..... Read More about Blacks on John Brown. [Inscribed and signed by Benjamin Quarles
![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
![3730196] The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman...](/pictures/thumb/3730196_1.jpg?v=1658610330)
First edition? (A 21-page ed. was issued the same year in Boston by Wright & Potter). Less than six months after the Civil War had..... Read More about The National Security and the National Faith. Guaranties [sic] for the National Freedman and...
![3731987] The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Hampton, Virginia. Battalion of...](/pictures/thumb/3731987_1.jpg?v=1654112321)
Autographed by Major Allen Washington, Cadet Commander, this certificate appoints Algernon Cooper as a 2nd lieutenant in the Cadet Battalion of Hampton Normal and Agricultural..... Read More about The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Hampton, Virginia. Battalion of Cadets…
![3731960] Henry Ossawa Tanner. Dewey F. Mosby](/pictures/thumb/3731960_1.jpg?v=1654112320)
Profusely illustrated, an important exhibition catalog on Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first Black American artist to attain international distinction. Born in Pennsylvania, Tanner is known..... Read More about Henry Ossawa Tanner
![3731958] A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy. Frederick Law...](/images/noimage-req.png)
Widely-known as a prominent landscape architect, and the designer of New York’s Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted also wrote three books on his impressions of..... Read More about A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy
![3731956] Robert Russa Moton of Hampton and Tuskegee. William Hardin Hughes, Frederick D. Patterson](/pictures/thumb/3731956_1.jpg?v=1654112320)
Biography of Robert Russa Moton (1867–1940) who worked at Hampton Institute and then became the long-time Tuskegee Institute principal and successor to Booker T. Washington..... Read More about Robert Russa Moton of Hampton and Tuskegee
![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...
![3731942] The Black Soldier and Officer In The United States Army, 1891-1917. Marvin E. Fletcher](/pictures/thumb/3731942_1.jpg?v=1654112319)
First edition. “In this careful study, Fletcher examines years in which the military blacks found themselves affected by the growing institution of prejudice and separation..... Read More about The Black Soldier and Officer In The United States Army, 1891-1917
![3731631] Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch. (First edition....](/pictures/thumb/3731631_1.jpg?v=1654112318)
First edition. Inscribed by John Hope Franklin, the series editor and dean of African American historians. Published for the first time, the autobiography of John..... Read More about Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch. (First edition. Signed by...
![3727343] W.E.B. Du Bois: A Bibliography of His Published Writings. Paul G. Partington](/pictures/thumb/3727343_1.jpg?v=1654112318)
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
![3731855] Leaders for Tomorrow ... Christian Democracy’s Challenge. Freedman's Aid Society](/pictures/thumb/3731855_1.jpg?v=1653521055)
Unrecorded. Lincoln Day religious program extolling a “New Day” for American democracy and the necessary role of Black leadership. Addresses for use during the church..... Read More about Leaders for Tomorrow ... Christian Democracy’s Challenge
![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
![3731865] The Centralian. 1968. Central State University. Charlotte Eiland](/pictures/thumb/3731865_1.jpg?v=1654031120)
Yearbook of Central State University, an independent HBCU since 1947. The school began in 1887 as a two-year normal and industrial department at A.M.E Church-affiliated..... Read More about The Centralian. 1968. Central State University
![3731864] The Centralian. 1967. Central State University. Delores Washington, Co- Danny Okorie](/pictures/thumb/3731864_1.jpg?v=1654031119)
Yearbook of Central State University, an independent HBCU since 1947. The school began in 1887 as a two-year normal and industrial department at A.M.E Church-affiliated..... Read More about The Centralian. 1967. Central State University
![3731863] Beacon. 1968. Cheyney State College. Janice A. Reid](/pictures/thumb/3731863_1.jpg?v=1654034756)
Yearbook of Cheyney State College, the oldest historically Black college in the United States. The school was founded in 1837 as the African Institute and..... Read More about Beacon. 1968. Cheyney State College
![3731862] Beacon. 1967. Cheyney State College. Janice A. Reid](/pictures/thumb/3731862_1.jpg?v=1654031119)
Yearbook of Cheyney State College, the oldest historically Black college in the United States. The school was founded in 1837 as the African Institute and..... Read More about Beacon. 1967. Cheyney State College
![3731861] Beacon. 1966. Cheyney State College. Ethlyn Anita Davis, -in Chief](/pictures/thumb/3731861_1.jpg?v=1654031119)
Yearbook of Cheyney State College, the oldest historically Black college in the United States. The school was founded in 1837 as the African Institute and..... Read More about Beacon. 1966. Cheyney State College
![3731852] The Negro in the Civil War. (Signed). Benjamin Quarles](/pictures/thumb/3731852_1.jpg?v=1650677707)
Important work about Black Americans and their role in the Union Army as soldiers, scouts, spies and propagandists, nurses, and workers in the Underground Railroad..... Read More about The Negro in the Civil War. (Signed
![3731851] Yankee Stepfather. General O.O. Howard and the Freedmen. William S. McFeely](/pictures/thumb/3731851_1.jpg?v=1650677706)
“This biographical study of O.O. Howard [Maj. General Oliver Otis Howard (1830–1909)] provides a new understanding of the historical relationship between black Americans and the..... Read More about Yankee Stepfather. General O.O. Howard and the Freedmen
