The James Sprunt Historical Publications. Vol. 17, No.1
Chapel Hill: UNC, 1920. Paperback. 74p. Wrapper. 23cm. Backstrip chipped at top. This issue includes "The Free Negro in North Carolina," by R. H. Taylor (at pages 5-26). More
African Americana
Jamup and Honey; Stars of W S M Grand Ole Opry
[Fan] Jamup and Honey; Stars of W S M Grand Ole Opry. Nashville: Hatch Show Print, n.d. Cardboard fan attached to a stick with 2 staples. Slightly browned. Photo (18 x 21cm.) of 2 (white?) men in black face with printed identification below. More
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Jet [Magazine]. July 18, 1963
Chicago: Johnson Publishing, 1955. Paperback. Softcover in original wrappers. 15cm. Telelphone number inked in top margin of one of the advertisements. Lead article (at pages 16-20): "Should Negro Civil Rights Groups Merge?" More
Koontz's Beauty Salon, Lexington, North Carolina
1957. Paperback. 1957 calendar. Broadside (card stock, Approx. 14 x 26.5cm.). Tipped at the top is a color illustration/photo of an attractive and curvaceous young African American woman who is leaning forward with one hand to her mouth, as if calling to the viewer. She is wearing white shorts and... More
A Letter to the South on Segregation
Belmont: American Opinion, (1959). 4th printing. Paperback. (12)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Robert W. Welch's view, not surprisingly, was that Communists were behind the Brown V. Board of Education decision and the modern psychology cited in the decision. More
Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave. With a Full Description of the Underground Railroad
Philadelphia: A. H. Sickler & Co., 1893. Fifth edition [so stated]. Hardcover. illustrations, 130, [2]p. Rebound. Old, rather unattractive staining which is most visible on outer leaves. Title-page missing a piece the size of the left half of a dime along right edge (no loss of text). More
The Lincoln Institute Worker, Vol. XIV, No. 4 (October, 1920)
Lincoln Ridge, Ky. Lincoln Institute of Kentucky, 1920. Paperback. photos, 16p. Wrapper. 19cm. Inked note on front and on one text leaf. Published quarterly. Lincoln Institute was created by the trustees of Berea College to provide both a junior college and a high school for African Americans after the Kentucky... More
List of Negroes on Hand at Beginning of Trade and Afterwards Acquired & Held & Prices & c. By J. L. Henry
Paperback. Undated mid-19th century document listing 32 slaves bought and sold by Mr. Henry. Listing Name of slave, cost, sales price, and profit. No location given. One and one-half pages on a large single sheet which had been folded to form four pages. 32cm. Three horizontal folds. Written in a.... More
Literati Chicago, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer/Fall 1988)
Chicago: Literati International, 1988. Paperback. 128p. Wrapper. 22cm. Published quarterly. More
Los Angeles Sentinel, Vol. XXXV, No. 52 (December 26, 1968)
Los Angeles: 1968. Paperback. Full size 32-page weekly newspaper published in four sections. 58cm. Folded. Some chipping and wear but complete and intact. African American newspaper. Articles in the Sports Pages look forward to O.J. in the Rose Bowl and report that the UCLA Bruins led by Lew Alcindor have... More
Lutheran Race Relations Bulletin, No. 18 (May 1947)
St. Louis: St. Louis Lutheran Society for Better Race Relations, 1947. Paperback. 8p. Folded softcover leaflet. Narrow 23cm. (folded). Yellowed. Small, mostly marginal, burned spot (cigarette?) on each page. Below title: Devoted to the Discussion of Race Relations from the Evangelical Christian Viewpoint. More
Marking One Hundred Years of Achievement in Medicine [cover title]
[Philadelphia]: Sun Co, [ca. 1980]. Paperback. illustrations & photos (mostly portraits), (36)p. 23cm. Cover has some uneven browning. Biographical sketches of African American doctors. More
The Masonic Review, Vol. XXXIX, No. 6 (August 1871)
Cincinnati: 1871. Paperback. 60p. [325-384]. Disbound. No separate wrapper present. 24cm. Foxing. Includes an article titled, "Colored Masons, And Bro. L. V. Bierce, P. G. M." by "Cosmopolite" (pp. 325-329). More
A Memorial Pilgrimage: Issued in connection with the Unveiling of the Heroic Statue of Dr. Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute on April 5, 1922.
New York: 1922. Hardcover. photos, 29p. Gray boards. Small mounted gilt illustration on front. 19cm. No Jacket. Laid in is a printed invitation to join a party traveling by railroad from New York to attend the Founder's Day Exercises at Tuskegee at which the statue would be unveiled. More
Miles Chapel C. M. E. Church Presents Midwest Wonder Quartet, Friday, March 15, 1946, Arkansas Municipal Auditorium, 8:00 P.M. [Texarkana, Arkansas]:
1946. Paperback. 6p. Wrapper. 23cm. Browned. The members of the quartet were Nathan Gentry, Marion Crockett, Oliver Neal, and John Reagans. More
MOJO, Vol. II, No. 1 (December, 1969)
New York: 1969. Paperback. Newspaper published monthly. illustrations, 8p. Tabloid size. Boxed announcement on front announces "MOJO's Back!" and asks for donations of money and articles. More
Monthly Offering: To the Contributors and Collectors of the Weekly Contribution Plan. Vol. II, Nos. VII & VIII (July, August, 1842).
Boston: Published at 25 Cornhill [by John A. Collins], 1842. Paperback. pp. 98 - 128p. Original yellow wrapper. 19cm. Modest cover wear. Pages slightly browned. Short-lived abolitionist periodical. Collins, the editor/publisher, had served as general agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and had been involved in persuading Frederick Douglass to... More
A Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations. Twenty-one Issues.; Includes: Vol. 1, Nos. 2, 10-11 (September 1943, June-July 1944); Vol. 2, Nos. 3-12 (October 1944-July 1945); Vol. 3, Nos. 1-8 (August 1945-March 1946); Vol. IV, No. 10 (May 1947); and Index to Vol. 1, Nos. 1-11.
Nashville: Social Science Institute, Fisk University, 1943-1947. Paperback. 30-65p. per issue. Wrappers. 26cm. Condition varies a bit but generally sound and clean. Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2 is a double issue. Title of Vol. IV, No. 10 shortened to Events and Trends in Race Relations: A Monthly Summary. More
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The Moscow Children's Theatre: The Negro Boy and the Monkey. [caption title].
Moscow: Printed [by] Vneshtorgisdat, n.d.[1930s or later]. Single sheet folded to make and 8-page leaflet (of which 2 1/2 are blank). 22 cm. Photo of Natalie Satz on front panel. As described in the leaflet, "The Negro Boy and the Monkey" was a popular play, that had been first presented... More
A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture A Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America. Related by Himself
New London: New London County Historical Society, Inc., n.d. Reprint. Paperback. (24)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22cm. Late 20th century reprint of an earlier edition of this uncommon slave narrative. More
National Anti-Slavery Standard, No. 1466 (July, 11, 1868)
New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1868. Paperback. 4p. Browned. Two later heavy folds. Some splitting along center fold. Piece of blank margin nibbled. An important abolitionist newspaper. This issue includes on the front page a lengthy letter from Charles E. Moss strongly supporting the candidacy of Grant and Colfax. More
National Intelligencer, Vol. XLII, No. 6002 (March 25, 1841)
1841. Paperback. 4p. Horizontal fold. 47 x 59cm. Discreet evidence of being disbound (removed from a bound volume). Former owner's name in top margin. Two runaway slave advertisements in lower right corner of third page -- one for a 23 year old woman named Camilla Dent who left her infant... More
Negro Achievements, Vol. IX, No. 9 (September, 1952)
Fort Worth, Texas: Good Publishing Co., 1952. Paperback. ills, 56p. Wrapper. 28cm. Top right corner has chew marks along edge. More
The Negro and the World Crisis
Schell City, Missouri: The Church of Jesus Christ, Zion's Retreat, (c. 1970). Paperback. 54p. Softcover in original wrapper. Black plastic comb binding. 22cm. Cover has a big ring mark on back cover. Other smaller spotting on cover and here and there in contents. White Racist Material. More
The Negro History Bulletin, Vol. IV (October 1940-June 1941)
Washington: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1940-1941. Hardcover. photos, 216p. plus index (3p.). Black cloth. original wrappers (included in pagination) bound in. 28cm. Moderate cover spotting. Lettering on backstrip mostly gone. Internally sound and clean. No jacket (as published). Published nine times yearly -- no summer... More