American Labor & Radicalism
This section includes books (both nonfiction and fiction) as well as ephemera related to labor unions and activism, grassroots political organization in fields such as environmentalism and free speech, and the underground press. Our holdings range from academic historical works and labor-themed novels to original leaflets and pamphlets.
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![The Ad Hoc bulletin (Marxist-Leninist) [13 issues of the newsletter produced by the FBI-financed pseudo-faction in the Communist Party, USA]](http://www.bolerium.com/pictures/thumb/201089.jpg?v=1484087999)
15 years of Radical America: an anthology
Somerville, MA: Radical America, 1982. Special issue of the journal (Vol. 16, no. 3), 128p., wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Includes reprints of articles by C.L.R. James, Mari Jo Buhle, Noel Ignatin, Herbert Marcuse, Manning Marable, Martin Glaberman, and many more. Includes material from the publication's years as an SDS journal. More
Cat.No: 134838
The 153 year struggle for the American Labor Party, with "Three kinds of labor parties" by Leon Trotsky
San Francisco: Labor News Pamphlets, 1980. 32p., wraps slightly worn. More
Cat.No: 78755
1917 West (nos. 1, 3)
Oakland: Bay Area Bolshevik Tendency, 1992. Two issues of the 8.5x11 inch staplebound publication, the first issue (on Gay liberation through socialist revolution) 24 pages, the later issue a four-page brochure folded from a single sheet. More
Cat.No: 212908
1917 West (nos. 1-4)
Oakland: Bay Area Bolshevik Tendency, 1992-93. Four issues of the 8.5x11 inch staplebound publication, the first issue (on Gay liberation through socialist revolution) 24 pages, the following three all four-page brochures folded from a single sheet. Unknown whether later issues were published. More
Cat.No: 212906
1958-60 agreement between Capital Airlines, Inc. and the International Association of Machinists, Airline Division
n.p. International Association of Machinists, Airline Division, 1958. 64p. booklet in staplebound wraps, light handling wear, owner's name penned at top edge of front cover. More
Cat.No: 200022
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1o de Mayo / Dia internacional obrero [pinback button]
n.p. [Revolutionary Union], n.d. 1.75 inch diameter pin, artwork depicting three workers with banner, very good, metal on reverse still bright. More
Cat.No: 210696
The 1st Casualty a publication of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Vol. 1 no. 3 (December 1971)
New York: VVAW, 1971. 12p. including covers, tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned. Cover image shows Santa dropping bombs on a rice field. The title comes from Aeschylus, "In war, truth is the first casualty." Includes centerfold spread of photos showing veterans' demonstrations around the US. More
Cat.No: 210723
25th Annual Conference of the Communal Studies Association. "Change and dissolution in community"
Columbus, OH: Ohio Historical Society; National Historic Communal Societies Association, 1998. 12p., wraps, program for the conference, with two photos of the Zoar community in 1890. More
Cat.No: 160732
35 hours a day
New York: NBC - National Broadcasting Company, 1937. Hardcover. [48p] 9.25x11.5 inches, illustrated with a montage of photos of programs, stars, newscasters, events etc. first edition in worn pictorial boards cracked and repaired along the backstrip. Includes photos of Amos and Andy and Honeyboy & Sassafras in blackface, Ireene Wicker... More
Cat.No: 182052
![50,000 dead. How many more? End Reagan's war in Central America [poster]](/pictures/medium/215506.jpg?v=1496293674)
50,000 dead. How many more? End Reagan's war in Central America [poster]
n.p. [198-]. 11.5x17.5 inch screenprint poster, depicting a partially lit face peering out of the darkness. Very good. Broduced in the San FRancisco Bay Area. More
Cat.No: 215506
$500,000 Ransom
Berkeley, CA: People's Park Legal Defense Fund, [1969]. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet, printed red and black one side only on textured yellow paperstock, text overlaying an image of protesters being arrested at People's Park. Small closed edge tear. Fundraising broadside. "There has been a state of emergency in Berkeley for... More
Cat.No: 142157
The 50th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
New York: New Century Publishers, 1953. 31p., staplebound pamphlet, very good. More
Cat.No: 218885
A 60th anniversary of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, 1936-1996, commemorative program book
Oakland: Bay Area Post, VALB, 1996. 16p. program, numerous photos, 7x8.5 inches, wraps with the Post's original membership list. More
Cat.No: 102990
![6th Annual Easter Be-In / April 11th, Prospect Point Stanley Park [poster]](/pictures/medium/212632.jpg?v=1486613051)
6th Annual Easter Be-In / April 11th, Prospect Point Stanley Park [poster]
[Vancouver, BC]: [1972-?]. 13.75x20 inch poster, very good; undated, but the first Easter Be-In was in 1967 (headlined by Country Joe McDonald). More
Cat.No: 212632
9th annual conference on employment discrimination and the law;; presented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Los Angeles District Office; EEOC General Counsel Division, San Francisco Regional Office of General Counsel; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., and University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law, Saturday, December 1, 1979, at UCLA School of Law
Los Angeles: the presenting organizations, 1979. 223 sheets, printed recto only, 8.5x11 inches, hole punched and inserted into a binder, application form included. More
Cat.No: 81426
A-2 Stand. Volume 1, no. 9 (September 26, 1964)
San Francisco, CA: Freedom House, Area-2 Organizing Center, 1964. 8p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, very good. Newsletter published by a major group opposing the redevelopment of the Fillmore district, a devastating chapter of SF history that drastically reduced the property-owning African Ammerican community in the city and... More
Cat.No: 135749
A.J. Lipnosky Memorial Tenants' Union newsletter. No. 1
Berkeley, CA: A.J. Lipnosky Memorial Tenants' Union, [ca. 1973]. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides, fold creases and some yellowing. Notfound in OCLC. Newsletter for tenants of properties owned by Andy Lipnosky. Lists various problems his tenants have had, urges a strong united front to force repairs, rent deductions... More
Cat.No: 142016
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute essay series, No. 8
New York: A. J. Muste Memorial Institute, n.d. [mid-1980s]. 51p., staplebound upright 9x3.8 inch wraps, very good. A. J. Muste Memorial Institute essay series, no. 8. Includes: On wars of liberation / War Resisters' International -- Gandhi on violent struggles / Devi Prasad -- Revolutionary violence: a dialogue on Central... More
Cat.No: 206177
AALC;; African-American Labor Center/CAAT; Centre Afro-Americain du Travail
Washington: the Center, 1985. 36p., 8.5x11 inches, illus., half in English, half in French, on the Center's programs in the US and Africa, very good in wraps. More
Cat.No: 141481
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Abolish the Draft [pinback button]
n.p. [196-]. One inch diameter pin, red white and blue design, peace sign at center, very good. More
Cat.No: 206258
Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Report: July 23 - August 20, 2013. Fighting for abortion on demand and without apology
n.p. StopPatriarchy.org, 2013. 56p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Illustrated report on a caravan across the country in support of abortion rights. Affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. More
Cat.No: 197730
About face! The U.S. Servicemen's Fund newsletter. Vol. 2 no. 3 (April/May 1972)
New York: USSF, 1972. Single issue of the 6-page newsletter, tabloid format but on better paper, fold-creased for mailing; also included is a fundraising letter for the USSF co-authored by Angela Davis, Phil Berrigan and George Smith. More
Cat.No: 163459
About face! The U.S. Servicemen's Fund newsletter. Vol. 2 no. 3 (April/May 1972)
New York: USSF, 1972. Single issue of the 6-page newsletter, tabloid format but on better paper, fold-creased for mailing. Includes excerpts from various GI movement newspapers around the country. More
Cat.No: 168124
About face! The U.S. Servicemen's Fund newsletter. Vol. 2 no. 3 (April/May 1972)
New York: USSF, 1972. Single issue of the 6-page newsletter, tabloid format but on better paper, fold-creased for mailing, otherwise very good. More
Cat.No: 195589
ACORN News Vol. 5, No. 6 (June, 1975)
Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Community Organizations for Reform Now, 1975. 4p., tabloid format newspaper. Early publication of the organization that still exists, under the slightly different name of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Many short articles on ACORN activities in the Little Rock area. More
Cat.No: 131599
Victory's victims? The Negro's future, based on a radio discussion.
Randolph, A. Philip and Norman Thomas.
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Inner City Light [Ten issues]
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