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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Americans want peace [poster]
[Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], [1970]. 17.75x21.75 inch poster silkscreened on the back of conjoined sheets of computer printout paper, as usual for the products of this workshop at Berkeley. Perforated sprocket edge strip intact. Very good. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest..... More
Cat.No: 245089
AMEX Canada, Published by Americans exiles in Canada; volume 4 no. 2 (May-June 1973)
Toronto: the journal, 1973. 39p., staplebound 8x11 inch wraps; mildly toned. This issue of AMEX includes a cover story on the film "Two People," about a deserter; much on the Amnesty Action Conference, and more. More
Cat.No: 233022
Ammunition. Vol. 2 no. 2 (February 1944)
Detroit: United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, 1944. 32p., staplebound magazine, pages toned; old Industrial Relations Library rubberstamp on cover. Includes Rev. Francis J. Haas on the union's role in improving racial relations, Richard Frankensteen on the CIO's PAC as a tool against fascism, a short piece..... More
Cat.No: 245117
Ammunition. Vol. 7 no. 3 (March 1949)
Indianapolis: United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, 1949. 55p., staplebound magazine, pages toned; front cover abraded at bottom edge. More
Cat.No: 245118
Amnesty and Karl Armstrong
San Francisco: Campaign for Amnesty, 1973. Four-panel brochure, 7x8.5 inches, very good. Article reprinted from Winter Soldier on the case of Armstrong, one of the four bombers who attempted to destroy the Army Math Research Center in Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus on August 24, 1970..... More
Cat.No: 217773
Amnesty. A special supplement of American Report
New York: American Report, 1973. 12p., tabloid format on newsprint, paper yellowed. Collection of articles on amnesty for Vietnam War resisters. More
Cat.No: 131518
Amplify Nicaragua's voice. Support the Material Aid Campaign for ANN
Oakland, CA: Frontline, [198-]. Four-panel brochure seeking donations of equipment to support the Nicaraguan News Agency, seeks participants for an upcoming visit to Nicaragua and reproduces the text of a letter from the General Director of the Agency calling it "The Nicaraguan people's weapon against disinformation." 7x8.5 inches, very good..... More
Cat.No: 161742
Anarchist Black Cross Network Newsletter. Winter/Spring 2004
Chicago: the Network, 2004. 8p. tabloid format newspaper, paper mildly toned. Updates on anarchist prisoners, prison abolition activism, and related topics. More
Cat.No: 243338
The anarchist solution to the problem of crime
San Francisco: SRAF, n.d. [7p.], wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. A SRAF new directions series pamphlet. More
Cat.No: 182375
Anarchsts are going to eat your children and other myths, misinformation and misunderstanding. Question and answer guide about anarchy, the Eugene community, and everything
Eugene: Mayhap, 2000. [20p.], very good photocopied booklet in staplebound wraps; published as issue 10 of the zine Mayhap. More
Cat.No: 195373
Anarchy (second series). [seven issues]
London: Freedom Press, 1971-73. Seven issues of the magazine, the larger-format continuation of the smaller Anarchy series from the 1960s. Size fluctuates slightly but in the range of 8.5x11 inches, length generally 16-32 pages each. Generally very good, one with old price penned in corner. Issues present are 2, 4..... More
Cat.No: 229644
Anarchy (second series). [six issues]
London: Freedom Press, 1971-83. Six issues of the magazine, the larger-format continuation of the smaller Anarchy series from the 1960s. Size fluctuates slightly but in the range of 8.5x11 inches, length ranges from 30-40 pages each. Some creases, toning and other handling wear. Issues present are 2, 4, 5, 7..... More
Cat.No: 242335
"And the truth shall make you free..." A collection of useful quotations from the King James version of the Holy Bible
New York: Textile Workers Union of America, Education Department, [195-]. 17p., staplebound wraps, very good, 8.5x11 inches. Quotations relevant to the labor movement... "Blessed are ye that hunger now, for ye shall be fulfilled." More
Cat.No: 210985
Ang Katipunan special. Target: KDP
Oakland: Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), [1982]. Four-panel brochure, 8.5x11 inches, outlining US government spying against the KDP. Revised version of an article by Venny Villapando originally published in Ang Katipunan. More
Cat.No: 208282
Angry about Welfare. Issue no. 2
San Francisco: the newsletter, [1971]. 4p., 8.5x14 inch sheets stapled at upper left; horizontal fold crease, receipt date penned under title. Includes a "Declaration of Dignity" for struggling mothers, an editorial responding to Nixon's April 1971 speech against welfare, announcements of local meetings, and more. More
Cat.No: 223608
Angry workers' bulletin [both issues published]
Berkeley: the Bulletin, 1986, 1987. Two issues, apparently all that were published; staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. First issue has a penned notation on the front cover altering the title to "Angry Smurkers' Bulletin;" otherwise very good. Analysis "from a social revolutionary class war perspective," by a small group of self-described..... More
Cat.No: 236120
Angry workers' bulletin. No. 2
Berkeley: the Bulletin, 1987. Second, and last, issue of the short-lived publication; 45p., staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Some stains to cover, corner creased, a reading copy. Analysis "from a social revolutionary class war perspective," as stated in the previous issue, by a small group of self-described ex-anarchists. More
Cat.No: 236122
Announcement: We invite you to visit the Comrades Lunch Room upstairs in Machinists Hall, 531 Eleventh St. A good home cooked meal 25c [invitation card]
Oakland, CA: [International Association of Machinists], [192-?]. 2.5x4 inch card, very good, printed one side. Socialist notables including James P. Cannon spoke at the Hall in the early 1920s. More
Cat.No: 180894
Announcing the End of the World's Fair. San Francisco, May 12, 1984
San Francisco, CA: The End of the World's Fair, 1984. Four-panel brochure made from folded 8.5x11 inch sheet, illustrated with cartoons of costumed punks and freaks. The Fair was a radical cultural festival and parade held in S.F.'s Dolores Park, which included floats on themes such as "Prisoners of daily..... More
Cat.No: 138579
Another UPS'er for the Hoffa slate! [pinback button]
Philadelphia: 1996. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good, on a card signed by the designer, Don Howell, Jr., certifying that "This button is from the original run of 250 buttons printed in the city of Philadelphia" for the 1996 campaign for Teamster international officers. More
Cat.No: 231078
Answer the critics of F.E.P.C. Try this quiz at home
Washington, D.C. National Council for a Permanent F.E.P.C., [1945]. 15p., illustrated wraps, very good. Pamphlet supporting S-101 and H.R. 2232, laws intended to make the wartime Fair Employment Practice Committee legislation (prohibiting discrimination against Black and other minority workers) permanent. Lists common objections to the law ("Conflicts and even race..... More
Cat.No: 168168
The Anti draft [eight issues]
Washington DC: Committee Against Registration and the Draft, 1980-1988. Eight issues of the newsletter, 8.5x11 inches, folded for mailing, otherwise very good. Issues present are Vol. 1 no. 9 and 10 (the latter issue with four blank pages due to printing error), vol. 2 nos. 2-4, 7, and vol. 3..... More
Cat.No: 244911
Anti-Apartheid Action! [five issues]
Oakland: Bay Area Free South Africa Movement, 1985-1986. Five issues of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, 4 to 8 pages per issue, generally very good, one with a penned name. Issues present are June/July, August, and October 1985, Dec. 1985/Jan. 1986, and April-May 1986. More
Cat.No: 239785
Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition Newsletter. Vol. 1 no. 3 (April 1978)
San Francisco: the Coalition, 1978. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, very good. Much on organizing around the country to protest the Bakke decision, which challenged affirmative action programs by invalidating the use of racial quotas. The Coalition formed under the primary direction of I Wor Kuen, together with activists from other organizations..... More
Cat.No: 236111
The anti-mass: methods of organization for collectives
[New Haven, CT]: Anti-mass Collective, 1970. 56p., 4x5 inches, illustrated, first edition booklet in slightly soiled stapled cream wraps, staples rusted with a little migration, good-only copy. Anarchist work, promoting underground collectives. More
Cat.No: 64576