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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Bill 33 is Vicious! It threatens the freedom and securty of every worker in this province! It will not work, it must be defeated [four-panel brochure]
Vancouver: n.pub. [1968]. 8.5x11 inch brochure, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Opposes the bill as a threat to unions and the right to strike. More about Bill 33 is Vicious! It threatens the freedom and securty of every worker in this province! It...
Cat.No: 202331
Bill 42 aims to "muzzle" labor
Vancouver: Communist Party of Canada, BC Provincial Committee, [1961]. Four-panel brochure, 6x9.5 inches, very good. More about Bill 42 aims to "muzzle" labor
Cat.No: 201908
Bill Marcy and Old Man Utilities team up again. "But he's my Bill" - Song of the Utilities
Buffalo, NY: [Democratic Party, Erie County], [1935]. Single sheet folded to make 4-panel brochure, approx. 5x7 inches, with cartoon by George Diestel on cover. Date 1935 penned at edge of cover. Not found in OCLC. Accuses Republican Assembly campaign of being in the pocket of the utility companies. Cartoon depicts... More about Bill Marcy and Old Man Utilities team up again. "But he's my Bill" - Song of the Utilities
Cat.No: 145262
Black history and the class struggle
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1990. 16p., 8.25x11 inches, wraps, very good. Later printing of 1983 original. Black history and the class struggle 1. More about Black history and the class struggle
Cat.No: 139866
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. 5, no. 22, Saturday, November 28, 1970
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1970. Newspaper. 19p. illus. tabloid with Emory Douglas poster on back, toned, worn along the horizontal fold, tear at top of front cover, marginal closed tears, minor wrinkling from damp. Front cover - Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. Howard University, Washington D.C., November 27, 28 & 29... More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. 5, no. 22, Saturday, November 28, 1970
Cat.No: 235618
The Black Panther black community news service vol. III, no. 29, Saturday, November 15, 1969
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. Newspaper. 20p. illus. tabloid newspaper, horizontal fold, light browning, minor staining along left margin. "Inside this Issue: Message to All Progressive Forces," "U.S. Pilots Captured in Vietnam." Rear poster reads "Progressive Journalists of the five continents, powerful revolutionary pen and sternly condemn U.S. Imperialism." Artist..... More about The Black Panther black community news service vol. III, no. 29, Saturday, November 15, 1969
Cat.No: 200036
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 9 (Saturday, June 21, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. 24p. illus. tabloid, paper toned with horizontal fold, some staining and spotting of front cover. Cover story is on then-Governor Reagan's attack on Sacramento Panther headquarters. Includes a substantial piece on Wesley Robert Wells. More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 9 (Saturday, June 21, 1969
Cat.No: 230389
Black prison movements USA; the NOBO journal of AfricanAmerican dialogue, volume II, number 1
Trenton: Africa World Press, 1995. xii, 184p., illustrations, lightly worn wraps. More about Black prison movements USA; the NOBO journal of AfricanAmerican dialogue, volume II, number 1
Cat.No: 68468
Black Raven, vol. 1 no. 6 (July 24, 1973). [cover title: Anarchy]
Stockton, CA: Woodstock Anarchist Party, 1973. Four-panel newsletter, very good, 8.5x11 inches. This issue mostly consists of the "Black Raven declaration of principles (or non-principles)." More about Black Raven, vol. 1 no. 6 (July 24, 1973). [cover title: Anarchy
Cat.No: 214318
Black Star. Spring 1986
Tucson, AZ: J. Gallagher, 1986. One issue of the tabloid format anarchist newspaper, horizontal fold, evenly toned. Vol. 4 No. 1. Includes a centerfold article about the Vatican and fascism. More about Black Star. Spring 1986
Cat.No: 230394
Blazing Star: vol. 2, #1, July 1976: Blazing Star returns
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1976. [14p] 8.5x11 inch newsletter, illustrated with drawings and cartoons, features, opinion, ads, resources, lightly-toned on covers, sheets stapled top-left corner. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Stories on Gay Rights legislation, Lavender & Red Book review, lesbian mothers..... More about Blazing Star: vol. 2, #1, July 1976: Blazing Star returns
Cat.No: 211564
Blazing Star: vol. 4, #2, March 1978: Exclusive - Noble: I'm running for the Senate
Chicago: Blazing Star/NAM, 1978. Newspaper. 12p. folded tabloid newspaper, photos, features, opinion, ads, resources, heavily-toned on cover above the fold otherwise good on newsprint. Blazing Star was a lesbian/feminist chapter of the New American Movement established in Chicago. Above the fold story on Elaine Noble's bid for the Senate. Centerfold..... More about Blazing Star: vol. 4, #2, March 1978: Exclusive - Noble: I'm running for the Senate
Cat.No: 208818
Bolivia: Communiqué from the E.L.N
Montreal: Center for Information on Latin America, 30 Sept. 1971. 3p., 8.5x11 inch mimeographed sheets stapled at upper left. Reaffirmation of armed struggle in the wake of a defeat at the hands of government forces. More about Bolivia: Communiqué from the E.L.N
Cat.No: 163637
Bolivia: the revolution the "Fourth International" betrayed
New York: League for the Revolutionary Party (USA), n.d. 21p., very good in staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. 1980s reprint of articles from the 1950s by the Vern-Ryan Tendency of the SWP. A Proletarian Revolution pamphlet. More about Bolivia: the revolution the "Fourth International" betrayed
Cat.No: 134408
Bolshevik revolution. No. 5 (August 1980)
New York: Bolshevik League of the United States, 1980. Single issue of the journal, 16p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Includes a report on the Black United Front congress, a report on two "traitors" on the BL central committee being discovered and purged, and more. More about Bolshevik revolution. No. 5 (August 1980
Cat.No: 177110
The Boneyard Examiner, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 13,1971
Urbana, IL: n.p., 1971. 8p., folded tabloid, a few spots on front wraps, light toning at spine. An underground newspaper published in the home of the University of Illinois. Cover has a large photo of Vietnamese guerillas with the headline "Happy Anniversary NLF." Articles on a Graduate Assistants' Union, Angela... More about The Boneyard Examiner, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 13,1971
Cat.No: 162049
The boreal crown and the downfall of civilization
Sheboygan, WI: Enemy Combatant Publications, [201-]. 24p., staplebound pamphlet, very good. Places of publication given in Enemy Combatant productions are fictional. Essays on Charles Fourier by Hakim Bey, Don LaCoss, and others. More about The boreal crown and the downfall of civilization
Cat.No: 233679
Boston Tea Party - 1970 [handbill]
New York: Vietnam Peace Parade Committee; Vietnam Moratorium Committee, 1970. 8.5x11 inch handbill, faintly creased from having been folded to fit into an envelope for mailing, otherwise very good. Announces a rally at Battery Park in New York, featuring Paul Krassner, Burning City Theater (a guerrilla street theater troupe), Women... More about Boston Tea Party - 1970 [handbill
Cat.No: 221977
Bowditch Review [nos. 1 and 2]
Berkeley: Unitas, the Interseminary Council and the Campus Ministery Association, 1967. First two issues of the journal, missing the third and last issue; lightly worn staplebound wraps; 73 and 75 pages respectively. Anti-war radical Christian journal, with articles on going to prison for draft refusal, antiwar activism, the Vietnam Tribunal, etc. More about Bowditch Review [nos. 1 and 2
Cat.No: 199508
Bowl Nica-II [four items related to a bowling fundraiser for Sandinista construction]
New York: NY/Nicaragua Construction Brigade, [1986]. Four 8.5x11 inch handbills, including a two-sided announcement letter explaining the purpose of the fundraiser, a blank pledge sheet, a blank reply form, and a certificate with name filled in to commemorate participation, though the number of points is left blank. More about Bowl Nica-II [four items related to a bowling fundraiser for Sandinista construction
Cat.No: 210495
Boycott Coors. Coors workers are on strike! Which side are you on? [poster]
n.p. [1977-?]. 17x22 inch poster, printed in red and black on white background, depicting defiant male and female workers connected to a lie detector machine while a malevolent-looking boss prepares to plug it in. The use of the lie detector for screening employees was one of the points of contention..... More about Boycott Coors. Coors workers are on strike! Which side are you on? [poster
Cat.No: 151827
Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button]
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.25 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on yellow background. Very good. More about Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button
Cat.No: 200142
Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button]
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on yellow background. Very good. More about Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button
Cat.No: 204476
Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button]
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on mustard background. Very good. More about Boycott Farah pants / Viva la huelga [pinback button
Cat.No: 229763
Boycott Gallo (pinback button)
n.p. [UFW], n.d. 1.5 inch diameter pin with UFW eagle and purple outline of wine bottle; union bug on edge indicates manufacture in East Bay. Very good. More about Boycott Gallo (pinback button
Cat.No: 132283