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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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
Bowditch Review. Summer-Fall 1967, No. 1
Berkeley: Unitas, the Interseminary Council and the Campus Ministry Association, 1967. Magazine. 73p., yellow staplebound wraps with some toning at edges, illus., second printing - revised edition, some toning to newsprint pages inside, bit of rust to staples, else very good. Anti-war radical student journal, nominally Christian, with articles on... More about Bowditch Review. Summer-Fall 1967, No. 1
Cat.No: 239711
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
Boycott grapes [pinback button]
Hempstead, NY: Larry Fox, [197-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin with UFW eagle on orange field. More about Boycott grapes [pinback button
Cat.No: 224149
Boycott Lucky's Lucky's is Unfair! Please DO NOT Shop Lucky Stores
Oakland: 1992. leafet printed on one side, 8.5 x 10 inches, mild wear at corners, leaflet prints a headline from 19 August 1992 Oakland Tribune newspaper announcing that Lucky Markets guilty of "widespread sex discrimination", union bug at bottom. The early 1990s were a rough time for Lucky Markets. There... More about Boycott Lucky's Lucky's is Unfair! Please DO NOT Shop Lucky Stores
Cat.No: 172039
Boycott Shell [pinback button]
Philadelphia: Horn Co., [197-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, shell motif. More about Boycott Shell [pinback button
Cat.No: 208031
Boycott, Baby, Boycott! [pinback button]
n.p. n.d. 1.5 inch diameter pin, metal reverse somewhat oxidized. This chant was used by supporters of the UFW grape boycott, but may also have had other applications. More about Boycott, Baby, Boycott! [pinback button
Cat.No: 235719
Bragg Briefs vol. 5, no. 3 and 4 (Sept. and Nov. 1972)
Spring Lake, NC: GIs United Against the War in Vietnam, 1972. Two issues of the tabloid format newspaper, paper toned and edgeworn, the latter issue with a long closed tear to the rear page, 8 pages each. Published by antiwar active duty GIs at Fort Bragg, NC. More about Bragg Briefs vol. 5, no. 3 and 4 (Sept. and Nov. 1972
Cat.No: 237983
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Brick [magazine]: Art is a Weapon, No. 4, Fall 1989
New York: Brick, 1989. unpaginated (approx 60p.), wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, stapled binding, art tipped onto front cover, photocopied original. More or less anarchist mix of art, essays, poetry, reviews, collages, fiction, etc. More about Brick [magazine]: Art is a Weapon, No. 4, Fall 1989
Cat.No: 150604
Bridge Over the Border/Puente: cross-border bulletin/boletino informativo transfronterizo; vol. 1, #2, May, June, July/1985
Chula Vista & Tijuana: Bridge over the border/Puente, 1985. [10p] 8.5x11 inches, texts in English and Spanish bound dos-a-dos, photos, news, resources, very good newsletter in unbound wraps. Newsletter/bulletin for Latino workers on both sides of the border. Articles on the Hollywood-based Film Processing Co,, Superior Industries in Van Nuys..... More about Bridge Over the Border/Puente: cross-border bulletin/boletino informativo transfronterizo; vol....
Cat.No: 204324
Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 10 (May 23, 1966)
Cambridge, MA: The Newsletter, 1966. 23p., staplebound wraps; 8.5x11 inches. Very good. The Newsletter was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. More about Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 10 (May 23, 1966
Cat.No: 223515
Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 15 (October 17, 1966)
Cambridge, MA: The Newsletter, 1966. 14p., very good in wraps; 8.5x11 inches. The Newsletter was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. Includes discussion of war crimes in Vietnam, the case of the Fort Hood Three, and more. More about Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 15 (October 17, 1966
Cat.No: 186841
Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 8 (April 11, 1966)
Cambridge, MA: The Newsletter, 1966. 19p., staplebound newsletter, 7x8.5 inches, unevenly toned. The Newsletter was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. More about Bring the troops home now newsletter. Vol. 1, no. 8 (April 11, 1966
Cat.No: 229290
Bring the troops home now! / Read the newsletter [pinback button]
[Cambridge, MA]: Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter, [196-]. 1.5 inch pin advertising the Cambridge-based anti-war newsletter; green and white stripes. The Newsletter, established in 1965, was an early and important anti-war effort by many associated with the Socialist Workers Party and others. More about Bring the troops home now! / Read the newsletter [pinback button
Cat.No: 186424
Bring the troops home now! [pinback button]
n.p. n.d. 1.5 inch pin depicting a soldier sitting with his head resting despondently in his hands, blue text above and below. Vietnam War-era. More about Bring the troops home now! [pinback button
Cat.No: 207188
Bring us together [poster]
[Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], [1970]. 14.75x21.75 inch poster silkscreened on the back of conjoined sheets of computer printout paper, as usual for the products of this workshop at Berkeley. Very good. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970," this poster is... More about Bring us together [poster
Cat.No: 235049
Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem / Vote Socialist Workers [pinback button]
Richmond Hill, NY: SWP; mfg. by Columbia Advertising, [196-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black and white, very good. More about Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem / Vote Socialist Workers [pinback button
Cat.No: 207323
Brooklyn metro times. No. 8 (Winter 1996)
Brooklyn: the newsletter, 1996. 43p., staplebound in wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. Phone number penned on back cover, otherwise very good. Articles in this issue include coverage of a garment worker strike, dispute over living wage, potential rebirth of the labor movement, and more. More about Brooklyn metro times. No. 8 (Winter 1996
Cat.No: 194468
Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue]
Berkeley: Brother, 1976. Magazine. 48p., 8.x11 inches, staplebound wraps; paper toned, cover has a small corner chip, otherwise very good. Combines radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More about Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue
Cat.No: 83386
Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue]
Berkeley: Brother, 1976. Magazine. 48p., 8.x11 inches, staplebound wraps; paper toned, cover has creases and edgewear; a decent reading copy. Combines radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More about Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue
Cat.No: 237976