The Black poet being the...
Walser, Richard, drawings by Claude...
African American
This section includes literature by African American authors, as well as nonfiction works on related subjects, and the ephemera of political and social organizations ranging from the Black Panthers to the AME Church.
New Arrivals
Freedom now! for all our political prisoners and prisoners of war. If not now, then when?
Washington DC: Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, n.d. Four-panel brochure, 5.5x8.5 inches, folded from a single sheet. Faint fold crease. Defines political prisoner and lists activities to help, as well as resources to contact.Circa mid-1990s. More about Freedom now! for all our political prisoners and prisoners of war. If not now, then when?
Cat.No: 190096
The Freedom Times. No. 1 (Fall 2008)
Jamaica Plain, MA: Jericho Boston, 2008. 12p., tablpoid newspaper format, horizontal fold, very good. Issued to mark the tenth anniversary of the Jericho movement to free political prisoners. Includes contributions by Jalil Muntaqim, David Gilbert, Sundiata Acoli, Marilyn Buck, Oscar Lopez Rivera, Sarah Olson, and others. More about The Freedom Times. No. 1 (Fall 2008
Cat.No: 217885
Freedomways, a quarterly review of the Negro freedom movement; third quarter, summer, 1964, vol. 4, no. 3
New York: Freedomways Associates, 1964. Trade Paperback. [166]p., wraps slightly shelf worn. A special issue on the peoples of the Caribbean, including C.L.R. James' Parties, Politics and Economics in the Caribbean, and original contributions by Paule Marshall, Rosa Guy and George Lamming, among others. More about Freedomways, a quarterly review of the Negro freedom movement; third quarter, summer, 1964, vol....
Cat.No: 37703
Freedomways: a quarterly review of the Negro freedom movement. Vol. 7 no. 1 (Winter 1967)
New York: Freedomways Associates, 1967. Single issue of the journal, 100p., light shelfwear, otherwise very good in wraps. Includes James Bladwin and Ossie Davis on "Anti-Semitism and Black Power," a section on "The Ghettos: San Francisco, Watts and Harlem," and more. More about Freedomways: a quarterly review of the Negro freedom movement. Vol. 7 no. 1 (Winter 1967
Cat.No: 203452
Freedomways: a quarterly review of the Negro Freedom Movement. Volume 2, Nos. 1-4
New York: Freedomways Associates, 1962. All four issues of Volume 2, paperback journals, generally very good with minor handling wear. Contributors include Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ossie Davis, Shirley Graham, W.E.B. DuBois, Walter Lowenfels, Charles P. Howard, Jomo Kenyatta et al. More about Freedomways: a quarterly review of the Negro Freedom Movement. Volume 2, Nos. 1-4
Cat.No: 229262
Friends of Marcus Books [poster]
[San Francisco]: Marcus Books, [198-?]. 14x15 inch poster, reverse has some discoloration, not visible from the front. For supporters of the longtime Bay Area Afrocentric booksellers. More about Friends of Marcus Books [poster
Cat.No: 235667
George Washington Carver Foundation / Tuskegee Institute [six perforated stamps]
Tuskegee, AL: the Foundation, n.d. Group of six stamps of the same type, not yet separated along perforations, depicting Carver with chemistry lab equipment. Issued for use in fundraising rather than as postage, this type of stamp is known as a "cinderalla." Very good condition, each stamp 1.5x2 inches. Undated..... More about George Washington Carver Foundation / Tuskegee Institute [six perforated stamps
Cat.No: 180182
Go down Garvey curriculum guide
Palo Alto: TheatreWorks, 1991. 53p., 8.5x11 inches, holepunched wraps attached by brads. Study guide for the musical. More about Go down Garvey curriculum guide
Cat.No: 74432
The Goodwin Family Reunion 1982
San Diego: the family, 1982. [8p], photocopied booklet in staplebound wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, food stain to back cover. African American family's reunion program, including a poem by Carmen K. Wadley. More about The Goodwin Family Reunion 1982
Cat.No: 197790
Granada: el mundo contra el crimen
Havana: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 1983. 325p., illus. with numerous photos, wraps. More about Granada: el mundo contra el crimen
Cat.No: 85757
The great American Negro calendar 1977
San Mateo, CA: Patterson & O'Connell, 1977. Calendar. 28p. calendar, each month illus. with 8-10 panels depicting the life of a prominent Black American (Frances Harper, Duke Ellington, James P. Beckwourth, Charles Spaulding, etc.). Calendar sponsored by Patterson & O'Connell, a San Mateo California funeral home. More about The great American Negro calendar 1977
Cat.No: 42287
Great Black inventors: card pack & poster
Oakland: Quilombo ICM, 1995. Small box of ten cards with images of the ten inventors on front, biographical information on verso, a folded poster with the ten inventors' portraits, cover card with publication information, all very good. 4x5.5 inches, poster folds out to 12.25x16 inches, all b&w. More about Great Black inventors: card pack & poster
Cat.No: 206840
The Great Film Malcolm X... Benefit to help pay for the KPFA broadcast of the Hard Times Conference [handbill]
San Francisco: KPFA, 1976. 8.5x11 inch handbill with portrait of Malcolm X; very good. More about The Great Film Malcolm X... Benefit to help pay for the KPFA broadcast of the Hard Times...
Cat.No: 187975
Growing up Negro; in American Child, vol. 45, no. 1, January 1963
New York: National Committee on Employment of Youth, 1963. Issue title for the journal, with contributions by Otis E. Finley, Je., Kenneth B. Clark and others. More about Growing up Negro; in American Child, vol. 45, no. 1, January 1963
Cat.No: 96896
Guaguancó Salsa newsletter: March,1994
Berkeley: Guaguancó Productions, 1994-1995. 16p., 4.25x11 inches, articles on salsa music and dancing, Afro-Brazillian culture, list of band contacts, events etc., very good in tall stapled pictorial wraps. More about Guaguancó Salsa newsletter: March,1994
Cat.No: 240150
Guide to manuscripts and archives in the Negro Collection of Trevor Arnett Library, Atlanta University
Atlanta: Trevor Arnett Library, 1971. v, 45p., wraps. More about Guide to manuscripts and archives in the Negro Collection of Trevor Arnett Library, Atlanta...
Cat.No: 53837
Haiti: ¡La dechoukage apenas ha comenzado! Selecciones de Un Mundo Que Ganar, 1986
Coyoacán, DF: Un Mundo Que Ganar, 1996. 31p., wraps. RCP publication. More about Haiti: ¡La dechoukage apenas ha comenzado! Selecciones de Un Mundo Que Ganar, 1986
Cat.No: 121532
The Hammer: A working class journal of cultural thought and action [seven issues]
Philadelphia: Heike Rass-Paulmier and Stephen L. Paulmier, 1995-1998. Seven issues of the publication, 8.5x11 inches, generally very good condition. Issues present are Fall 1995, Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Summer/Fall 1997, Winter 1997-98, Spring/Summer 1998, and Fall/Winter 1998-99. The first issue is subtitled "A cultural magazine for the masses." Includes poetry... More about The Hammer: A working class journal of cultural thought and action [seven issues
Cat.No: 213611
Handbill - Shades of San Francisco . . . a search for the visual history of San Francisco exhibition Sunday March 29, 1998, 9am-5pm, Western Addition Branch
San Francisco: San Francisco Public Library, 1998. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet handbill printed recto-only, black text on yellow stock, very good. Flyer for the exhibition on the history of The Western Addition. A call for photos from personal albums owned by occupants of The WA. More about Handbill - Shades of San Francisco . . . a search for the visual history of San Francisco...
Cat.No: 195718
Hands off Kevin Clark [pinback button]
[San Francisco]: [2013]. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good. Issued after video footage emerged showing San Francisco police beating the 18-year-old African American community college student. More about Hands off Kevin Clark [pinback button
Cat.No: 235487
Harlem Renaissance art of black America; introduction by Mary Schmidt Campbell. Essays by David Driskell, David Levering Lewis, and Deborah Willis Ryan
New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem/Harry N. Abrams, 1987. 200p., profusely illus. with both paintings and photographs, dj. More about Harlem Renaissance art of black America; introduction by Mary Schmidt Campbell. Essays by David...
Cat.No: 12792
Health status of African American elders: implications for the next millennium; 1998 National Health Symposium, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 8 - Saturday, June 11, 1998
Washington: The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, 1997. 11p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps. Call for presentations and abstracts. More about Health status of African American elders: implications for the next millennium; 1998 National...
Cat.No: 128222
Health status of non-Hispanic U.S.-born and foreign-born black and white persons: United States, 1992-95; data from the National Health Interview survey
Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005. iv, 20p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps. Vital and health statistics 10/226. More about Health status of non-Hispanic U.S.-born and foreign-born black and white persons: United States,...
Cat.No: 124221
Hear Harry Edwards ... speaking on affirmative action, Wed. Nov. 5 ... Student Union
[San Francisco]: Student Coalition against Racism and Associated Students, [1974?]. 8.5x11 inch flyer, printed single side, for the event at San Francisco State. More about Hear Harry Edwards ... speaking on affirmative action, Wed. Nov. 5 ... Student Union
Cat.No: 131664
Hello, Dolly! America's greatest musical hit
[New York]: David Merrick, [196-?]. [20]p., profusely illus. with black/white photos from the Broadway production, 8.5x11 inches, wraps with photos of stars Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway on the front. More about Hello, Dolly! America's greatest musical hit
Cat.No: 79703