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.
Mount Zion First Baptist Church
Baton Rouge: the Church, 1966. 4p. worship service program, wraps, 6x9 inches, lightly worn else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 42291
The Movement [28 issues]
San Francisco: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee of California; later The Movement Press, 1966-1969. Newspaper. Twenty-eight issues of the tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, otherwise very good condition; unusually nice for this publication. Issues present are vol. 2 nos. 2, 6, 10, 11; vol. 3 nos. 1, 7, 10-12; vol. 4..... More
Cat.No: 304380
Muhammad Speaks. Vol. 13 no. 33 (April 26, 1974)
Chicago: Muhammad's Temple No. 2, 1974. Newspaper. 23p. tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, paper toned, otherwise very good. More
Cat.No: 273996
Muhammad Speaks. Vol. 13 no. 37 (May 24, 1974)
Chicago: Muhammad's Temple No. 2, 1974. Newspaper. 32p. tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, paper toned, pen notation on front wrap, neat red pen underlining on two pages else good condition. More
Cat.No: 273997
Multi-cultural Issues in Mental Health Services: strategies towards equity. Report...
[Sacramento]: State of California Health and Welfare Agency, Department of Mental Health, Citizens Advisory Council, October, 1979. Paperback. iii, 171p., 8.5x11 inches, foreword, introduction, overview, summaries, discussions, conclusion, appendice, stables, very good trade paperback in white decorative wraps. More
Cat.No: 229509
Muses: an exhibition organized by Betty Ann Brown. Armory Center...
Pasadena: Armory Center for the Arts, 1995. Pamphlet. 59p., stapled wraps, 7.5x10 inches, illus. with examples of the artists' installations, wraps lightly worn else very good condition. The exhibition paired women writers with women artists, and reflected the area's growing multicultural community: African American, lesbian and Asian American contributors participated..... More
Cat.No: 286395
Nach den revelers Paul Robeson in wien! [concert brochure] Sie...
[Vienna]: ITHMA, [c1929?]. Pamphlet. Folio folded into [4]p., 6x4.5 inch brochure; some slight rubbing, crease in middle has slight tears on upper and lower edge, some tape residue and edgewear on the rear page, else good. More
Cat.No: 319031
Nathaniel Reason memorial scholarship; souvenir program; second annual scholarship day...
San Francisco: the Church, [1969]. Pamphlet. 24p., stapled wraps, 8.5x11 inches, illus., wraps lightly worn else very good condition. The program's sponsor was a Black Baptist San Francisco church. More
Cat.No: 20669
Nation Time: the voice of the New Afrikan Liberation Front...
Jamaica, NY: New Afrikan Liberation Front, 1997. Newspaper. 16p. tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Cover story on the Jericho March being planned for 1998. More
Cat.No: 315499
The National Association of Black & White Men Together Quarterly...
Washington DC: NABWMT, 2001. 7p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, convention reports, registration for the 2002 convention, business plan etc., very good newsletter of stapled yellow sheets. More
Cat.No: 269022
National Black Independents Political Party [pinback button]
n.p. NBIP, [198-]. 1.25 inch diameter pin, very good. There is a typo in the name of the Party; there should not be an 's' at the end of Independent. Manning Marable was a notable organizer. More
Cat.No: 267998
The National Conference of Black Seminarians Seventh Annual Session: the...
Berkeley: The Black Seminarians of the Graduate Theological Union, 1985. Magazine. [24p] includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, ads, photos, schedule of events, very good souvenir program booklet in stapled cream pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 224735
National Wilmington Ten Defense Committee Newsletter. Vol. 2 Issue 1...
Washington DC: the Committee, 1977. Newsletter. 5p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled together, folded for mailing, with address label and postal markings on rear cover. Discusses updates in the case of the Wilmington 10 (including Benjamin Chavis, later head of the NAACP), who had been convicted of arson and conspiracy in..... More
Cat.No: 308070
NBIPP Newsletter. Vol. 2 no. 3 (June-August 1985)
New York: National Black Independent Political Party, Manhattan NY Chapter, 1985. Newsletter. 4p. newsletter, 8.5x11 inches, toned across top of front page. Cover story on the bombing of the MOVE compound in Philadelphia. More
Cat.No: 315839
Negro cultural festival: Nov. 9, 1963, Hall of Flowers, 9th...
San Francisco: The San Francisco Negro Historical and Cultural Society, 1963. Sticker. 14x4 inch bumper sticker, yellow lettering on black background, lightly edgeworn else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 44180
Negro digest, February 1962, vol. 11, no. 4
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, 1962. Magazine. 98p., wraps shelf worn, pen note on front wrap, paper toned else good condition, 5.25x7.75 inches. Includes E. Franklin Frazier's "The failure of the Negro intellectual," Jessyca Gaver on wrestling, Bob Lucas on Nina Simone and more. More
Cat.No: 318172
Negro discrimination in Precinct 46 [handbill]
[New York-?]: HRBEA [Home Relief Bureau Employees Association], [1935]. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch mimeographed leaflet, chipped at lower edge and bottom right corner, text intact; date penned at bottom. Describes a battle that ensued when the head of the bookkeeping office at the Home Relief Bureau refused to allow a Black..... More
Cat.No: 285047
The Negro in American history
New York: Board of Education. City of New York, 1964. Paperback. viii, 158p., wraps, slightly toned on wrapper edges, else very good. Curriculum bulletin, 1964-65 series, no. 4. More
Cat.No: 55079
Negro spirituals: for four-part mixed voices, #81100, So's I Can...
New York: Harold Flammer, Publisher, 1939. 8p., decorated wraps, 7x10.5 inches, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 74976
Negro spirituals: for four-part mixed voices, #81100, So's I Can...
New York: Harold Flammer, Publisher, 1938. 8p., decorated wraps beginning to separate, pages evenly browned else good condition. More
Cat.No: 74978
Negro spirituals: for four-part mixed voices, #81100, So's I Can...
New York: Harold Flammer, Publisher, 1938. Pamphlet. 8p., decorated wraps beginning to separate, pages evenly browned, three holes punched along left edge with no loss of text. More
Cat.No: 271323
New Africa [35 issues]
New York: Council on African Affairs, 1944-1949. Newsletter. Thirty-five issues of the newsletter, four to six pages each, 8.5x11 inches. Several issues have pen markings or heavily toned covers, many have mailing address and stamp on rear cover; otherwise generally very good. Issues present are vol. 3 nos. 8, 11;..... More
Cat.No: 306295
New Age [Vol. 1, No. 1]
Buffalo, NY: New Age, [1970]. Newspaper. First issue of the radical paper, 4p., consisting of a single 34 x 23 inch folded sheet, minor edgewear, paper toned, else very good condition. The paper was published by "a group of working people here in the Buffalo area" and was unaffiliated with..... More
Cat.No: 303224
The New Century Enterprise: [six issue broken run]
San Francisco: Graphic Arts Class at Balboa New Century Enterprise, 1993-1994. Six issue broken run of the school newsletter, various pagination, 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, photos, articles, events, sports, very good on heavy stock. Student newsletter produced by multicultural students. Issues include: 1:2-5, 2:1 & 2, December 10, 1993 - December..... More
Cat.No: 220691
New Directions: Publication of ESEA, Oakland Unified School District; Vol...
Oakland: Oakland Unified School District, 1969. Newspaper. 4p., folded tabloid newspaper format, evenly toned, else very good condition. The last page consists of the first issue of a newspaper on an ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) interdistrict program. More
Cat.No: 303437
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