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
Afrikan Student Literary Magazine. Book IV
Berkeley: ASLM, [1991-?]. 67p., staplebound wraps, light handling wear, very good. Published by students at UC Berkeley. More about Afrikan Student Literary Magazine. Book IV
Cat.No: 220442
Afrikan Student Literary Magazine. Spring 1993
Berkeley: ASLM, 1993. 50p., slender paperback, very good. Published by students at UC Berkeley. More about Afrikan Student Literary Magazine. Spring 1993
Cat.No: 220443
Afrikan Student Literary Magazine. Vol. 1 Book II (Spring 1990)
Berkeley: ASLM, 1990. 34p., staplebound wraps, neatly ex-library, couple of small coffee splatters on front cover. Published by students at UC Berkeley. Features an interview with Barbara Christian. More about Afrikan Student Literary Magazine. Vol. 1 Book II (Spring 1990
Cat.No: 220441
Afro-American Book Distributors [pricelist]
Houston, TX: Afro-American Book Distributors, [ca. 1970]. 15p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled together at corner, very good. Undated pricelist from the Afrocentric distributor; titles include some late 1960s Black Power classics, including a couple from 1969, suggesting a date of 1970 or later. Pricelist only, without reviews. More about Afro-American Book Distributors [pricelist
Cat.No: 227989
Afro-Americans in American history; brief biographies of nine outstanding men and women, drawings by Carl Owens
New York: Pepsi-Cola, [1970?]. [12p] 4.75x6.75 inches, illustrated biographical sketches, creased vertically otherwise a very good pamphlet in stapled white pictorial wraps. Crispus Attucks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass et al. More about Afro-Americans in American history; brief biographies of nine outstanding men and women, drawings...
Cat.No: 139782
Afro-centric xwordz & puzzlez; crosswords & puzzles based on African American history & culture, volume 1, issue 1
Mililani, HI: Kane Publications, 1998. Magazine. 84p., wraps. Various word games. More about Afro-centric xwordz & puzzlez; crosswords & puzzles based on African American history...
Cat.No: 106411
After Dark: the national magazine of entertainment vol. 6, #9, January 1974; special issue: Black Magic
New York: Dance Magazine, 1974. Magazine. 116p. 8.5x11 inches, articles, reviews, interviews, ads, photos, slightly musty scent otherwise good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Special issue of the magazine subtitled "Black Magic", with articles on Ellington, Al Green, Soul Train, African American theater and film and more. More about After Dark: the national magazine of entertainment vol. 6, #9, January 1974; special issue: Black...
Cat.No: 148214
Against Racism: Newsletter of the Anti-Racism Literature Project. Vol. 5 no. 4/5 (July-Nov. 1988)
Brooklyn, NY: Anti-Racism Literature Project, 1988. 30p., staplebound wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, light handling wear with a small discolored spot on front cover. Updates on anti-racist organizing, including the group SOS Racism. Includes an analysis of the Tawana Brawley case declaring it to be a fabrication and characterizing Al Sharpton as... More about Against Racism: Newsletter of the Anti-Racism Literature Project. Vol. 5 no. 4/5 (July-Nov. 1988
Cat.No: 193743
Alabama Blacks in the Mirror: January 1975 [cover title Alabama Black in the Mirror]
Birmingham, AL: The Mirror, 1975. Magazine. [20p]8.5x11 inches, photos, articles, news, ads, resources, events, lightly-foxed magazine in stapled white pictorial wraps. More about Alabama Blacks in the Mirror: January 1975 [cover title Alabama Black in the Mirror
Cat.No: 206128
America's Black Heritage Calendar; a continuing strength in our society [1987 calendar]
Oakland: Baker Mortuary, Inc., 1987. Calendar. [28p] includes covers, 8.75x9 inches, illustrations, photos, biographies, historical information, 12 month wall calendar, stapled pictorial covers. More about America's Black Heritage Calendar; a continuing strength in our society [1987 calendar
Cat.No: 214649
America's tenth man; a brief survey of the Negro's part in American history
Atlanta: Conference on Education and Race Relations, 1940. 16p., later printing, wraps. SRC #2. More about America's tenth man; a brief survey of the Negro's part in American history
Cat.No: 38621
America's tenth man; a brief survey of the Negro's part in American history
Atlanta: Conference on Education and Race Relations, 1937. 15p., fifteenth edition, wraps, small private ownership stamp on front cover. SRC #2. More about America's tenth man; a brief survey of the Negro's part in American history
Cat.No: 196124
American Jazz Ensemble featuring William O. Smith, Clarinet, John Eaton, Piano, Friday, March 4, 1966, auditorium-gymnasium, 8:30 pm
[Baton Rouge]: Southern University, 1966. 4p. program for the Southern University Lyceum series concert. More about American Jazz Ensemble featuring William O. Smith, Clarinet, John Eaton, Piano, Friday, March 4,...
Cat.No: 42289
American labor history: Race and ethnicity in the working class
Somerville: New England Free Press, [1973]. Pamphlet. 48p., wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good condition. Short book reviews and bibliography. More about American labor history: Race and ethnicity in the working class
Cat.No: 59935
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American Negro reference guide; volume I, number 4 [5 and 6], December 1960
New York: World Mutual Exchange, 1960-1. 45 sheets printed single side, 8.5x11 inches, small stain at lower right front wrap which also has some pen markings; some pen notations throughout. Includes a 1960-1 directory of US Negro newspapers, magazines and publications and separate annotated listings; Negro publications in Canada and... More about American Negro reference guide; volume I, number 4 [5 and 6], December 1960
Cat.No: 141832
The American Negro; in THE ANNALS, volume cxxxx, November 1928
Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1928. Hardcover. viii, 359p., with block print front., wraps issue cased into green library buckram gilt-titled and -ruled, both of the original grey printed paper covers are bound in, new casing is fine, textblock and wraps are in near pristine condition. This... More about The American Negro; in THE ANNALS, volume cxxxx, November 1928
Cat.No: 29381
The American Negro; in THE ANNALS, volume cxxxx, November 1928
Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1928. Hardcover. viii, 359p., with block print frontis, hardcover issue in AAPSS series binding (ribbed maroon cloth panelled in blind, spine titles gilt), a bit shelfworn with minute fraying, a light paint smear on back cover, endsheets darkened by something long ago... More about The American Negro; in THE ANNALS, volume cxxxx, November 1928
Cat.No: 139946
Anarchy in the town: an introduction for people of color
Oakland: n.pub. 2015. 17p., very good in staplebound wraps. "So here's a short read that some POC anarchists wrote about what we think. Check it, and next time shit pops off, maybe we'll see you out in the streets." More about Anarchy in the town: an introduction for people of color
Cat.No: 203606
Announcing .... 2nd annual post Easter conference on preaching; Friday, April 20, 1979 ... featuring ... Dr. Gardner C. Taylor
Detroit: Hartford Baptist Church and Metropolitan Church of God, 1979. Six-panel brochure, printed two sides, with Taylor's photograph, very good. More about Announcing .... 2nd annual post Easter conference on preaching; Friday, April 20, 1979 ......
Cat.No: 147685
Announcing vital information on America's two largest ethnic groups
Detroit: Gale Research, 1991. Paperback. 28p., 8.5x5.5 inches oblong, illustrated with photos of book covers, catalog of titles available from Gale in the areas of African American and Hispanic Americ studies, very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. More about Announcing vital information on America's two largest ethnic groups
Cat.No: 169251
Annual meeting; the Tawawa School of Religion and Ministers' Conference, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio, August 7-11, 1944, Third Episcopal districal Espicopal Church
Wilberforce: the Conference, 1944. 12p. program, including a 2p. Who's Who, very good in wraps. More about Annual meeting; the Tawawa School of Religion and Ministers' Conference, Wilberforce University,...
Cat.No: 121304
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 about Answer the critics of F.E.P.C. Try this quiz at home
Cat.No: 168168
Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition / Smash Bakke / Demonstrate! / Nationwide Spring Offensive [pinback button]
San Jose, CA: the Coalition; mfg. by Ho-Sale Ent. [197-]. 1.75-inch diameter pin, black design on red background. Metal back has some rust. More about Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition / Smash Bakke / Demonstrate! / Nationwide Spring Offensive [pinback...
Cat.No: 203695
Aperture: number one hundred twenty-six, Winter 1992: Haiti: feeding the spirit
New York: Aperture, 1992. Oversized Paperback. 76p., profusely illus. with both color and black/white photos, 9.5x11 inches, first edition, wraps, somewhat worn with handling. More about Aperture: number one hundred twenty-six, Winter 1992: Haiti: feeding the spirit
Cat.No: 47851
The arts; a reflection on culture, Black History Month, February 1988
Detroit: Detroit Free Press and Michigan Bell, 1988. 16p., 11x14 inch supplement to the Detroit Free Press, with articles on music, theater, cancer, literature, film and art. More about The arts; a reflection on culture, Black History Month, February 1988
Cat.No: 137184