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.
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Attica [poster]
Buffalo, NY: Attica Defense Committee, [1972]. 15x22 inch poster, couple minor spots of soil, depicting Black prisoners raising their fists. The Attica Defense Committee provided legal and public support for the prisoners who were charged with crimes related to the 1971 rebellion in the Attica Correctional Facility. More about Attica [poster
Cat.No: 234045
Auch ich bin Amerika; dichtungen Amerikanischer neger, übertragen von Stephan Hermlin
Berlin: Verlag Volk und Welt, 1948. Paperback. 140p., wraps. Poetry in German translation faces English language originals, from Frances Harper to Sterling Brown. More about Auch ich bin Amerika; dichtungen Amerikanischer neger, übertragen von Stephan Hermlin
Cat.No: 70775
The availability of education in the Negro separate school; in the Journal of Negro Education, vol. XVI, no. 3, summer 1947
Washington: Howard University Press, 1947. Paperback. 216p., wraps, 4p. mimeo'd news release laid in. The entire issue, devoted to a survey of segregated school systems in 17 states and DC, contains articles on legal and institutional factors, the availability of education in the southern states, and availability at the different... More about The availability of education in the Negro separate school; in the Journal of Negro Education,...
Cat.No: 78040
Azania combat; January - April 1977; Soweto a Luta Continua!
New York: Pan Africanist Congress Observer, 1977. 12p., including covers, 8.5x11 inches, photos, stapled wraps. Includes a statement from Winnie Mandela and "A Black U.S. Marxist-Leninist Remembers La Guma & Experiences with the S.A.C.P" More about Azania combat; January - April 1977; Soweto a Luta Continua!
Cat.No: 152173
Azania will be free! Down with South Africa! Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pan African Congress of Azania [poster]
San Francisco: [John Nyata Pokela Tour], n.d. 17x22 inch poster featuring a crowd of demonstrators with fists raised, small golden outline of the African continent; edgeworn. Issued to promote the national tour of John Nyata Pokela; lengthy sponsorship list at bottom. More about Azania will be free! Down with South Africa! Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pan African...
Cat.No: 183558
Bad Attitude: Radical Women's Newspaper; Issue 6, June/July/August 1994
London: Bad Attitude, 1994. Newspaper. 27p., folded tabloid format newspaper, lightly worn, top corners of pages 19 to 27 dog-eared else good condition. Articles on squatting, African women in war zones, sex toys, eco-feminism, the Zapatistas, lesbians and disability, an interview with African American filmmaker Julie Dash, and more. More about Bad Attitude: Radical Women's Newspaper; Issue 6, June/July/August 1994
Cat.No: 241921
Bad beats, sacred rhythms: poetry by the Spoken Word
Washington DC: Spoken Word, 1993. vii, 100 p., very good in wraps. Poetry from the African American collective, much of it politically charged. "Sister disappeared on you / Trooper Blues" is dedicated to Assata Shakur. More about Bad beats, sacred rhythms: poetry by the Spoken Word
Cat.No: 198341
Baptist Pathfinders: study guide for middle and senior adult groups, ages 35 and above; Nurture for Baptist Churches, series four vol. 80, #1
Nashville: Sunday School Publishing Board, 1990. 32p., 5.5x8.5 inches, introduction, very good booklet in stapled tan wraps. More about Baptist Pathfinders: study guide for middle and senior adult groups, ages 35 and above; Nurture...
Cat.No: 214677
Bay Area cultural workers celebrate Labor Day and the 20th anniversary of the historic March on Washington
[San Francisco?]: n. pub. [1983]. 8.5x11 inch printed sheet with quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a list of participants, including Angela Davis, Decca Truehaft (Jessica Mitford), Nina Serrano, Teatro Latino and many others. More about Bay Area cultural workers celebrate Labor Day and the 20th anniversary of the historic March on...
Cat.No: 162546
Before Columbus Review [four issues]
Seattle: Before Columbus Foundation, 1989-1993. Four issues of the slender journal, 8.5x11 inches, first issue on toned newsprint, later issues on better paper, very good. Numbers present are vol. 1 no. 1, 3/4, vol. 3 no. 2, and vol. 4 no. 1. Multicultural literary review. Contributors include Ishmael Reed, Bob... More about Before Columbus Review [four issues
Cat.No: 236099
Before Columbus Review [two issues]
Seattle: Before Columbus Foundation, 1989-1990. Two issues of the slender journal, 8.5x11 inches, 23 and 32 pages respectively, first issue on unevenly toned newsprint, later issue on better paper. Numbers present are vol. 1 nos. 1 and 3/4. Multicultural literary review. Contributors include Ishmael Reed, Bob Callahan, Amiri Baraka, Frank Chin, and many others. More about Before Columbus Review [two issues
Cat.No: 236104
Berkeley Public Library's Annual Lesbian & Gay Author Reading: a unique and comfortable opportunity for cross-cultural dialog between the gay and straight communities [handbill] Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Darieck Scott & Canyon Sam
Berkeley: Friends of the Library, no date. Single 11x8.5 inch handbill in landscape format on lavender stock with photos of the three authors and event information, lightly-stained otherwise good. More about Berkeley Public Library's Annual Lesbian & Gay Author Reading: a unique and comfortable...
Cat.No: 229999
Bethany's Church Choir annual day, Sunday, September 26, 1993 5400 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA [souvenir program]
Oakland: Bethany's Church, 1993. Four panel souvenir program, 8.5x11 inches, list of deceased members, program for the event, officers and committees, single song sheet "We've Come This far By Faith" by Albert A. Goodson laid-in, very good. More about Bethany's Church Choir annual day, Sunday, September 26, 1993 5400 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA...
Cat.No: 207141
Bethel Baptist Church; seventeenth annual scholarship awards program, Sunday, June 18, 1978
Oakland: the Church, 1978. 24p., illus. with photos, wraps. More about Bethel Baptist Church; seventeenth annual scholarship awards program, Sunday, June 18, 1978
Cat.No: 41163
Beulah Chapter no. 24 Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall Rite of Adoption, California and Hawaii 53rd year, yearbook 1975
Oakland: The Order, 1975. 30p., 4.5x6.25 inches, red typeface and illustrated with 6 red-printed photos of members, all but one are women; speech, list of officers, events, committees, list of other chapters. Yellow stapled wraps, badly worn, stained and handling-soiled. More about Beulah Chapter no. 24 Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall Rite of Adoption, California and...
Cat.No: 175188
Black & White Men Together - SFBA: A Deck of 52 &Getting Our Act Together [two leaflets]
San Francisco: BWMTSFBA, [1981]. Two leaflets, 5.5x8.5 inches printed one side only, very good. Leaflet #1 is for a Gaymes Night & Dance and #2 is a call for joining all gay men together to fight against racism and The New Right or Moral Majority. More about Black & White Men Together - SFBA: A Deck of 52 &Getting Our Act Together [two leaflets
Cat.No: 237103
Black Americans in the Navy
Washington DC: Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept. [1978]. Paperback. 48p., 9.25x6 inches landscape format, Black history, historical highlights, future trends, education and training, profiles of the fleet, February historical calendar, b&w and color photos, very good first edition booklet in stapled black pictorial wraps. An informational booklet issued by..... More about Black Americans in the Navy
Cat.No: 207876
The Black Business Network: A Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Professional Offices in the Birmingham Area; Volume 2, 1983-84
Birmingham, AL: The Research Associates, 1983. 28p., stapled wraps, very good condition. More about The Black Business Network: A Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Professional Offices in the...
Cat.No: 242245
The Black Business Network: A Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Professional Offices in the Birmingham Area; Volume 4, 1985-86
Birmingham, AL: The Research Associates, 1985. 43p., stapled wraps, very good condition. More about The Black Business Network: A Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Professional Offices in the...
Cat.No: 242246
Black Catholic Affairs / Renew Us / Archdiocese of San Francisco [pinback button]
San Francisco: the Archdiocese, n.d. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good. More about Black Catholic Affairs / Renew Us / Archdiocese of San Francisco [pinback button
Cat.No: 237652
Black choreographers moving toward the 21st century 1992; in Talking Drums! The journal of black dance, vol. 2, no. 2, April 1992
Hollywood: Talking Drums! 1992. 37p., illus. program for the tour, 8.5x14 inches, slightly worn wraps. More about Black choreographers moving toward the 21st century 1992; in Talking Drums! The journal of black...
Cat.No: 69920
Black choreographers moving toward the 21st century; November 3-12, 1989
San Francisco: Theater Artaud, 1989. Pamphlet. 16p, illus. program for the tour's performances in San Francisco, 7 x 8.5 inches, illustrated wraps in red and black ink, Sold in combination with the November 1989 Tidbits magazine, 6p, a calender for the Bay Area black community which features a cover photo... More about Black choreographers moving toward the 21st century; November 3-12, 1989
Cat.No: 163013
Black civil rights leaders
Chicago: Empak Publishing Company, 1990. 32p., illus., wraps. Educational pamphlet with short bios of Du Bois, Garvey, King, Hamer, Randolph and others. Black history #4. More about Black civil rights leaders
Cat.No: 132997
Black Congress / Dallas / 1980 [pinback button]
Dallas, TX: the Congress, 1980. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black text on white field. Apparently issued for the Black Congress on Health and Law. More about Black Congress / Dallas / 1980 [pinback button
Cat.No: 212100
Black control of the black community / Boutelle in '68 [pinback button]
n.p. [Socialist Workers Party], 1968. 1.75 inch diameter pin, portrait of the presidential candidate with fuscia and black lettering around. Paul Boutelle changed his name to Kwame Montsho Ajamu Somburu in 1979. More about Black control of the black community / Boutelle in '68 [pinback button
Cat.No: 176092