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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cat.No: 132997
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
Cat.No: 176092
Black control of the black community. Puerto Rican control of the Puerto Rican community; vote Socialist Workers
New York: Socialist Workers Party, 1970. 8.5x11 inch flyer, printed two sides. Issued in support of the SWP slate in New York elections, 1970. More
Cat.No: 125836
Black culture quiz
New York: The Sperry and Hutchingson Company, 1975. Pamphlet. 43p., later printing of the revised edition, very good in wraps. More
Cat.No: 114342
Black culture quiz
New York: The Sperry and Hutchingson Company, 1979. Pamphlet. 23p. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches in brown printed stapled wraps. This a fourth printing of the edition revised in 1978. More
Cat.No: 217133
The Black Dollar: the official newsletter of Recycling Black Dollars (April-May, 1996)
Inglewood, CA: Recycling Black Dollars, 1996. 8p., staplebound newsletter, 8.5x11 inches. Rear cover foxed, otherwise very good. RBD issued "Black Dollar Coupons" (one of which is on the cover) which could be used at local participating Black-owned businesses. One coupon would accompany nine dollars, effectively a 10 percent discount for..... More
Cat.No: 243717
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1975 the second Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 16, 1975, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1975. Oversized Paperback. Unpaginated (about 50p.), 8.5x8.5 inches, photos in text, slender softcover. Very good. More
Cat.No: 137999
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1975 the second Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 16, 1975, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1975. Oversized Paperback. Unpaginated (about 50p.), 8.5x8.5 inches, photos in text, slender softcover, wraps stained and discolored along top edge else very good. More
Cat.No: 252153
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1977; fourth Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 20, 1977, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1977. [32]p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps slightly soiled. More
Cat.No: 42200
Black filmmakers hall of fame 1979; Sixth Annual Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony, February 18, 1979, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California
Oakland: Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Guild of the Oakland Museum Association, 1979. [32]p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps slightly worn, one page creased, else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 237230
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame presents the Fifteenth Annual Oscar Micheaux awards ceremony
Oakland: Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1988. Six-panel playbill, 5.5x11 inches, Gala Program, Awards Program, Acknowledgements, worn and stained, printed on heavy stock. More
Cat.No: 237272
Black filmworks festival of film & video; April 16 thru April 25, 1992
Oakland: Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1992. [40]p. illus. program for the event, wraps. More
Cat.No: 104495
Black heritage is us
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. [24]p., illus., 6.5x9.5 inches, wraps. Promotional brochure for Holt's projected 27 volume Black Heritage series. More
Cat.No: 81807
Black history and the class struggle
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1990. 16p., 8.25x11 inches, wraps, very good. Later printing of 1983 original. Black history and the class struggle 1. More
Cat.No: 139866
Black history and the class struggle
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1990. Pamphlet. 16p., 8.25x11 inches, wraps, very good. Later printing of 1983 original. Black history and the class struggle 1. More
Cat.No: 238516
Black history and the class struggle [Nos. 1,2 ,4, 7, 13-15, 18-20]
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1983-2011. Nine pamphlets in the series, a number of them official reprints of 1980s originals, all 8.25x11 inches, earlier numbers show shelf and edge wear, esle in good condition. Topics range from Black leadership in the revolutionary movement, The Mumia case, Black Panther history, and..... More
Cat.No: 264394
Black history and the class struggle [Nos. 1-21 mssing Nos. 9 & 10]
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, 1983-2011. Nineteen pamphlets in the series, a number of them official reprints of 1980s originals, all 8.25x11 inches, earlier numbers show shelf and edge wear, esle in good condition. Topics range from Black leadership in the revolutionary movement, The Mumia case, Black Panther history, and..... More
Cat.No: 264393
Black independent cinema; Britain and America, January 8-March 3, 1987, UCLA Melnitz Theater
Las Angeles: UCLA Film and Television Archive, 1987. 8p. illus. 8.5x11 inch program, wraps. More
Cat.No: 99201
Black infant health best practice prevention education model
Oakland: West Oakland Health Council, Inc. Black Infant Healthg Project, [1995]. Spiral_bound. Various pagination by section, 8.5x11 inches, printed recto-only, stains on edges otherwise very good report in black comb-bound plastic covers. Extensive (approx. 150-200 pages) report with 10 attachments including news clippings, reports, codes and laws. More
Cat.No: 193864