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
The Black Scholar, volume 5 number 3 (Nov. 1973)
Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation, 1973. 64p. staplebound magazine, 7x10 inches, wraps worn and creased, 1/4 inch tear on rear wrap else very good condition. Includes Ron Karenga's "Strategy for Struggle," articles by Shirley Graham DuBois on the Middle East, Robert Allen on China after the Cultural Revolution, and..... More
Cat.No: 257726
The Black Scholar, volume 9, number 8/9 (May/June 1978)
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1978. 64p., staplebound wraps, mild wear. This issue includes "People's revolt against poverty: an appeal and challenge" by Republic of New Afrika president Imari Abubakari Obadele; "On the Black Student Movement 1969-70" by Muhammad Ahmad, "War on Black colleges" by Nathan Hare, and more..... More
Cat.No: 253511
Black Unity. Vol. 1 no. 1
Berkeley: the newspaper, 1969. 8p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, paper evenly toned, otherwise very good. Contains much about the Conspiracy Trial, Black Panther Party, and contemporary events, but much of the content is devoted to Ambibe Ogotemmeli's ruminations on Black capitalism. In addition to publishing this paper, he was..... More
Cat.No: 251322
Blacks and Hispanics in the United States; sixth in a series of reports which compile and interpret statiscal information of direct concern to life insurance executives
Washington: American Council of Life Insurance, 1979. 46p., wraps. DataTrack 6. More
Cat.No: 53582
" Blacks in flicks" at Knoxville, Tennessee 1969-1970
Knoxville: Knoxville College, 1969. 8-panel brochure for a film-study project on the African American in the film industry at Knoxville College. More
Cat.No: 154988
Blacks in the federal government
Chicago: Empak Publishing Company, 1991. 32p., illus., wraps. Educational pamphlet . A gift of heritage 9. More
Cat.No: 167411
Blues unlimited: all blues all the time; number 107, April/May 1974
London: Blues Unlimited, 1974. Magazine. 32p. including covers, 8.25x11.75 inches, photos, ads, reviews, interviews, very good magazine, newsprint, stapled pictorial wraps. Mighty Joe Young, nPee Wee Crayton, Lloyd Glenn, Little Boyd and more New Orleans. UK Blues periodical. More
Cat.No: 183366
Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem / Vote Socialist Workers [pinback button]
Richmond Hill, NY: SWP; mfg. by Columbia Advertising, [196-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black and white, very good. More
Cat.No: 207323
Broadway Local West Side Community Newspaper, No. 13, Sept. 4-20, 1971
New York: Broadway Local, 1971. Newspaper. 12p., folded tabloid, illus., toned, lightly frayed, tiny chips at spine quarterfold, else good. Implictly lefty Upper West Side Manhattan community newspaper with news on Morningside squatters evictions, tenant groups, local Haitian community, local black activist Jeannette Washington, food coops, events calendar, and a...... More
Cat.No: 244503
Bubbling brown sugar! A musical revue, Harlem 1910-1940
New York: MCM Ventures, [1978?]. 20p. illus. playbill for the Loften Mitchell musical, 12x9 inches, wraps. More
Cat.No: 44170
The Buffalo Soldiers: November 16, 1993 - May 29, 1994, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Inst. [brochure]
Washington DC: National Museum of American History, 1993. Six-panel folded brochure 4.75x8.5 inches, illustrations including line drawings of the insignia, brief texts on history of the Buffalo soldiers, very good. More
Cat.No: 214731
BWMTSC News: two issues
no place: Black & White Men Together Southern California, 2007. Two issues, single 8.5x11 inch sheets printed both sides, events, news, members, illustrations, very good. Issue number one, February 2007 and the April 2007 issue, unnumbered. The organization was mainly represented by online web site information. More
Cat.No: 230084
By-laws of George W. Posey no. 77, F. & A. M.; member of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of California and Jurisdiction
[Vallejo]: The Lodge, no date. 10p., 3.5x5.75 inches, handbook in blue stapled wraps with light tanning and wear. More
Cat.No: 175186
CAAS; California African American Superintendents & Assistant Superintendents 2002-2003; extending paths of trailblazers
Sacramento: The Project Pipeline Press, 2003. Pamphlet. 58p., illustrated with two dozen (or so) vignette photoportraits and a line map; softbound in 8.5x5.5 inch stapled wraps, entirely clean, sound and unmarked, a very good copy. History and roster of the association. More
Cat.No: 89680
CalArts presents the Alpert Awards in the Arts; 1996 Su Friedrich, Anne LeBaron, Suzan-Lori Parks, David Rousseve, Carrie Mae Weems
Santa Monica: CalArts/Herb Alpert Foundation, 1996. [16p] photos of the five recipients intext, wraps. Includes two African American artists among the group that deals with gender-bending themes. More
Cat.No: 112913
The California DWB report; a report from the highways, trenches and halls of power in California
San Francisco: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of California, 2002. 56p., 8,5x11 inches, printed cover letter laid in, very good in wraps with subtitle, "Driving while black or brown" More
Cat.No: 160965
Cambridge Tenants' Newsletter. No. 74 (September 1975)
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Tenants' Organizing Committee, 1975. 8 page tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, paper toned, closed edge tear. Laid in is a flyer for an unemployment clinic. Includes a report on assistance to Black renters in East Boston after a racist attack in August. More
Cat.No: 251093
Camp News: Vol. III, no. 12 (Dec. 15, 1972)
Chicago: the newspaper, 1972. Single issue of the underground GI movement publication, tabloid format newspaper, 15p., edgeworn and chipped, evenly toned, pen notation on front wrap, address label on rear wrap, else good condition. Masthead emblem is a raised fist punching through the top of a tent. Includes a section..... More
Cat.No: 242634
Campaign for $10,000 to save this beautiful structure, Denver's leading Negro congregation asks your aid
Denver: Shorter Community A. M. E. Church, [193-?]. 12x9.5 sheet folded to three-panel brochure, glossy paper printed both sides, black/white photos, slight stain on front and small closed tear. City-wide fundraising campaign to repair the historic structure, with descriptions of the church and its programs. More
Cat.No: 117939
Cancer among blacks and othe minorities: statistical profiles
Rockville, MD: National Cancer Institute, USDHHS, 1986. ix, 273p., 8.5x11 inches, slightly worn wraps. Almost entirely charts and graphs, with more of African Americans and whites than other ethniciteis. More
Cat.No: 108116
Cathedral School for Boys 2003; yearbook
San Francisco: Cathedral School for Boys, 2003. 44p., 8x11 inches, b&w photos, pictorial boards. More
Cat.No: 145375
Celebrating the drum; 4th annual Eddie Moore Festival, August 1-8, 1993, Yoshi's Keystone Korner and the Berkeley UC Theatre
Oakland: Jazz In Flight, 1993. Magazine. [24p] 8.25x10.75 program for the festival, illustrated with photos and ads, very good in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 134627
Centennial celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Africa: 1875-1975. [Interior title: A legacy of freedom: Christian evangelism, complete liberation]
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 1975. [72p.], wraps, front cover has circular cut-out through which is visible an outline of Africa with Bible and torch; several small stains to the illustration, interior otherwise clean. 11x8.5 inches. Program booklet for an event marking the centennial of the AME Zion Church in..... More
Cat.No: 210179
Central America alert: Vol. II, No. 6, October 1984
San Francisco: USOCA, 1983. 11p., folded tabloid newspaper format, evenly toned, lightly worn, small stain on front wrap else very good condition on newsprint. Articles on Reagan's re-election and its consequences for Central America, African Americans, and the Cold War, the elections in Nicaragua, and more. More
Cat.No: 252196
The challenge of desgregation for the American police executive; a conference called by the graduate school of public administration of New York University under a grant by the Robert Marshall civil liberties trust, February 4-9, 1962
New York: New York University, 1962. 12p. conference program, wraps. More
Cat.No: 39590