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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The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. 5, no. 22, Saturday, November 28, 1970
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1970. Newspaper. 19p. illus. tabloid with Emory Douglas poster on back, toned, worn along the horizontal fold, tear at top of front cover, marginal closed tears, minor wrinkling from damp. Front cover - Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention. Howard University, Washington D.C., November 27, 28 & 29... More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. 5, no. 22, Saturday, November 28, 1970
Cat.No: 235618
The Black Panther Black Community News Service Vol. II, no. 1 (March 16, 1968)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1968. Newspaper. 24p., tabloid format newspaper, paper toned, horizontal fold, overall handling wear, interior page has a fold crease. Many Emory Douglas cartoons throughout including a memorable one with the caption "Assemblyman Willie Brown on the issue of Huey Newton." Centerfold show images of a "Free... More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service Vol. II, no. 1 (March 16, 1968
Cat.No: 200040
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. II, no. 24 (March 3, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. Newspaper. 20p. illus. tabloid. Horizontal fold, evenly toned, some edgewear, faint musty odor. Ho Chi Minh on cover with his New Year address. A cartoon inside depicts Ron Karenga, whose organization had recently killed two Panthers, licking Uncle Sam's boots and grasping a pork chop. More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. II, no. 24 (March 3, 1969
Cat.No: 240836
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 11 (July 5, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. 24p. illus. tabloid newspaper. Horizontal fold, edgeworn and toned, slightly musty scent. Front cover headline: "Eldridge Cleaver breaks his silence," with a centerspread message to Ericka Huggins; rear cover is a "Sieg heil! Law and order" poster. More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 11 (July 5, 1969
Cat.No: 240889
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 13 (July 19, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. 24p. illus. tabloid newspaper. Horizontal fold, evenly toned, front and back covers are Emory posters depicting a capitalist as a rat. More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 13 (July 19, 1969
Cat.No: 240890
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 24, Saturday, October 4, 1969
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. Newspaper. 20p. illus. tabloid newspaper. Horizontal fold, edgeworn, slightly musty scent. Cover devoted to Bobby Seale. More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 24, Saturday, October 4, 1969
Cat.No: 240891
The Black Panther black community news service vol. III, no. 29, Saturday, November 15, 1969
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. Newspaper. 20p. illus. tabloid newspaper, horizontal fold, light browning, minor staining along left margin. "Inside this Issue: Message to All Progressive Forces," "U.S. Pilots Captured in Vietnam." Rear poster reads "Progressive Journalists of the five continents, powerful revolutionary pen and sternly condemn U.S. Imperialism." Artist..... More about The Black Panther black community news service vol. III, no. 29, Saturday, November 15, 1969
Cat.No: 200036
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 8 (Saturday, June 14, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. 24p. illus. folded tabloid, lightly toned, small closed tears at top and bottom of cover spine, a small bit of foxing, else very good. Cover headline: "Capitalism plus Racism breeds FASCISM," with photo of police-guarded Huey Newton handcuffed to a hospital gurney. Back cover is... More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 8 (Saturday, June 14, 1969
Cat.No: 239702
The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 9 (Saturday, June 21, 1969)
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1969. 24p. illus. tabloid, paper toned with horizontal fold, edgeworn, faint musty scent. Cover story is on then-Governor Reagan's attack on Sacramento Panther headquarters. Includes a substantial piece on Wesley Robert Wells. More about The Black Panther Black Community News Service vol. III, no. 9 (Saturday, June 21, 1969
Cat.No: 230389
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service vol. VII, no. 1, Saturday, August 28, 1971. George Jackson Lives!
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1971. 20p. illus. tabloid format newspaper, fold-creased, with George Jackson portrait on front cover and Emory Douglas poster on the rear cover; upper left corner of front page torn away, not affecting text. This is the first issue of the BPP paper to appear after Jackson's... More about The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service vol. VII, no. 1, Saturday, August 28, 1971. George...
Cat.No: 224531
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, vol. VII, no. 24, Saturday, February 5, 1972
Oakland: Black Panther Party, 1972. 20p. illus. tabloid newspaper; Horizontal fold, paper toned, mild handling wear. Emory poster on rear cover. More about The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, vol. VII, no. 24, Saturday, February 5, 1972
Cat.No: 230392
The Black Performing Arts Troupe of Cal State College-Hayward presents "What is is, What is was, What it's gon' be!" A dynamite, down-to-earth review of drama, music, song and dance... [handbill]
Hayward, CA: the Troupe, [1971]. 11x8.5 inch handbill, very good with some toning at upper right corner. Black and white photo depicts the cast posing onstage. A contemporary newspaper announcement described the show as an overview of Black history in America. More about The Black Performing Arts Troupe of Cal State College-Hayward presents "What is is, What is...
Cat.No: 227960
Black Perspectives. Vol. 3 no. 1 (Nov. 1985)
Oakland: Bay Area Association of Black Psychologists, 1985. 16p., tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, mild edgewear. Articles on recent news such as the GAIN bill, racism in schools, listings of upcoming professional events, etc. More about Black Perspectives. Vol. 3 no. 1 (Nov. 1985
Cat.No: 233083
Black Political Agenda '92 [issues 1 and 2]
Washington DC: 1992. First two issues of the newsletter, 6 pages each, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Coverage of Black primary candidates and potential candidates, including independents like Ron Daniels, as well as mainstream candidates' attitudes toward Black issues. Bill Clinton is lambasted for the execution of Ricky Ray Rector. More about Black Political Agenda '92 [issues 1 and 2
Cat.No: 237985
The Black position; number 3, 1973, an annual
Detroit: Broadside Press, 1973. 79p., wraps. This annual, edited by Gwendolyn Brooks, contains five articles. More about The Black position; number 3, 1973, an annual
Cat.No: 20435
The Black position; number 4, 1973, an annual
Detroit: Broadside Press, 1976. 36p., wraps. This annual, edited by Gwendolyn Brooks, contains a poem by her as well as articles by Nora Blakely, Marvin Florence and George Kent. More about The Black position; number 4, 1973, an annual
Cat.No: 20436
The black presence series; the arts, history, folklore, sports, music, literature, education, invention, the military
New York: Pepsico, [198-?]. 24p. including nine pages of reproductions of the posters from the series (Robeson, Tubman, Bethune, etc.), first version, wraps. Could Clarence Holte, who worked for Pepsi, have inspired this series? More about The black presence series; the arts, history, folklore, sports, music, literature, education,...
Cat.No: 114658
The black presence series; the arts, history, folklore, sports, music, literature, education, invention, the military
New York: Pepsico, [198-?]. 24p. including ten pages of reproductions of the posters from the series (Robeson, Tubman, Bethune, etc., second version, wraps. This version adds the poster of Madame C. J. Walker. Could Clarence Holte, who worked for Pepsi, have inspired this series. More about The black presence series; the arts, history, folklore, sports, music, literature, education,...
Cat.No: 114659
Black prison movements USA; the NOBO journal of AfricanAmerican dialogue, volume II, number 1
Trenton: Africa World Press, 1995. xii, 184p., illustrations, lightly worn wraps. More about Black prison movements USA; the NOBO journal of AfricanAmerican dialogue, volume II, number 1
Cat.No: 68468
A black quartet; four new black plays by Ben Caldwell, Ronald Milner, Ed Bullins and Leroi Jones, with an introduction by Clayton Riley
New York: Signet/New American Library, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. xxiii, 158p. + 8p. photos, first printing, wraps; worn and acidic, with a dampstain that affects the first dozen leaves. Paperback original. More about A black quartet; four new black plays by Ben Caldwell, Ronald Milner, Ed Bullins and Leroi Jones,...
Cat.No: 137992
The Black Scholar Volume 3, number 6, February 1972
Sausalito: The Black World Foundation, 1972. 64p., very good in wraps, Malcolm X cover. Issue on "The Black Colony, USA" with contributions by Imari Abubakari Obadele, Charles C. Diggs Jr. on why he dropped out of the American delegation to the UN (opposition to official US policies on apartheid and... More about The Black Scholar Volume 3, number 6, February 1972
Cat.No: 179665
The Black Scholar [48 issues of the journal]
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1969-1988. Magazine. Fourty-eight issues of the monthly journal, spanning December 1969 to January/February 1988. Issues present are: Volume 1 Numbers 2, 5, and 8, Volume 2 Numbers 2, 4, and 6, Volume 3 Numbers 1, 3, 5, and 9, Volume 4 Numbers 8-9 [combined... More about The Black Scholar [48 issues of the journal
Cat.No: 227634
The Black uprisings; Newark, Detroit, 1967. Introduction by Paul Boutelle
New York: Merit Publishers, 1969. Pamphlet. 30p., third printing, very good in wraps. More about The Black uprisings; Newark, Detroit, 1967. Introduction by Paul Boutelle
Cat.No: 26772
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 about Blacks and Hispanics in the United States; sixth in a series of reports which compile and...
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 about " Blacks in flicks" at Knoxville, Tennessee 1969-1970
Cat.No: 154988