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.
Black power in higher education. Proposal for the Illinois Council...
Evanston, IL: Illinois Council for Black Studies c/o African-American Studies, Northwestern University, 1979. Pamphlet. 34p., wraps a bit edge worn else very good condition, 8.5x11 inches. More
Cat.No: 272242
"Black Power," War Cry of Insurrectionists! Proof of How "Black...
New Orleans: The Independent American, 1966. Eight-panel leaflet, very good. Tax Fax No. 77. "Has the Negro bloc vote 'captured' LBJ?" More
Cat.No: 254789
Black Repertory Group...Proudly Presents: "The Prodigal Sister" musical comedy directed...
Berkeley: Black repertory Group, 1999. Four-panel program, 5.5x8.5 inches, scene breakdown, cast list, production crew, coming events, fold crease otherwised good, black text on white stock. Cast included Yvonne Long, Deborah Price, Tim Williams, Koffe Denobi et al. More
Cat.No: 213001
Black Sabbath; the secret musical history of Black-Jewish relations
New York: Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation, 2010. Pamphlet. 40p., wraps, very good condition, 5.25x7.25 inches. Booklet to accompany the CD (the CD is lacking). More
Cat.No: 276259
The Black Scholar [Forty-five issues of the journal]
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1972 - 2010. Magazine. Forty-five issues of the monthly journal, spanning May 1972 to Summer 2010. Issues present are: Volume 3 Number 9, Volume 4 Number 4, Volume 5 Numbers 3 & 4, Volume 6 Number 10, Volume 8 Number 8-10 [combined issues], Volume..... More
Cat.No: 227634
The Black Scholar, volume 16, number 6 (Nov/Dec 1985)
Oakland: The Black World Foundation, 1986. Magazine. 64p., staplebound wraps, mild wear and toning, subscription label attached, else good condition. This issue focuses on The Divestment Movement, U.S. Sanctions on S. Africa, Anti-Apartheid Resources, Attacks on Angola, more. More
Cat.No: 280026
The Black Scholar, volume 17, number 4 (Jul/Aug 1986)
Oakland: The Black World Foundation, 1986. Magazine. 64p., staplebound wraps, mild wear and toning, cover has small tear on vertical edge, subscription label attached, else good condition. This issue focuses on "African Literature", with various contemporaneous African writers and scholars. More
Cat.No: 280016
The Black Scholar, volume 5 number 3 (Nov. 1973)
Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation, 1973. 64p. staplebound magazine, very good. 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. More
Cat.No: 253512
The Black Scholar, volume 5 number 3 (Nov. 1973)
Sausalito, CA: The Black World Foundation, 1973. Magazine. 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..... More
Cat.No: 257726
The Black Scholar, volume 9, number 8/9 (May/June 1978)
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1978. Magazine. 64p., staplebound wraps, mild wear and toning else good condition. 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..... More
Cat.No: 253511
The Black Scholar, volume 9, number 8/9 (May/June 1978)
San Francisco: The Black World Foundation, 1978. Magazine. 64p., staplebound wraps, mild wear, staples rusted, old price sticker and one other sticker on rear wrap, else good condition. This issue includes "People's revolt against poverty: an appeal and challenge" by Republic of New Afrika president Imari Abubakari Obadele; "On the..... More
Cat.No: 282125
Black Sisters Unite [pinback button]
n.p. "Mfg. for Ms. Magazine" 1974. Pinback Button. 1.5 inch pin, black text on red field, manufacturing info and union bug on the curl, very good. More
Cat.No: 218101
Black World; October 1974
Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, 1974. 97p., slender paperback, front cover has a tear at upper left corner; internal rubberstamp of an Upward Bound office in San Francisco. Focus for this issue is "The Political situation in the Black World," with Harold Cruse on the Little Rock National Black Convention, commentaries..... More
Cat.No: 190111
Blacks and Hispanics in the United States: sixth in a....
Washington: American Council of Life Insurance, 1979. Pamphlet. 46p., stapled wraps, 7x10 inches, wraps lightly worn, touch of rust to staples else very good condition. DataTrack 6. More
Cat.No: 53582
Blacks in the Federal Government
Chicago: Empak Publishing Company, 1991. Pamphlet. 32p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, wraps worn and soiled else very good condition. Educational pamphlet . A Gift of Heritage No. 9. More
Cat.No: 167411
Blevins Davis and Robert Breen present Porgy and Bess; Music...
New York: Everyman Opera, 1952. [28]p. profusely illus., 9x12 inch program for the Cab Calloway production of the musical, handbill for its production at San Francisco's Curran Theatre laid in, very good in wraps. Version first presented at Dallas' State Fair Auditorium in June, 1952. More
Cat.No: 147988
Bob Avakian For the Liberation of Black People and the...
npl: [Revolutionary Communist Party], 2020. Pamphlet. 28p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good condition. More
Cat.No: 271226
Boston - Chicago / Stop Racist Attacks [pinback button]
n.p. SCAR [Student Conference Against Racism], n.d. 1.5 inch pin, black text on orange. More
Cat.No: 269207
Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem /...
Richmond Hill, NY: SWP; mfg. by Columbia Advertising, [196-]. Pinback Button. 1.5 inch diameter pin, black and white, very good. More
Cat.No: 207323
Bubbling brown sugar! A musical revue, Harlem 1910-1940
New York: MCM Ventures, [1978?]. 20p. illus. playbill for the Loften Mitchell musical, 12x9 inches, stapled wraps, lightly worn, a few small stains on front wrap else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 44170
Buck Sheet: along the Ledo Road. Vol. 2 no. 169...
n.p. Special Services, 1944. Newsletter. Single issue of the mimeographed newsletter produced for servicemen along the Ledo Road in the India-Burma-China theatre. 8.5x14 inches, fold-creased, reverse somewhat smudged but still legible. Updates on the war effort against Germany and the Japanese forces in the Philippines, with an article celebrating Ross..... More
Cat.No: 273230
The Burning Spear; voice of the international African revolution. Vol...
Oakland: African People's Socialist Party, 1993. Newspaper. 27p. folded tabloid newspaper, illustrated with photos and cartoons, lightly toned. Cover story proclaims "Bring our African babies home! NPDUM leader exposes that foster care racket nets millions for white community." Includes a supplement on the 20th anniversary of the African People's Socialist..... More
Cat.No: 270267
By-laws of George W. Posey no. 77, F. & A....
[Vallejo]: The Lodge, no date. Pamphlet. 10p., 3.5x5.75 inches, handbook in blue stapled wraps with light tanning and wear, one line crossed off in marker on first page. More
Cat.No: 175186
CalArts presents the Alpert Awards in the Arts: 1996 Su...
Santa Monica: CalArts/Herb Alpert Foundation, 1996. [16p] photos of the five recipients in text,stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, sticker shadow on rear wrap else very good condition. 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...
San Francisco: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of California, 2002. 56p., 8,5x11 inches, printed cover letter laid in, a few small stains else very good in wraps with subtitle, "Driving while black or brown" More
Cat.No: 160965
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