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[Cleage, Albert B., Jr.]
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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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 about Blues unlimited: all blues all the time; number 107, April/May 1974
Cat.No: 183366
Bolshevik revolution. No. 5 (August 1980)
New York: Bolshevik League of the United States, 1980. Single issue of the journal, 16p., very good in wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Includes a report on the Black United Front congress, a report on two "traitors" on the BL central committee being discovered and purged, and more. More about Bolshevik revolution. No. 5 (August 1980
Cat.No: 177110
The Boneyard Examiner, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 13,1971
Urbana, IL: n.p., 1971. 8p., folded tabloid, a few spots on front wraps, light toning at spine. An underground newspaper published in the home of the University of Illinois. Cover has a large photo of Vietnamese guerillas with the headline "Happy Anniversary NLF." Articles on a Graduate Assistants' Union, Angela... More about The Boneyard Examiner, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 13,1971
Cat.No: 162049
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 about Bring Yanks Home / Yank the Cops from Harlem / Vote Socialist Workers [pinback button
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, wraps. More about Bubbling brown sugar! A musical revue, Harlem 1910-1940
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 about The Buffalo Soldiers: November 16, 1993 - May 29, 1994, National Museum of American History,...
Cat.No: 214731
Burial Ceremony for Eastern Stars of International Masons, Inc.
Detroit: International Masons, Inc., n.d. Paperback. 12p., 4x5.75 inches, stiff wraps mildly toned at edges, staplebound, signature of former owner on inside cover, else very good. 4-page Syllabus of additional Eastern Star material from Ezra A Cook, Publisher laid in. Burial Ceremony for the Eastern Star affiliated with the International..... More about Burial Ceremony for Eastern Stars of International Masons, Inc
Cat.No: 224282
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 about BWMTSC News: two issues
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 about By-laws of George W. Posey no. 77, F. & A. M.; member of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall...
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 about CAAS; California African American Superintendents & Assistant Superintendents 2002-2003;...
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 about CalArts presents the Alpert Awards in the Arts; 1996 Su Friedrich, Anne LeBaron, Suzan-Lori...
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 about The California DWB report; a report from the highways, trenches and halls of power in California
Cat.No: 160965
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 about Campaign for $10,000 to save this beautiful structure, Denver's leading Negro congregation asks...
Cat.No: 117939
Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies. Third edition
Chicago: Editorial El Coqui, 1992. 207p., preface, testimonial, foreword, introduction, illustrations, very good third edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The prisoners include African Americans, Hispanic Americans,Native Americans, European Americans, Japanese nationals etc. More about Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies. Third edition
Cat.No: 68602
Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies
Chicago: Committee to end the Marion Lockdown, 2002. Paperback. 234p., introduction, illustrations, very good fifth edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The prisoners include African Americans, Hispanic Americans,Native Americans, European Americans, Japanese nationals etc. Each edition contains new information while released prisoners are not included; we are proud to note... More about Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies
Cat.No: 92455
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 about Cancer among blacks and othe minorities: statistical profiles
Cat.No: 108116
Catalyst: a socialist journal of the social sciences. [Nearly complete run, missing one issue]
New York: Institute for Social Service Alternatives, 1978-1988. Nos. 1-22, missing only number 5; generally very good condition, minor wear and handling soil. Nos. 9/10 and 17/18 are double issues. Many issues have special themes. Topics range from radical perspectives on ghetto organizing to a psychotherapist's examination of the impact... More about Catalyst: a socialist journal of the social sciences. [Nearly complete run, missing one issue
Cat.No: 193707
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 about Celebrating the drum; 4th annual Eddie Moore Festival, August 1-8, 1993, Yoshi's Keystone Korner...
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 about Centennial celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Africa: 1875-1975....
Cat.No: 210179
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 about The challenge of desgregation for the American police executive; a conference called by the...
Cat.No: 39590
Challenge. official publication of the Young People's Socialist League. (four issues)
New York: Young People's Socialist League. 1958-1959. Four issues of the newspaper, perhaps all published; vol. 1 nos. 1 and 2 and vol. 2 nos. 1 and 2; 4 pages each, tabloid format on toned newsprint. Much coverage of civil rights: Volume one, number 1 has an approximately 19 column... More about Challenge. official publication of the Young People's Socialist League. (four issues
Cat.No: 178863
Challenging the myths: the schools, the blacks, and the poor
Cambridge: Harvard Educational Review, 1975. Paperback. 212p., revised and enlarged edition, wraps. Reprint series #5. More about Challenging the myths: the schools, the blacks, and the poor
Cat.No: 17088
The Chancel Choir of the North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church celebrates its thirteenth anniversary and Black History Month; Sunday, February 25, 1988, at 4:00 p. m., North Oakland M.B.C., Oakland, California 94608
Oakland: the Church, 1988. [12]p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps with biblical quotation. More about The Chancel Choir of the North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church celebrates its thirteenth...
Cat.No: 107467
The Chancel Choir of the North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church celebrates its twelfth anniversary and Black History Month; Sunday, February 15, 1987, at 4:00 p. m., North Oakland M. B. C
Oakland: North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church, 1987. [8]p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps with title, "Praise the Lord, o my soul" More about The Chancel Choir of the North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church celebrates its twelfth...
Cat.No: 107466
Changes: no. 3, spring 1974
Simpsonville, MD: Changes/PEER Collective, 1974. Newspaper. 44p. folded tabloid newspaper in two sections, comix, political cartoons, radical columns, news, services, very good on newsprint. Underground radical political newspaper. Articles on the murder of George Jackson in prison, Racism in Hopward County, LGBT and Women's Rights, Black Panthers, the US still... More about Changes: no. 3, spring 1974
Cat.No: 186520