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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Cleaver for Pres. / Mage for V. Pres. / Peace and Freedom Party / [pinback button]
[California]: the Party, [196-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, small portraits of the Black Panther leader and his running mate Judith Mage; small uneven spot in plastic, otherwise very good. More
Cat.No: 216692
Cold truth, liberating truth: how this system has always oppressed black people, and how all oppression can finally be ended
Chicago: RCP Publications, 1989. 35p., illus., 8x10.5 inches, later printing,very good in wraps. Originally published as a special section of Revolutionary Worker 518 (8/14/89). The RCP's position on the relationship between national oppression and proletarian revolution. More
Cat.No: 121229
Cold truth, liberating truth: how this system has always oppressed black people, and how all oppression can finallly be ended
Chicago: RCP Publications, 1989. 35p., illus., 8x10.5 inches, on evenly toned newsprint. Originally published as a special section of Revolutionary Worker 518 (8/14/89). The Revolutionary Communist Party's position on the relationship between national oppression and proletarian revolution. More
Cat.No: 128177
The Colonnade Gallery presents the creative hand; contemporary art and artifacts of Southern Africa; an exhibition on view at The George Washington University, January 14 through February 21, 1997
Washington: The George Washington University, 1997. 12p., 10x7.5 inches oblong, preface, introduction, bibliography, map, illustrated with color photos, very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 113785
The color purple; a gala premiere benefitting the San Francisco Women's Building and the San Francisco School of Dramatic Arts, December 18, 1985, Masonic Auditorium
[San Francisco]: n. pub. 1985. 24p., illus., 8.5x11" program for the benefit opening of the film version of Alice Walker's novel. More
Cat.No: 19573
Combined minutes of the proceedings of the Fifty-Sixth session of the Atlanta Georgia Annual Conference held at Turner Memorial AME Church... November 21-25, 1956 ... and Ninety-first Annual Session of the Georgia Annual Conference held at St. Paul AME Church ... December 5-9, 1956...
Atlanta: [Sixth Episcopal District, AME Church], 1956. 80p., staplebound pamphlet, very good. Includes a resolution in support of the Supreme Court's outlawing of school segregation. More
Cat.No: 212864
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n.p. the Commemorator, [199-]. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good, with depiction of a panther. Issued by the Commemorator newsletter, published by former Black Panthers and supporters. More
Cat.No: 198439
The Commemorator. Vol. 1 no. 7 (May/June, 1991)
Oakland: The Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, 1991. 16p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, evenly toned, otherwise very good. Single issue of the paper published by former Black Panthers and supporters. Includes an unfortunate piece by Tony Brown arguing that AIDS is a hoax. More
Cat.No: 217394
The Commemorator. Vol. 12 no. 1 (October 2002)
Oakland: The Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, 2002. 24p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Single issue of the paper published by former Black Panthers and supporters. More
Cat.No: 225161
The Commemorator. Vol. 5 no. 3 (May-June 1995)
Oakland: The Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, 1995. 20p., tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, evenly toned, otherwise very good. Single issue of the paper published by former Black Panthers and supporters. More
Cat.No: 225705
The commune. (April 8, 1968)
Manhattanville Station, New York: Commune, 1968. First issue of the short-lived Situationist-influenced newsletter, mimeographed on a single 8.5x11 inch sheet, very good. OCLC lists two holdings, at UC Davis and University of Virgina, each of which has only this and one later issue. The publication was occasioned by the assassination... More
Cat.No: 164986
The communist vol. I, no. 5
Detroit: Black Workers Congress, 1975. 20p. tabloid newspaper, 11x17 inches, folded, text in English and Spanish. More
Cat.No: 167413
The Communist. A magazine of the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism. Vol. 11, no. 2, February, 1932
New York: Communist Party of the United States of America, 1932. Paperback. 99-192p., wraps slightly worn, some internal creasing of corners Complete issue. Articles include The International Significance of Bolshevism by M.H.C., The Problem of Cadres in the Party by C. Smith, growing Revolt in Japan by Nakata, A Year..... More
Cat.No: 169807
The Communist. April 1935
New York: Communist Party, USA, 1935. Magazine. Single issue of the journal, pp. 291-384; lightly worn wraps. Includes the Manifesto of the Communist Party of the Philippine Islands, "The meaning of Sidney Hook," "Development of work in the Harlem section" by James Ford and Louis Sass, and more. More
Cat.No: 209955
The Communist; a magazine of the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism. Vol. 14 no. 2 (Feb. 1935)
New York: Communist Party, USA, 1935. Single issue of the journal; spine ends worn, cover lightly soiled. Includes James W. Ford on "The united front in the field of Negro work," "Unity of the farming masses" by John Barnett, work by Alex Bittelman, Earl Browder and more. More
Cat.No: 173620
Communities for the future: preservation of African American heritage in the United States ... summation report from first symposium, Charles Sumner School, 3-4 June 1994, Washington, D.C.
Indianapolis: African American Landmarks Committee, 1994. Unpaginated (approx. 80p.), 8.5x11 inches, stapled wraps. More
Cat.No: 59096
Comprehensive Listing of State Legislators of Color Updated June 1992
Washington DC: Center for Policy Alternatives, 1992. Pamphlet. 23p., softbound corner-stapled pamphlet 11x8.5 inches, ex library with minimal markings (rubber stamp and inked abbreviation), a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 191382
Constructive Mental Hygiene in the Caribbean; Proceedings of the first Caribbean converence on mental Health, March 14-19, 1957. Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Assen, Netherlands: Royal Van Gorcum Ltd, 1957. Hardcover. xiii, 176p., hardbound in openweave cinnamon cloth boards gilt, in dust jacket; lower corner has suffered a bad corner bump affecting textblock (but not the printblocks) as well as covers, while the upper corner-tip has a much milder bump. Otherwise quite sound... More
Cat.No: 231112
The continuing challenge: the past and the future of Brown v. Board of Education, a symposium
Notre Dame: Notre Dame Center for Civil Rights, 1975. Paperback. xi, 88p., wraps. More
Cat.No: 54469
Contributions of the American Negro to civilization; a teaching unit for Negro history week
Baltimore: Department of Education. Office of the Director of Colored Schools, 1939. ii, 23p., 8.5x13 inches, some writing in text, wraps worn. A Committee of Baltimore educators -- Elizabeth Carr, Clarence Roberts, Chair Edyth Myers and eight others -- put together this high school teaching unit, cimilar to those from... More
Cat.No: 147750
Correspondence. To advance the American Revolution. Vol. 7, no. 7 (Sept. 1963)
Detroit: Correspondence Publishing Co., 1963. 8p., new format in semi-glossy 8.5x11 inch wraps with black and white photos (formerly a newspaper); mild wear. Single issue of the Black nationalist publication with contributions by James Boggs, Reginald Wilson, an interview with Conrad P. Lynn of the Freedom Now Party, and more. More
Cat.No: 178395
The covenant with black America; introduction by Tavis Smiley
Chicago: Third World Press, 2006. Trade Paperback. xiv, 254p., previous owner's signature, first printing, wraps. More
Cat.No: 137839
Cry for freedom. "The newspaper of poor and working people." Vol. 1 no. 1 (Dec. 1978/Jan. 1979)
New York: 1978. 16p. (half in English, half in Spanish); tabloid newspaper format, horizontal fold, paper toned. Salvador Agron, popularly known as the "Capeman," is listed on the editorial staff, and he contributes an article about his case. He laments that he is still in prison while Nixon is free... More
Cat.No: 220061
Cultural Correspondence new series #2 (Winter 1983)
New York: Cultural Correspondence, 1983. Magazine. 96p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps slightly edge worn. Includes C.L.R. James at Black Ink: on Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange. Other contents include a special section on radical humor and an arts roundup. More
Cat.No: 130470
Curriculum for Social Change
Cambridge, MA: [authors], 1969. [43p.], dittoed 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled together at upper left corner, very good. A course project undertaken by radical students at Harvard; cover sheet identifies the course as "T-102, Dr. Belanger;" the group submitting this project was Group A. "The objective of the community self training... More
Cat.No: 195415
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