Oaktown devil
Jackson, Renay
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 York: Communist Party USA, 1990. Pamphlet. Two 8.5x11 inch pamphlets, 32 and 22 pages respectively, paper toned, otherwise very good. Includes the main report, contributions by workshop discussants, the conference summary and resolutions, and more. More
Cat.No: 243613
Brooklyn: Committee for Peace Organization / End the Draft, 1964. Newsletter. Two publications issued as one, 22p., mimeographed 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left corner, very good. This issue of Ergo addresses the all-Black Freedom Now Party, calling it a "Jim Crow stand VS Jim Crow" because of its..... More
Cat.No: 225958
Claremont, CA: California Institute of Public Affairs, 1981. Paperback. 58p., wraps, 8.5x10.75 inches, ex-library with ownership stamps on top and bottom edges of textblock, verso of front wrap, half-title, rear blank, and verso of rear wrap, and call number written on title page. California Information Guides Series. More
Cat.No: 319207
San Francisco: College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University, 2001. Magazine. xii, 164p., very good in wraps. Critical theory, poetry, immigration, and more. Three of fourteen studies are on Filipino Americans, several more on Chinese Americans and other Asian Americans. Also includes a few on African Americans and one..... More
Cat.No: 148210
San Francisco: Treganza Museum / SF State University, 1994-2006. Magazine. Four issues of the journal, missing number 3; 8.5x11 inches, slender paperback format. Occasional rubberstamps of the Treganza Anthropology Museum, otherwise very good. With articles on immigrant workers and others in the Bay Area. Treganza Anthropology Museum papers #16, 19..... More
Cat.No: 238366
San Francisco: Treganza Museum, SF State University, 1994-2006. Five issues of the journal, apparently all that were published; 8.5x11 inches, slender paperback format. Rubberstamps of the Treganza Anthropology Museum, otherwise very good. With articles on immigrant workers and others in the Bay Area. Treganza Anthropology Museum papers #16, 19, 20..... More
Cat.No: 238365
Oxford: First Baptist Church, 1973. 4p. memorial service program, photo of the deceased, wraps crinkled else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 147687
n.p. Verve, n.d. Pamphlet. Promotional material in an oversize brochure, unpaginated, about 16 pages of glazed alkaline paperstock decorated with b&w performance photos and record-company stuff, staplebound 12x9 inch wraps. Staples are rusting with mild migration, expect mild evidence of handling, a good to very good exemplar. More
Cat.No: 291522
Mountain View, CA: World Publications Inc, 1973. 80p., 5.5x8.5 inch staplebound pamphlet; slightly unevenly toned cover, else good. Booklet of the month No. 29. More
Cat.No: 334513
[Nacogdoches]: The Sexton.Mathew family, 1977. 12 8.5x11 inch sheets, printed single side, spiral-bound wraps. Photos of the family founders, who married in 1917, genealogy, etc. More
Cat.No: 116843
Washington DC: FAAR & NCN, 1978. 54p., staplebound booklet format, 7x8.5 inches, very good. The cover is a full-page ad offering a subscription to anyone who can come up with a better name for the publication (it soon became Aegis). Includes an interview with Dessie Woods, who had killed a...... More
Cat.No: 235124
San Francisco: San Francisco Religious Council, [198-]. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides, very good. "We as Black Americans cannot, and will not condone such action!!!" Calls for protests against the alleged statements by a firehouse captain in the Bayview-Hunters Point district, and demands the assignment of a Black officer..... More
Cat.No: 324079
Highland Park, MI: Faculty Coalition to Support Highland Park Strikers, [c1971?]. 8.5x11 inch handbill; in very good condition. Faculty call to support for African-American student strike and picket. Strike demands include an increase in Black administration and faculty. More
Cat.No: 343018
n.pl: n.pub, [c1904-1918?]. 3.5x5.5 inch post card; photograph on front depicts what appears to be a family portrait, photo likely taken in a studio. On the verso some incompelete clues as to who the family are, are penned. Some minor toning and mild edgewear, else very good. The letters "AZO"..... More
Cat.No: 349054
Cincinnati, OH: Fayette-Haywood Workcamps, 1973. Pamphlet. Four-panel brochure, 8.5x11 inches, date penned in corner, stapled together with the original cover letter and another leaflet that was mailed together with them. Solicits donations to continue the work of the camps, which brought volunteers to work together with Black residents of the..... More
Cat.No: 299427
Waterloo: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1974-2005. Magazine. Fifteen issues, most coated paperstock, 9 x 6 inch staplebound wraps, various pagination, most have subscription address or blank labels covering up address, in good condition. Run includes starting in December of 1974 [writing on inside of cover], Dec 1975, Dec 1986, Jan/Feb 2000..... More
Cat.No: 279605
npl: npub, [1949]. Pamphlet. [8]p., stapled wraps, 4.75x6.25 inches, touch of rust to staples, "from ADL B'nai B'rith, 1949" penciled on rear wrap, else very good condition. Targeted towards Christians. (The FEPC was Fair Employment Practice legislation.). More
Cat.No: 320689
New York: Filmakers Library, 1991. Pamphlet. 120p., 8.25x11 inches, catalogue of available films including new releases, Black Studies, Women's Studies, Human Sexuality, AIDS et al, includes brief descriptions, running times, pull-quotes, small b&w stills, very good booklet in stapled black pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 301846
New York: Spartacist Publishing Company, [1989?]. Pamphlet. 32p., 8.25x11 inches, wraps, pages toned else very good condition. Black history and the class struggle 5. More
Cat.No: 125017
Washington: Fair Employment Practice Committee, 1945. paperback. 152p. paperback, very good. An overview of the program and its effectiveness, examining such figures as the increase in minority employment at factories that had been surveyed. More
Cat.No: 303444
Washington: Fair Employment Practice Committee, 1945. 152p. paperback, some corner wear, pages toned. An overview of the program and its effectiveness, examining such figures as the increase in minority employment at factories that had been surveyed. More
Cat.No: 345413
Oakland: The Flatlands, 1966-1967. Fourteen issues of the tabloid-format newspaper, all with horizontal fold, paper toned, some with unobtrusive library stamp in the corner of the front cover, otherwise generally very good. Some issues have numbering corrected in pen. Issues present are vol. 1 nos. 2-6, 8-14, 16 and vol..... More
Cat.No: 328605
Oakland: The Flatlands, 1966. Newspaper. 12p., folded tabloid style format; evenly toned, red pen mark on front page, minor chipping on edges, else very good. More
Cat.No: 305411
Berkeley: Socialist Workers Party Campaign, 1971. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides, very good. Issued during the campaign of Linda Jenness for president and Andrew Pulley for vice-president; calls for a party independent of the Democrats and Republicans, both accused of betraying the interests of African Americans. More
Cat.No: 342180
Chicago, IL: Insight Images / Networking For Democracy, 1992. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch handbill with some faint handling soil, otherwise in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 313914
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