Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 286 PP. Exhaustive study of the shifting status of "blacks" in Tennessee in the 1880's. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds. A hint of scuffing to front cover. More about The Triumph of Jim Crow: Tennessee Race Relations in the 1880's
New York: Ballantine, 1958. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 190 PP. Original first issue of the paperback with title over black background. Price of 50 cents on front cover. Ballantine #F411K. Spine remains unbroken. A high-grade copy of this 20th century classic. Hint of wear to edges and slight toning. More about Stride Toward Freedom (FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Advance Reading Copy. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 8 7/8 Inches. 283 PP. "Beginning in the early 1990's a new voice began to be heard in America - the voice of white nationalism." From the Preface. A brief look at the rise of White Nationalism... More about Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America (ADVANCE READING COPY
Wheaton, IL: Church League of America, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 9 X 12 Inches. 55 PP. First printing of this extreme right-wing attack on Martin Luther King published less than a month after his assassination in Memphis, TN. The Church League of America put King on trial... More about Martin Luther King, Jr. - His Three Pronged Attack on: Christ and the Bible, The United States of...
Boston, MA: Pilgrim Press, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 31 PP. Scarce original civil rights publication. Articles include: Justice for the Negro, Scottsboro Boys in Fourth Trial, Brotherhood Fails in Harlem, Need for Anti-Lynching Legislation and What Does the Negro Want? Several... More about Social Action Magazine / February 1, 1936 (NEGRO Bill of Rights, Scottsboro Boys &...
Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2015. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 250 PP. First printing of the paperback edition with the full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by author, "To Mary Ann, Thanks so much for your support!... More about Word Warror: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom (SIGNED 1ST PRINTING
Boston: Skinner House Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 9 Inches. 651 PP. Oversized paperback original. Foreword by William Sinkford, the first black President of the Unitarian Universalist Assocation. A history of the UUA and it's work to end racism in both their congregations and... More about The Arc of the Universe is Long; Unitarian Universalists, Anti-Racism and the Journey from Calgary
Washington DC: The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 306 PP. Signed and inscribed by Taylor directly on the ffep. Signed, "To Rev. John L. Coleman, with the best wishes of Alrutheus A. Taylor. June 24, 1941." Original publisher green cloth... More about The Negro in Tennessee, 1865-1880 (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Washington DC. Archive. Archive of materials from former Democratic National Committee (DNC), Director of Campaign Materials / 1965 Inaugural Parade Committee member Burnhart Muller. Muller was instrumental in organizing the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, NJ as a memer of the internal staff of the event. He was... More about Archive of 1964 - 1968 Materials, Plans, Correspondence & Personal Effects of Democratic...
New York: New Currents Publishers, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 16 PP. Important civil rights era tract on the evils of racism that are at play in American business. A concise look at how a system of oppression is preventing a truly equal society. Self-wrappers. More about Negro Freedom is in the Interest of Every American
Tallahassee, FL: Meroen Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 344 PP. Signed and inscribed to "Dr. Ruben, My name is William Ashanti Hobbs. I am determined, as a publisher and novelist, to make an impact not only in African-American Literature, but literature... More about The Chosen People: Africa's Lost Tale of Meroe (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY
Washington DC: National Press Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 285 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Slight foxing to gutters, else fine. More about Who Killed Martin Luther King?; The True Story by the Alleged Assassin
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 270 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Retains original price of $3.50 on front flap of dust jacket. Important early Civil Rights book on the humiliation, segregation and dangers of the... More about South of Freedom; The Stirring Personal Report of an Ace Negro Journalist who Returned to his...
Atlanta, GA: Nobel Peace Prize Dinner, 1964. Ephemera. Single Sheet. 5 1/4 X 4 1/8 Inches (folded dimensions). Single sheet, folded. Scarce original January 27, 1965 engraved invitation to attend the dinner in Atlanta honoring Martin Luther King Jr., the 1964 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. "You are cordially... More about ORIGINAL January 27, 1965 Invitation to the Nobel Peace Prize Dinner at the Dinkler Plaza Hotel...
Union City, TN: Forrester Wood Publication, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Scarce private printing in original DJ. Signed by R.C. Forrester and Betty Burdick Wood directly on the title-page. Betty is the granddaughter of John Carlos Burdick, whose commercial fishing business of... More about Night Riders of Reelfoot Lake: The Untold Story (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS