Witnesses for Freedom: Negro Americans in Autobiography by Barton, Rebecca Chalmers - 1948

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. Hardcover. xiii, 294p., first edition, dj with 1.5 inch closed tears at rear gutter and rear fold.

Dowling College Pr (Laupb), 1977-06. Paperback. Good.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1948). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 294p octavo. A very good copy in dust jacket Nicked at the extremities

[African American] Barton, Rebecca Chalmers. Witnesses for Freedom: Negro Americans in Autobiography. New York: Harper and Bros. 1948. First Edition Hardcover. 294 pages. Measures 6" x 8.5". Book includes short autobiographies of prominent black historical figures including from the late Reconstruction days of Booker T. Washington, to the contemporary experiences of Richard Wright and Langston Hughes. Introduction reads: "In its novel approach the book opens up a new [perspective on the problems of interracial tension. As Mrs. Barton points out, prejudice may be a two-way process." A title and summary are pasted to the front free endpaper and pastedown. Ex-Library copy from Norwalk Public Library with stamp on title page and decimal number on spine. Underlining in pencil on fewer than ten pages. Bound in Green with complete gold lettering on spine. Textblock is tight and pages are very clean. Overall, in very good condition.

[African American] Barton, Rebecca Chalmers. Witnesses for Freedom: Negro Americans in Autobiography. New York: Harper and Bros. 1948. First Edition Hardcover. 294 pages. Measures 6" x 8.5". Book includes short autobiographies of prominent black historical figures including from the late Reconstruction days of Booker T. Washington, to the contemporary experiences of Richard Wright and Langston Hughes. Introduction reads: "In its novel approach the book opens up a new [perspective on the problems of interracial tension. As Mrs. Barton points out, prejudice may be a two-way process." Barton was a member of the Wellesley College Class of 1926 who went on to be an author, teacher, and human rights advocate. After graduating from Wellesley, she worked for a year as an English teacher at Williams Memorial Institute, in New London, Connecticut. From July 1927 to April 1928 she worked as a social worker with the Associated Charities, in Cleveland, Ohio. She also studied at Greifswald University in Northern… Read More