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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 269pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Startling, original history of blackface as a cultural ritual that, for all its racist elements, was ultimately liberating. Illustrated.

Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 310pp; Red cloth boards with titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's initials to 1/2 title page, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Collection of readings in 19th century blackface minstrelsy. Foreword by Mel Watkins. Illustrated.

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 444pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Study of relationships between blackface comedy and other genres and traditions of Western theater. Illustrated.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 127pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Celebrates the story of Black artists in Oakland, California over the past half century through vintage images. Illustrated with over 200 photos.

Washington, DC: AITBD, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 50pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Assessment of all the Republican U.S. presidents from Lincoln to Reagan, in terms of their impact on Black America. Illustrated with portraits of the presidents listed.

Philadelphia, PA: Civilized Publications, Inc., 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 256pp; Covers clean & bright, previous owner's name to flyleaf, book slightly curled, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Follow-up to "The Blackman's Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman."

New York: Grove Press, Inc. , 1962. Paperback. Very Good+. Black Cat Book BA-56; 125pp; Covers clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, bottom edge of front cover slightly bumped, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. First-hand account of the nonviolent Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Era in the southern USA. Foreword by James Baldwin. Introduction by… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc., 1972. Softcover. Good. 8-1/2 x 11 Wraps; 74pp; Handling wear & creasing to covers, wear to spine, address label to front cover, slight dampstaining to some pages, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Vintage black interest magazine about black music and film stars. This issue: James Brown Treated Like a God… Read more about this item

Kyoto, Japan: Koyo Shobo, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 244pp; DJ slightly edgeworn, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine/VG condition. Memoir of an Korean-American Presbyterian minister (who emigrated to Japan in 1987) who lived and worked in African-American communities in the United States in the 1960s and… Read more about this item

New York: Friendship Press, 1974. Softcover. Very Good-. 95pp; Covers slightly rubbed, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Study of young black adults during a period of consciousness raising. Foreword by Olivia Pearl Stokes. Study questions and guide by Robert O. Dulin, Jr.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 137pp; Previous owner's name to front pastedown, DJ edgeworn with a few short tears & pen scribbles to back panel, highlighting to a few pages, binding is tight, Good/Good condition. Author of "The Black Muslims in America" describes the motivations of millions of blacks, Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X.

Portland, OR: Sudan Publications, 1979. Third Edition. Softcover. Good. 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover; 86pp; Corners slightly dog-eared, minor staining to covers, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Presents achievements and records of black people in history. Illustrated by the author.

New York: Marzani & Munsell, Inc., 1962. Softcover. Good. Wraps; 62pp; Light staining to covers, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good condition. Analysis of civil rights in the United States based on government studies by leading American historian.

Chicago: Illinois Commission on Human Relations, 1967. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 9pp; Covers slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Bibliography on the role of African-Americans in American history designed for high school and college teachers and students.

Oakland, CA: The Black Scholar Press, 1995. Softcover. Very Good+. 226pp; Clean, tight copy, VG+ condition. Edited & with an Introduction by Robert Chrisman.

New York: Pathfinder Press, Inc., 1970. Third Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 169pp; Previous owner's name to flyleaf, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Analysis of the last year of Malcolm X with appendices and photos.