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1989225821989. Mexico Lucha Libre Lucha Libre: Arena Puebla. Puebla Mexico: January 9 1989. Printed broadside on thin newsprint paper. Measures 14" x 9.25". Bold broadside advertising a lucha libre match held at Arena Puebla on Lunes 9 de Enero de 1989 a las 9:00 p.m. The main event is billed as the "Grandiosa Reaparición de los Misioneros de la Muerte!!!" "Grandiose Reappearance of the Missionaries of Death!!!" one of the most infamous heel trios in lucha history featuring Negro Navarro Black Power and El Signo. They were matched against El Texano Dos Caras and Tamba a high-profile face team. Lucha libre first popularized in the 1930s quickly grew into one of Mexico's most enduring cultural spectacles defined by its masked heroes and villains elaborate identities and the dramatic storytelling of the ring. By the 1980s it had become a cornerstone of Mexican popular culture blending sport theater and myth in a way that resonated deeply across social classes and borders. The headlining trio on this 1989 card the Misioneros de la Muerte "Missionaries of Death" comprised Negro Navarro El Signo and Black Power. Formed in the late 1970s they were one of the most feared and influential rudo stables in lucha libre history known for their aggressive style technical skill and ability to generate massive heat with audiences. Their battles against trios like Los Brazos and Los Villanos helped define the trios match format that remains a staple of Mexican wrestling today. Revered for their role in elevating the art of the six-man tag the Misioneros are remembered as innovators who reshaped the dynamics of lucha storytelling and solidified the dominance of faction-based rivalries in the sport<br /> <br /> The undercard includes a series of celebrated names; "Los Juniors" Blue Demon Jr. Huracán Jr. and El Hijo de Black Shadow versus Kahos Lobo Rubio and Zandokan -- Valente Fernández La Mascara and El Fantasma versus Scorpio Sr. Scorpio Jr. and Barba Negra-- Kendo Star Lasser and Danny Boy versus Rizado Ruiz Ruddy Reyna and El Hijo del Diablo. Additional notes on the broadside include rules and pricing; "Todas estas luchas serán a 2 de 3 caídas sin límite de tiempo" "All these matches will be best two out of three falls no time limit" and "Las personas que arrojen objetos a los luchadores serán consignadas a las Autoridades competentes" "Anyone who throws objects at the wrestlers will be turned over to the authorities" as examples. The poster features striking black-and-white illustrations including a masked luchador with a championship belt at upper left alongside halftone portraits of individual wrestlers giving spectators a glimpse of the billed stars. Light toning and edgewear original fold creases. Overall very good condition. A scarce surviving Arena Puebla lucha libre broadside notable for headlining the Misioneros de la Muerte and featuring early appearances of Blue Demon Jr. and other "junior" heirs of Mexico's legendary masked heroes marking a generational transition in lucha libre history. unknown
1920171801920. Club teaches African-American girls about Home Economics Gardening Social and Civic Responsibility. C. 1920s. Negro Girls' Club Record Book. Published by Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens Georgia. 20 pages. 9 x 5.75 in. Original printed wrappers. "Use this book to keep a record of al the club work done during the entire year." Printed as workbook with pages to take notes on numerous domestic projects including planning a garden canning produce cooking sewing and balancing a budget. Includes a rubric where a member's annual work will be evaluated. "Each club member is expected to make an exhibit at some fair or public meeting." Most of the pages are not filled in. 5 pages have child-like scribbles and doodles in pencil. Originally belonged to Sarah G. Daniel a girl in 6th Grade. Thumb-soiling to wrappers. In good condition. unknown
1880135903New York: McLoughlin Bros. Very Good. ud 1880s. First Edition. Hardcover. 7x9" large volume.thin. VERY GOOD CONDITION bit wear spine endstips but unusually bright spine & covers with bright 5x7" cover artwork showing mouse dancing to a pbrown cat playing bagpipes.p=ilust pasted to cover as designed by publisher. Back cover is blind embossed red cloth with 4" inches of dark stain near edges. Bright yellow endpapers.Name "Mrs. Nelson Moffett Dhristmas".else book is not marked up or abused. ; many full page lithographs in various colors showing Nursery rhyme charaters plus introductory story showing several completely dressed Black children in various outdoor activites.with short captions in Dialect & N Word language. "Dis colored chile am done dat sum; "Five and five's ten"--and now's gwine hum." The NURSERY JINGLES are familiar rhymes with similarly colorful White characatures. I hope to help find a home or library where this item will find a constructive purpose and informative usefulness. It is close to being unique .especiall in such excellent condition. Sevral pages in text are clean white on one side as required by printer's requirements Oages are not numbered Nor is a proper date offered on title page. ; 64pg thin pages . McLoughlin Bros.... hardcover
2025x-1032687061Routledge 2025. Hardcover. New. 276 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.21 inches. Routledge hardcover
2025x-3031994175Springer Nature 2025. Hardcover. New. 354 pages. 9.25x6.10x9.21 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
1973List2919New York City: George Fenmore Associates 1973. Sixteen page booklet measuring 9 x 12 inches. Some wrinkling some marginal damage overall excellent. The Negro Ensemble Company was opened in 1967 by actor and playwright Douglas Turner Ward actor and producer Robert Hooks and producer Gerald Krone with a grant from the Ford Foundation. It provided free theater training—both in acting and in behind-the-scenes work—to Black people in New York City and put on plays relevant to the community. Notable alumni of the NEC include Angela Bassett Samuel L. Jackson and Giancarlo Esposito among numerous others.<br /> <br /> Offered here is a booklet about the NEC’s production of Joseph A. Walker’s The River Niger which opened in 1972 in the small off-off-Broadway St. Marks Playhouse theater. The play was so popular that it played for weeks longer than planned at St. Marks and then opened on Broadway in 1973. Walker won a Tony for Best Play for The River Niger the first African-American to do so. The booklet includes photographs of the play and an article about it from Ebony magazine alongside photographs from the group’s many other productions. We find two copies of the booklet in OCLC both at the University of California Davis. George Fenmore Associates unknown
1963221701963. Civil Rights African American Slavery and Abolition A complete set of the Adventures in Negro History educational LP series created to promote Black history and culture during the Civil Rights era through dramatized narration and scholarly commentary. Adventures in Negro History: Volumes I-III. Highlight Radio Productions 1963 1966 1969. Three original 12-inch 33⅓ rpm vinyl LPs each record housed in original illustrated jacket. Commissioned by Pepsi-Cola and produced by the Chicago-based Highlight Radio Productions this project brought together historians actors and community leaders in an accessible audio-driven public history format. Each volume explores a distinct theme in African American experience with powerful graphic covers and scholarly liner notes by eminent historians John Hope Franklin and Elsie M. Lewis.<br /> <br /> 1 Volume I: Adventures in Negro History 1963. Illustrated in stark black and white the cover features a stylized portrait of a bound enslaved man visually evoking the violent conditions of enslavement and the struggle for freedom. The back cover provides capsule biographies of pivotal figures including Estevanico Crispus Attucks and W.E.B. Du Bois as well as dramatizations of "Douglass!" and "Pinchback!" The LP includes dramatized reenactments written and directed by Ossie Davis and is voiced by Ruby Dee Godfrey Cambridge Brock Peters and Roy Glenn. The liner text opens: "We cannot afford to let the story of Negro Americans-who they were how they lived what they did-go untold. This is a job that needs doing in all the classrooms of America." The tone is urgent and pedagogical designed to be played in schools libraries and community centers. <br /> <br /> 2 Volume II: The Frederick Douglass Years 1817-1895 1966.With a bold blue cover echoing the design of Volume I this LP focuses entirely on Douglass's life from enslavement to abolitionist leader. A full panel on the reverse contains the essay What the Douglass Years Mean to America by John Hope Franklin then Professor of American History at the University of Chicago. Franklin writes: "The Frederick Douglass story is the story of America in the nineteenth century. it is the story of man's struggle for justice and liberty in a society often committed more to self-interest than to high principle." The dramatizations include scenes from Douglass's escape from slavery his debates with white abolitionists and his role during Reconstruction. The same acclaimed voice cast from Volume I returns. <br /> <br /> 3 Volume III: The Afro-American's Quest for Education - A Black Odyssey 1969.This volume shifts focus to the historical struggle for Black educational access from slavery through desegregation. The cover rendered in burnt sienna and black features a graphic portrait of a bearded elder flanked by line drawings of teachers students and historic Black institutions. On the verso Dr. Elsie M. Lewis Professor of History at Howard University contributes a major essay declaring: "No phase of the American Negro's history is more crucial more dramatic or more moving than his long dogged quest for education." Her commentary frames education as both a right and revolutionary act for African Americans. Like earlier entries Volume III blends narrative scenes with documentary-style commentary. <br /> <br /> All three LPs are in very good condition with minor edge wear to sleeves. Vinyl appears clean with no visible scratches. These records were not mass-marketed and were distributed largely through educational and community networks making complete sets scarce. unknown
105189Roma Tip. Salesiana. In 16° brossure originali pp. 16 ogni fascicolo con alcune figure. Disponiamo di una raccolta che inizia con il n° 1 del 1920 segue l'anno 1922 che risulta mancante dei nn° 2 - 3 - 7 segue l'anno 1923 completo ma rilegato un po' artigianalmente segue anno 1924 mancante dei nn° 4 7 8 11 12 segue anno 1925 mancante del n° 8 segue anno 1926 completo segue anno 1927 manca n° 9 segue anno 1928 completo segue anno 1929 mancante dei nn° 8 e 9 segue anno 1930 completo segue anno 1931 mancante dei nn° 3 5 8 segue anno 1932 completo segue anno 1933 completo segue anno 1934 completo segue anno 1935 completo segue anno 1936 completo segue anno 1937 completo segue anno 1938 completo segue anno 1939 completo segue anno 1940 completo segue anno 1941 completo segue primo semestre 1942 completo. A queste annate vanno aggiunti gli almanacchi claveriani usciti come supplementi alla rivista degli anni: 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941. Pur con le dette mancanze raccolta non comune. TUTTI Roma, Tip. Salesiana unknown
1948072130International Publishers 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Original 1948 hardcover in VG condition: excellent unmarked pages slight wear slight darkening at the lower spine and adjacent area. The dust jacket is fair-minus with two long tears and pieces missing on the front and spine yet is mostly intact and protected by a new clear removeable cover. 245 pages slightly age-yellowed. 15oz International Publishers hardcover
1967206701967. African American Education Archive of five issues of The Journal of Negro Education: A Quarterly Review of Problems Incident to the Education of Negroes published by The Howard University Press for the Bureau of Educational Research Washington D.C. between 1967 and 1973. Original printed blue wrappers. Founded in 1932 by educator and psychologist Charles Henry Thompson the first African American to earn a doctorate in educational psychology and later Dean of Howard University's School of Education the journal became one of the most influential scholarly publications devoted to the study of Black education in the United States.<br /> <br /> Established during the era of Jim Crow segregation and continuing through the Civil Rights and Black Power movements the journal sought to collect and disseminate research on the education of African Americans critically evaluate educational policies and practices and encourage scholarly investigation into issues affecting Black students and communities. By the 1960s and 1970s it had become a leading forum for examining school desegregation educational inequality Black identity poverty higher education and the social consequences of racial discrimination. The archive includes five substantial issues published during a transformative period in American education and race relations:<br /> <br /> Winter 1967 Vol. XXXVI No. 1. Articles include Some Effects of Deprivation on Intelligence Achievement and Cognitive Growth; Notes on the Education of Negroes in North Carolina During the Civil War; The Negro Undergraduate Student: Factors Relative to Performance in Predominantly White State Colleges and Universities in Tennessee; and Beyond Poverty of Income. Published amid the national debate surrounding the War on Poverty and educational inequality.<br /> <br /> Spring 1967 Vol. XXXVI No. 2. Features studies on school improvement unemployment emotional development among Black youth and contemporary trends in Black education reflecting growing concern over urban poverty and unequal educational opportunity.<br /> <br /> Summer 1967 Vol. XXXVI No. 3. The annual Yearbook Number devoted to The Higher Education of Negro Americans: Prospects and Programs. Essays examine graduate education the role of predominantly white institutions in educating Black students educational opportunity and the experiences of Black college students in the South. Issued during a period of rapidly expanding college enrollment and increasing demands for equal access to higher education.<br /> <br /> Fall 1969 Vol. XXXVIII No. 4. Published in the aftermath of major civil rights legislation and amid widespread school desegregation efforts. Articles analyze academic desegregation interracial attitudes among college students self-concept among Black and white youth in segregated environments and methodological questions surrounding social science research on race.<br /> <br /> Winter 1973 Vol. XLII No. 1. Reflecting the intellectual climate of the Black Power era this issue includes studies such as Differences Between Black Youth Who Support the Black Panthers and the NAACP; Do Black Studies Make a Difference in Ghetto Children's Achievements and Attitudes; The Children of Immigrants in the Schools; and School Desegregation Socioeconomic Status Sex and the Aspirations of Negro Adolescents. The issue captures scholarly efforts to evaluate the impact of Black Studies programs and evolving forms of Black political and educational activism.<br /> <br /> Taken together these volumes document some of the most significant debates in twentieth-century African American educational history including segregation and desegregation educational deprivation Black identity formation civil rights Black Power access to higher education and the continuing struggle for educational equality. The contributors represent a generation of educators psychologists sociologists and policy researchers whose work helped shape both academic scholarship and public discussion of race and education in the United States.<br /> <br /> Light fading to wrappers primarily along spines and edges with minor staining and handling wear. Bindings remain sound and contents clean. Overall very good condition. An important scholarly archive documenting the evolution of Black educational thought during the Civil Rights and Black Power eras. unknown
2018x-3319737449Springer Verlag 2018. Hardcover. New. 522 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
List3403United States N.d. Double-sided memorial banner measuring 12 x 18 ¼ inches featuring Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy with black felt and white and gold acrylic. Two-sided felt banner with machine-stitched binding on one side. Fine condition. The American Negro Public Opinion Service was a civil rights organization established in 1961 by Jesse J. Glass an ex-policeman in Chicago who also operated a detective agency.1 The group was active in Chicago in the 1960s supporting African American business networks and public life during the Civil Rights era. The organization printed this banner in two variants with this one showing the face of John F. Kennedy on the verso and another only showing Dr. King. This is a nice example in fine condition with some very light creasing at one side. <br /> <br /> 1 William Junea “Judge’s Tie to Detective Agency Eyed†Chicago Tribune April 7 1973 92. unknown
1930216541930. Richardson Willis. Plays and Pageants from the Life of the Negro. Washington D.C.: The Associated Publishers Inc. First Edition. 1930. Brown boards with black illustrations. Illustrated by James Lesesne Wells. 373 pages. 8vo. This anthology of plays written by African American playwrights from the late 1800s onward is a landmark anthology of African American drama compiled and edited by Harlem Renaissance playwright Willis Richardson. As one of the first dramatists to write plays specifically for Black actors and audiences Richardson sought to move beyond the stereotypical portrayals of African Americans that dominated mainstream theater. His works emphasized racial pride dignity and the richness of Black history helping to lay the foundation for later generations of Black playwrights. In the introduction Richardson gives credit for historical correctness of the facts to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. This compilation was created in order to praise the history and works of African American writers and inspire other African Americans to learn about their heritage and celebrate their culture. It features a selection of plays and pageants written by Richardson and other notable Black playwrights including Thelma Myrtle Duncan Maud Cuney-Hare and John Matheus May Miller Willis Richardson Inez M. Burke Dorothy C. Guinn Frances Gunn and Edward J. McCoo. These works explore themes of racial identity historical struggle and the resilience of African American communities. The book's striking cover is illustrated by James Lesesne Wells a renowned Harlem Renaissance printmaker known for his bold modernist style that captured African American life and heritage. Wells' design reflects the spirit of the era aligning with the movement's goal of celebrating Black artistry and cultural expression. The plates are also signed with Wells printed initials. This collection remains an important artifact in African American literary and theatrical history offering a glimpse into early 20th-century Black performance and storytelling. Ex library stamps on front and back pastedown back flyleaf bottom of spine and top and bottom fore edge. Some minor wear to covers and some penciled writing on title page. Binding is tight pages are crisp and clean. Overall very good condition. unknown
187752662Kinsale Ireland: printed at the 50th Regimental Press 1877. Bifolium program 8.5 x 13 cm pp. 4 the last blank; minor foxing previous fold formerly from an album the remains of a card and an engraved illustration on the final blank. Also a manuscript caption: "Programme Garrison Nigger Troupe Camden Fort Feb. 9 1877." With manuscript notes and corrections in a contemporary hand. The Negro Troupe was led by Lieutenant Yaldwyn. Provenance: Major-General Sir Francis Walter de Winton 1835-1901. printed at the 50th Regimental Press unknown
1967235281967. The Journal of Negro History traces Black historical scholarship from the civil rights movement of the late 1960s to the constitutional battles over affirmative action in the early 1980s. Kenneth B. Clark a psychologist whose work with Mamie Phipps Clark on children and racial segregation was cited in Brown v. Board of Education opens the January 1968 issue with "The Present Dilemma of the Negro" while other issues examine racial thought in colonial America Black sailors in the Navy and merchant service discipline under industrial slavery in the Old South antislavery agents working with free Black communities from 1833 to 1838 and the Bakke Weber and Fullilove affirmative-action cases. <br /> <br /> William M. Brewer and Alton Hornsby Jr. eds. The Journal of Negro History. Washington D.C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History Inc. 1967-1982. Nine quarterly issues. Vol. LIII Nos. 3 and 4 July and October 1967; Vol. LIII Nos. 1 and 2 January and April 1968; Vol. LIV Nos. 1 2 3 and 4 January April July and October 1969; Vol. LV No. 1 January 1970; and Vol. LXVII No. 3 Fall 1982. Including writings "The Emergence of DuBois As An African Nationalist"; Max Welborn "Racial Massacre In Atlanta September 22 1906"; Valeria W. Weaver "The Failure Of Civil Rights 1875-1883 And Its Repercussions"; and "The Ethel Johns Report: Black Women In The Nursing Profession 1925." <br /> These issues show Woodson's program in the decades after civil rights activism brought Black historical scholarship into debates over school desegregation voting rights enforcement affirmative action and the recovery of African origins in Atlantic slavery. January 1969 number includes the annual report "The Mis-Education of The Negro" tying the Association's current work to Woodson's critique of American schooling while the 1982 number places King's memory Central African slavery Black women's nursing labor affirmative action and Civil War freedom claims in the same scholarly forum. A compact run of The Journal of Negro History that connects ASALH's Woodson-era mission to late twentieth-century scholarship on enslavement civil rights enforcement African Diaspora origins Black labor and affirmative action law. Wrappers show toning some scattered stains with some issues showing binding weakness; interiors remain readable. Overall very good condition. unknown
1996BN313102Edisud 1996. 1996. Hardcover. The Riviera Of Charles Negre <br/><br/>The Riviera Of Charles Negre Joseph Nègre Edisud hardcover
19761394311New York: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 183 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with white lettering navy blue pictorial front cover with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering light shelfwear to DJ primarily to head and tail of spine. "BOOK CLUB EDITION" stated to bottom of front flap. The first edition was issued as a book club edition. Shelved Case 8. A Novelization of the 1977 film released six months prior to the movie's release.;. 1394311. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Del Rey/Ballantine Books hardcover
1976192297New York: Ballantine Books 1976. A long time ago in a publishing house far far away. First edition signed by the ghostwriter Alan Dean Foster on the title page though solely credited to George Lucas. Published five months before the film's release this popular novelization was the world's first encounter with a long-form story from the galaxy far far away. The cover bears one of Ralph McQuarrie's famous concept illustrations a critical element in 20th Century Fox's decision to greenlight the Star Wars project. Before audiences had seen the special effects heard the sound design or absorbed John Williams's orchestral score Lucas's fast and intense story sold millions of copies. This book version is "perhaps most notable for allowing its readers to experience the interiority of characters from the film. Although the film establishes Leia's willingness to shoot the stormtroopers the novelization allows its readers to imagine the consequences of her act more vividly by narrating the stormtrooper's thoughts and aspirations" Webster p. 51. The novelization includes several key details omitted from the finished 1977 film but later retconned into the series including Palpatine p. 1 the Sith p. 8 and a medal for Chewbacca p. 219. By contrast the most famous opening line in film is here given as "Another galaxy another time". Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers designed by Ralph McQuarrie edges yellow. Bookseller ink stamp to first leaf. Extremities of wrappers creased and rubbed rear wrapper and bottom edge warped occasional spotting. A very good copy. Jeremy W. Webster "Leia Shot First: Transmedia Storytelling and the National Public Radio Dramatization of Star Wars" Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling 2018. unknown
8,0011E+12DAL NEGRO. new. Tarô de Luigi e Giulia Scapini publicado pela editora Dal Negro. Baralho com 78 cartas. Inclui livreto com instruções em Inglês e italiano. Tarô inspirado nas obras de Bacco idealizado por Giordano Berti e desenhado por Luigi e Giulia Scapini. DAL NEGRO unknown
1915010048New York: Doran 1915 First Edition 1915. Green cloth binding gilt titles. 8vo. Illustrated with seventy-two reproduction photographs in action black and white including frontispiece portrait of McLoughlin the 1913-14 National Champion. 347 pp. Sinclair Lewis was the ghost writer for the book which pre-dated Main Street by some five years. A heavy book this has rubbing but not damage along top and bottom of spine; rear hinge just starting. Unusually clean internals. Near fine. Doran hardcover
1915002118New York: George H. Doran Company 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. New York: George H. Doran Company 1915. First Edition second-state binding. VG in VG- jacket. Exceptionally rare in dustjacket. DJ has a single shallow chip off the spine crown cutting off about 1/3 of the word Tennis. Period bookseller price tag $2.50 on the spine. Minor soiling and a few closed tears. These defects noted the jacket is still attractive in the mylar sleeve. The book itself has a neat POS on the title page otherwise completely free of markings pages very clean and bright no foxing. Endpapers foxing and some spotting to top edge and front paper edge bottom edge clean. Cloth boards have virtually no wear and are bright and clean sharp cloth corners. Preface by Richard Norris Williams. Illustrated from photographs. 9x6 gilt-lettered green cloth. Ghost-written by Sinclair Lewis when he was a struggling writer about 5 years before Main Street was published. Lewis was working for George Doran at the time. <br/><br/> George H. Doran Company hardcover
1964212461964. Woodson Carter G. ed. The Negro History Bulletin. These mid-twentieth century periodicals document the expansion of African American historical scholarship and pedagogy during the Civil Rights era when educational institutions activists and scholars increasingly challenged the exclusion of Black history from mainstream curricula. Issued between 1964 and 1971 these issues reflect the evolving intellectual priorities of the period including the emergence of Black Studies programs renewed attention to Reconstruction and slavery and the growing influence of Black Power thought. Founded in 1937 at the urging of Mary McLeod Bethune the Negro History Bulletin functioned as a teaching-oriented publication under the direction of Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History providing accessible but research-informed content for educators students and general readers. The issues in this group demonstrate how African American history was interpreted and taught during a period of legislative change cultural transformation and increased institutional recognition.<br /> <br /> Woodson Carter G. ed. The Negro History Bulletin. Washington D.C.: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History 1964-1971. Archive of six issues. Quarto. Stapled wrappers.<br /> Archive includes: 1 May 1964 issue with a dedication to Albert N. D. Brooks; 2 December 1964 issue featuring articles on John Willis Menard African American education and Black military service; 3 January 1969 issue including content on Wiley College Library poetry book reviews and contemporary educational policy developments; 4 January 1971 issue addressing music W. E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk and the expansion of Black Studies programs; 5 October 1971 issue including discussions of Freedmen's schools antebellum Black separatist rhetoric Southern Black political organizations and housing and social policy; 6 November 1971 issue featuring articles on Black Power five years after its emergence the Gabriel Insurrection of 1800 Southern integration and prominent Black professionals. Each issue approximately 20-22 pages measuring 8.5 x 11 inches illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings.<br /> <br /> These issues were produced during a period in which African American history moved from the margins toward institutional recognition particularly through the establishment of Black Studies programs and curriculum reforms in schools and universities. The Negro History Bulletin played a central role in translating scholarly research into classroom practice shaping how history was taught during a decade of social and political transformation. Its continued publication now under the title Black History Bulletin reflects its long-standing influence within the field. Light wear to covers; bindings generally sound with clean interiors; overall very good condition. The archive provides a focused record of African American historiography and educational practice during the Civil Rights era. unknown
184941786Worcester County Maryland 1849. Single pale blue sheet 8" x 12-1/2" recto and verso entirely in ink manuscript. Signed by Brown with facsimile seal and witnessed. Acknowledgment by Justice of the Peace. Very Good. unknown
1941211681941. Woodson Carter G. The Negro History Bulletin. These mid-twentieth century periodicals document the institutionalization of African American historical scholarship and pedagogy under the leadership of Carter G. Woodson whose work established Black history as a formal field of study in the United States. Issued between 1941 and 1949 these issues provide primary evidence of how African American history was researched interpreted and disseminated during a period shaped by World War II migration and ongoing struggles for civil rights. Founded in 1937 at the urging of Mary McLeod Bethune the Negro History Bulletin functioned as an educational tool for teachers and students presenting accessible scholarship on African American life the African diaspora and global Black history. Editorial direction under Woodson emphasized correcting omissions in dominant historical narratives and foregrounding Black agency with content ranging from slavery and Reconstruction to contemporary wartime contributions and cultural production.<br /> <br /> Woodson Carter G. ed. The Negro History Bulletin. Washington D.C.: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History 1941-1949. Seven issues. Quarto. Stapled wrappers.<br /> Archive of seven issues spanning April 1941 through June 1949 each approximately 20-22 pages and measuring 8.5 x 11 inches illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Contents include: 1 April 1941 issue with articles on the Underground Railroad Black communities in Canada and book reviews; 2 May 1944 issue addressing World War II and African American participation across military and civilian life; 3 March 1945 issue featuring Sojourner Truth labor equality free Black populations in antebellum Alabama and racial violence; 4 May 1945 issue examining the Department of Negro Affairs and early American attitudes toward slavery; 5 May 1947 issue including studies of formerly enslaved families such as the Loguens and Tanners suffrage in the South and profiles of Black educators; 6 January 1949 issue with articles on education in Haiti the Negro Little Theatre Movement Negro spirituals and a biography of Frederick Douglass; 7 June 1949 issue addressing intersections of Jewish and Black history modernization in the Virgin Islands regional Black history in Maryland and Virginia and educational policy.<br /> <br /> These issues were produced during a formative period in the expansion of African American historical consciousness when Woodson's efforts challenged the exclusion of Black experiences from mainstream curricula and scholarly discourse. The Negro History Bulletin operated as a bridge between academic research and classroom instruction shaping generations of teachers and students and contributing to the eventual institutionalization of Black Studies programs in the later twentieth century. The publication continues today as the Black History Bulletin recognized as the longest continuously published journal for practitioners in the field. Clean pages with light handling wear; fragile binding to the earliest issue and a punch hole to the upper corner of the June 1949 issue; overall very good condition. The archive provides a concentrated record of early African American historiography and educational practice during a critical period of intellectual and social transformation. unknown
1890196721890. Barrows Isabel C. ed. First Mohonk Conference on the Negro Question Held at Lake Mohonk Ulster County New York June 4 5 6 1890 1890 records one of the earliest organized national discussions among white reformers politicians and intellectuals addressing the status of African Americans in the decades following Reconstruction. Convened at a moment when Black political rights were being systematically dismantled across the South through disenfranchisement and violence the conference brought together predominantly white Northern and Southern participants to debate labor education and civil status. The proceedings include the intervention of Reconstruction advocate Albion W. Tourgée whose address "The Negro's View of the Race Problem" directly challenged the exclusion of Black voices and concluded with a proposed resolution that failed to gain support. Statements within the conference reflect prevailing racial barriers including the observation that in Philadelphia "a colored man may carry mortar up a ladder but he is not allowed to lay the bricks" underscoring systemic exclusion from skilled labor and economic advancement.<br /> <br /> Barrows Isabel C. ed. First Mohonk Conference on the Negro Question Held at Lake Mohonk Ulster County New York June 4 5 6 1890. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis 1890. Softcover pamphlet format 142 pages measuring approximately 24 cm. Original front cover preserved and laid in with a color facsimile wrapper supplied for protection. Text printed as conference proceedings compiling speeches discussions and resolutions delivered across the three-day meeting.<br /> <br /> Produced during the consolidation of Jim Crow policies and the retreat from Reconstruction-era protections this document provides direct evidence of how white-led reform movements framed and debated Black citizenship at the national level. The absence of substantive Black participation alongside Tourgée's protest highlights tensions between advocacy and paternalism within late nineteenth-century reform discourse. As a printed record of policy-oriented discussion the volume supports research into labor exclusion education policy and the ideological foundations of segregation-era governance. Minor staining to lower margins; otherwise very good condition. unknown