New York: Venture Press Book/Simon and Schuster, 1947. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Interesting period historical fiction novel regarding race in the south involving the rape of a black woman.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Illustrations by Erick Berry. First Edition, First Printing. Roark Bradford's This Side of Jordan (1929) is a significant work primarily for its portrayal of African American folklore and culture during the early 20th century, especially in the context of the American South. It follows.....

Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Nathaniel Pereira, son of a New York Jewish merchant, gets dispatched to revive an uncle's South Carolina plantation, but his story is derailed by the interspersed accounts of several generations of women driven from slavery.....

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —A foundational architect of twentieth-century American vernacular dance, Charles 'Honi' Coles was the premier master of high-speed rhythm tap. His legendary career seamlessly bridged the big band era of the Apollo Theatre with the historic late-twentieth-century Broadway tap revival, making his stylistic influence permanent and profound.+++ The Performing.....

New York: Faulkner Books, 1986. A Fine Soft cover. In this landmark work on the Black economic condition, Theodore Cross shows why the distribution of power in American society has become the single issue of overriding importance to the upward progress of Black Americans.This important and original work is devoted.....

Boston: Beacon Press, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNIFICANCE —Originally published in 2018 and gaining national prominence in the years that followed, White Fragility emerged as one of the defining nonfiction titles of the early 21st century.Its popularity extended beyond the general trade into universities, corporations, reading groups, and institutional.....

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Marvin Dunn chronicles anti-black violence in Florida, a state that is perceived by the general public to have not been part of the Deep South, and to have possessed more benign race.....

USA: 1st Book Library, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Softcover. Delve into the gripping pages of "The Trial of Ruby McCollum," a riveting account that sent shockwaves through the very bedrock of the Segregationist South. Unraveling like a finely spun tapestry of true-crime intrigue, the narrative lays bare.....

New York: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / NYPL, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated plates held in slipcase. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEPublished in 1974, this portfolio served to democratize access to the Schomburg Center's vast holdings. By reproducing these images in large format, the NYPL allowed schools, libraries, and.....

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A poignant biography an essential read for those seeking to understand the personal sacrifices that fueled the Civil Rights Movement and the enduring impact of one individual's moral conviction on a nation's conscience.that chronicles the life.....

Southern Illinois University Press, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. John W. E. Thomas, the first African American elected to the Illinois general assembly, held a prominent position as the leader of the state's African American community for nearly two decades. His impactful contributions paved the way.....

New York: The Viking Press, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. James Weldon Johnson, a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, and a prolific American author authored. He was a leader in the NAACP, diplomat to Venezuela, and the inaugural African-American professor at New York University, In this important yet very.....