New York: New Century Publishers, 1952. First Edition. "An appeal to American Negroes to defend the Negro communists indicted under the Smith Act. The author, a Negro communist, states that the author of the Smith Act is one of the most vicious and powerful enemies of the Negro people. The..... More

New York & Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1971. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); white cloth, with titles stamped in blue on spine; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [iv],v-xii,196pp. Spine ends gently nudged, hint of sunning to upper board edges, with a brief gift inscription to half-title page; Near Fine. Dustjacket..... More

[Richmond, IN: Paul Graphics, Inc.], 1977. First Edition. Collection of sermons by Harvey (1911-1976), an A.M.E. Church pastor and educator who, together with his wife, Claire Collins Harvey (1916-1995), were heavily active in civil rights causes in Mississippi and Louisiana. Octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers; [viii],188,[4]pp; illus. Signed by editor..... More

New York: New Century Publishers, 1952. First Edition. Slim octavo (19.5cm); original printed wrappers, stapled; 24pp. Light wear and rubbing, some oxidation to staples, with two ink marks to margins; Very Good. "A call for unrestricted Negro suffrage and representation, and for the smashing of Jim Crow in our political..... More

[Chicago: Chicago Area Friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963]. Attractive, ephemeral relic of the 1963 "Stop! Don't Shop Downtown" Campaign, coordinated by the Chicago Area Friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (CAFSNCC) in conjunction with the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO). The Campaign called for the..... More

[Atlanta]: The Committee on Appeal for Human Rights and The Student--Adult Liaison Committee, [1960]. Circular produced by the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR), formed in February, 1960 by a group of Atlanta University Center students who coordinated a variety of sit-ins, boycotts, and non-violent events to demand racial..... More

New York: Jewish Currents, 1963. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.5cm); original pictorial wrappers, stapled; 48pp; illus. Light wear and handling, tiny stain to lower edge of front wrapper; Near Fine. Contents include UN correspondent David Matis's lengthy article "Birmingham Diary: A Reporter's Observations," which contained on-the-ground coverage of the SCLC's..... More

New York: Liberator, 1965. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); pictorial wrappers, stapled; 30pp; illus. Trivial wear and subtle toning to wrapper extremities, else Near Fine. Contents feature a lengthy article on Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Twilight of the God") by Buford Thompson, another on the SNCC by Ossie Skyes, and..... More

Birmingham, AL: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1965. First Edition. Detailed summary of the SCLC's 9th annual convention, held in Birmingham, Alabama from August 9-13, 1965. Contents include introductory greetings by SCLS Secretary Rev. Fred Shuttleworth, text of the annual report by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a detailed list of..... More

New York: The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc., 1965. First Editions. Complete year of this long-running African American magazine and official publishing organ of the NAACP, conceived by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1910, which under his editorial hand quickly became "the most influential monthly magazine in black America...Throughout the years, the..... More

New York: Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund, [1971]. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.5cm); illustrated wrappers, stapled; 16pp; illus. Some trivial wear, else Near Fine. Pamphlet produced by the Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund, with an introduction by Ossie Davis, and contributions by Ralph Abernathy, John J. Abt, and Paul E...... More

[Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office], 1960. First Edition. A report prepared "primarily for the ROTC cade, tomorrow's military leader, who at the end of his college training expects to enter the Armed Forces to undertake his part of the responsibility in maintaining the strength and independence of our Nation..... More

[Miami, FL]: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1966. First Edition. Succinct statement issued by the Board of the SCLC, following its annual meeting on April 13, 1966, in Miami, Florida. Addressing their position on the Vietnam War, the resolution notes: "SCLC as an organization committed to nonviolence must condemn this war..... More