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

[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

San Francisco: Ministry of Information, Black Panther Party, [1970]. First Edition. Small quarto (24.25cm); original photo-illustrated card wrappers, stapled; [vii],31,[2]pp; illus. Touch of oxidation to staples, else Fine. An attractive volume collecting seven early Newton speeches and essays, with an introduction by Eldridge Cleaver. Contents include "Huey P. Newton to..... More

San Francisco: The Movement Press, 1967. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of this SNCC and SDS-affiliated newspaper. Contents include articles on Stokely Carmichael's visit to Cuba (by Julius Lester), Gary Rader's letter from jail, Fidel Castro on Stokely & Black Revolution, and a centerfold dedicated to the Dixie Hills community in..... 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: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. First Edition. First Printing, a review copy, with the publisher's promotional photograph of the author laid in. Octavo (23.5cm); cream cloth, blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine, with the author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on front cover; dustjacket; xii,372pp..... More

New York: Jewish Currents, 1968. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.75cm); original pictorial wrappers, stapled; 46pp; illus. Light wear and handling to wrappers, with a tiny stain and a small abrasion to lower rear wrapper; Very Good+. A lengthy response by King to an inquiry addressed to him after a New..... More

New York: Columbia University Press, 1976. First Edition. Authoritative analysis of the successes and failures of the Civil Rights movement by Rustin (1912-1987), a leading strategist of the movement, avowed pacifist, and member of the War Resisters League. He begins at the early years of the movement, with the formation..... More

[New York: S.i.], 1968. First Edition. Bifolium (38cm); pictorial newsprint wrappers; 4pp; illus. Horizontal fold at center, else a fresh, Fine copy. Memorial issue of The Worker, a weekend paper circulated between 1958-1968 after The Daily Worker ceased operations. Released in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, this..... More

New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1958. First Edition. Annual report detailing the major achievements of the organization, as well as milestones within the Civil Rights movement, in 1957. Contents touch on the enactment of the Civil Rights Act, violence at Little Rock, challenging the churches..... More

[Chicago]: Second Ward Times, [1938]. First Edition. Rare and fragile campaign flyer for Roscoe Conkling Simmons's failed 1938 run for U.S. Congress, to represent Illinois' 1st District (including most of South-side Chicago). Published and illustrated by Henry Brown, who had been the chief editorial cartoonist for Chicago's leading African-American newspaper..... More

[Rockville, MD: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1989]. First Edition. Quarto (27.5cm.); publisher's white pictorial card wrappers; unpaginated; photographic illus. throughout. A hint of toning to spine edge, else Near Fine. Additional ephemera from the Dinner laid in, including a flyer advertising a workshop on community drug..... More