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Black History / African-Americans   

Catalog Last Updated: 08/31/24 12 items.

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Bryant, Ira B.   BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN: FROM THE GHETTO TO THE CAPITOL  
Houston: D. Armstrong Company, 1977. 1st ed. 105 pages. Hardcover. Life story of Texan who defied many obstacles to become first Black woman in Texas Senate and then Member of the United States House of Representatives. B/w photos, appendices. First printing. Scarce.
VG/Fair. Tight, very minimal rubbing at spine ends, no marks. Age darkening on endpapers and page edges. Dustjacket has water stain and wear at spine ends, corners, and folds. # E5312. $38.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Curtis, James C., & Lewis L. Gould.   THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA: SELECTED ESSAYS  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1973. Reprint. 199 pages. Paperback. 0292700962 0-292-70096-2. Eight essays from participants in a University of Texas public lecture series devoted to the Negro's role in American history. The series was held during the time the university was attemting to institute a program of Black studies in 1968.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B7933. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dunham, Gerald F.   ECHOES FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP: A TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.  
Houston: Infinity Bound, 1983. 30 pages. Paperback. Original poetry occompanies some of Dr. King's quotations. Stapled pamphlet printed on heavy tan stock.
X-Lib VG/Wraps. Former library copy w/ stamps & marks. A clean, reference-only copy. # B3622. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Egerton, Douglas R.   DEATH OR LIBERTY: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA  
New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Book Club ed. 342 pages. Hardcover. 0195306694 0-19-530669-4. A sweeping chronicle of African-American history, paying special attention to what black Americans did for themselves.
Fine/Fine. Book Club edition with no sign of use or handling. # B6222. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Frazier Sr, Eugene.   JAMES ISLAND: STORIES FROM SLAVE DESCENDANTS  
Charleston SC: History Press, 2013. Reprint. 218 pages. Paperback. 1596291826 1-59629-182-6. From interviews over a span of sixty years and government records, this book compiles a history of the people of the vicinity of James Island. B/w photos.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E5078. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Krehbiel, Henry Edward.   AFRO-AMERICAN FOLKSONGS: A STUDY IN RACIAL AND NATIONAL MUSIC  
New York: Frederick Ungar, 1971. Reprint. 176 pages. Hardcover. 0804455716 0-8044-5571-6. Reprint of the 1914 classic. Examines origin and structure of slave songs, spirituals, funerary, creole songs and more. Indexed.
Fine/Fine. An immaculate, tight copy. # A3021. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lull, Robert W.   CIVIL WAR GENERAL AND INDIAN FIGHTER JAMES M. WILLIAMS: LEADER OF THE 1ST KANSAS COLORED VOLUNTEER INFANTRY & THE 8TH U.S. CAVALRY  
Denton: Univ. North Texas, 2013. 1st ed. 289 pages. Hardcover. 1574415026 1-57441-502-6. Excellent biography of General James Monroe Williams, a Negro officer serving in both the Civil War and in the Indian campaigns in the West. A few b/w photos & maps, bibliography and index.
VG/VG. An unsold copy with minor bruising to corners. # E0651. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Taft, William Howard.   THE SOUTH AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT  
New York: N.C. Society of New York, 1908. 1st ed. 16 pages. Paperback. Text of speech given when Taft was President-elect. Introduction by Andrew Carnegie, and text of address by Walter Page introducing Taft. The occassion was a dinner of the North Carolina Society of New York at the Hotel Astor, December 7, 1908.
VG/Wraps. No marks or tears. Back cover and lower quarter inch of front cover are tanned. # B9059. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
United States Congress, .   MEMORIALS ON THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY  
Austin: Pemberton Press, 1970. Reprint. 31 pages. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the 1792 Congressional report on memorials promoting the abolition of slavery by several northern states. In fine gray linen.
Near Fine/No Jacket. A bit of foxing to covers. # A0752. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Yates, Elizabeth.   HOWARD THURMAN: PORTRAIT OF A PRACTICAL DREAMER  
New York: John Day Company, 1964. 1st ed. 249 pages. Hardcover. Biography of American writer, educator, theologian, and civil rights leader. Chronological bibliography of Thurman's works. Bibliography of he often referenced. Index. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. No dustjacket. Uncommon, first edition.
Good+/No Jacket. Tight, bright, unmarked pages. Square corners. # E5041. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  

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