Selected Utterances of Marcus Moziah Garvey 'Africa For the African'
Cleage Group Publications, 1990. Stapled Soft Cover. 34 pages. More
African-American Studies
Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition (The Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture)
Penguin Classics, February 2021. Paper Back. A new historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to the Reconstruction curated by the Schomburg Center, that makes the case for focusing on the histories of Black people as agents and architects of their own lives and ultimate liberation, with a foreword by Kevin Young..... More
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
Random House, March 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain "Whether heralding unsung entertainers or reexamining legends, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves together gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black..... More
Live from Death Row
Addison Wesley Publishing Company, June 1995. Hardcover. Awaiting execution for the murder of a Philadelphia policeman, the author describes the brutality and humiliation of prison life and argues that the justice system is racist and ruled by political expediency. Minor shelf wear on the jacket. More
New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Anniversary)
New Press, January 2020. Paper Back. Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly' Slate' Chronicle of Higher Education' Literary Hub, Book Riot' and Zora A tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller--"one of the most influential books of the past 20 years," according..... More
White Rage
Bloomsbury USA, June 2017. Paper Back. National Book Critics Circle Award Winner New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of..... More
Staff Pick
In Defense of Mumia
Writers & Readers Publishing, March 1996. Trade Paperback. Clean, without markings. More
Daughters of Jefferson, Daughters of Bootblacks: Racism and American Feminism
Mercer Univ Pr, June 1986. Trade Paperback. More
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Bantam, August 1991. Mass Market PaperBack. A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the "New York Times" bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage..... More
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion Including the Full Text of Nat Turner's 1831 'Confession'
Grove Press, January 1968. Mass Market PaperBack. 2nd printing. Darkening to margins & soiling along bottom edge of front wrapper panel. Curling to cover margins. Textblock edge tinted red. Previous owner's name & address stamped half title page. More
N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why
Mariner Books, August 2008. Trade Paperback. Asim traces the roots and meanings behind the racial slur and argues that using the word keeps blacks at the bottom of America's socioeconomic ladder. He also proves there is a place for this word in the mouths and on the pens of those..... More
The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley
Ballantine Books, October 1987. Mass Market PaperBack. Through a life of passion and struggle, Malcolm X became one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. In this riveting account, he tells of his journey from a prison cell to Mecca, describing his transition from hoodlum to Muslim minister..... More
The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reissued Edition
Holt Paperbacks, April 1995. Trade Paperback. One of America's most important writers takes on the arrest of Wayne Bertram Williams for the murder of twenty-eight black children in Atlanta to offer this searing indictment of the nation's racial stagnation. This edition of James Baldwin's classic work offers a new foreword..... More
The Fire Next Time
Vintage, December 1992. Trade Paperback. A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences..... More
The Fire Next Time
Vintage, December 1992. Trade Paperback. A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences..... More
No Name in the Street
Vintage, January 2007. Paper Back. An extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies that displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works, and powerfully speaks to contemporary conversations around racism. It contains truth that cannot be denied." -- The Atlantic Monthly In..... More
We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy
Amistad Press, April 2021. Hardcover. From the author of Queen Sugar--now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay--comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America. In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black..... More
Black Power U.S.A.: The Human Side of Reconstruction 1867 - 1877
Pelican, January 1969. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Minimal shelf wear; else, tight, square, clean copy of a very scarce book. More
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Anchor, January 2009. Trade Paperback. This groundbreaking historical expose unearths the lost stories of enslaved persons and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude shortly thereafter in "The Age of Neoslavery." By turns moving, sobering, and shocking, this..... More
Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
Harper, January 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Editor's Choice From journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Blow comes a powerful manifesto and call to action for Black Americans to amass political power and fight white supremacy. Race, as we have..... More
White America vs. O.J.
Paper Back. More
Black Lives 1900: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition
Redstone Press, October 2019. Paper Back. How W.E.B. Du Bois combined photographs and infographics to communicate the everyday realities of Black lives and the inequities of race in America At the 1900 Paris Exposition the pioneering sociologist and activist W.E.B. Du Bois presented an exhibit representing the progress of African..... More
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Convergent Books, April 2018. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK - From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America's love affair with "diversity" so often falls short of..... More
The Condemnation of Little B.
Beacon Press, February 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Through the story of a thirteen-year-old black boy condemned to life in prison, Elaine Brown exposes the "New Age" racism that effectively condemns millions of poor African-Americans to a third world life. The story of "Little B" is riveting, a stunning example of..... More
Kindred
Beacon Press, February 2004. Trade Paperback. The visionary author's masterpiece pulls us--along with her Black female hero--through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new..... More
