[African- Americana] Official Program 50th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Education Association and Louisiana Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers. November 18, 19, 20, 21, 1951

Shreveport, LA, Louisiana Education Association and Louisiana Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers, Publishers, 1951. Wraps. Printed wraps. Unpaginated, approximately 32 pp. A few black and white photos of people throughout, as well as ads for local African-American businesses. A program of events for the 50th annual convention of the Louisiana Education Association and Louisiana Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers, focusing on the theme, "Education for Human Rights." A lengthy program of events is included, as well as biographies of more notable attendees and speakers. This includes James Madison Nabrit Jr. a prominent Civil Rights lawyer and president of Howard University; Moss Hendrix, a pioneer in the field of public relations, who worked to get companies to market their products to Black audiences. The event was held at the Booker T. Washington High School in Shreveport. GOOD condition. Moderate foxing and toning to the covers, with minor soiling and staining. Math problem worked out on the rear cover. Vertical fold crease present. Good .

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Book number: 019558

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn

Black Panther Party. The People Must Free the 21!

No Place, Black Panther Party, presumed Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. New York: no date, perhaps 1970. Single sheet, legal sized. A flier discussing the halt of the preliminary hearing of the 13 Black Panthers on trial, asserting that the reason was because the judges could not, essentially, control the narrative, and that the Black Panthers were winning in court. The Panther 21 were members of the New York Black Panther Party accused of planning attacks on New York police in 1969. They were all eventually acquitted. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor wrinkling and creasing. Good .

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Book number: 021142

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies Social Movements

The Black Men of Omega Psi Phi Present Annual Poor People's Homecoming Dance Featuring Wajumbe Event Poster

Earl Park, IN, Tribune Press, Printer. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1972. Single sheet, thin card stock paper. 21 ¾ by 13 ¾ inches. Reverse has an ink inscription reading, "Mich 1972." A poster for a dance and music event being held by an unstated chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, a traditionally African American fraternity founded in 1911. The event was a "Poor People's Homecoming Dance," and featured an act, Wajumbe. It is possible Wajumbe was an obscure reggae act, but that is pure conjecture. FAIR condition. Nine different large scuffs to the surface of the poster, causing superficial loss in those areas, all around the edges, and most likely from the removal of tape. Some of these scuffs affect the color background of the poster. General toning, minor wrinkling and a hint of soiling. Fair .

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Book number: 021388

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies

Forward Ever Backward Never Harriet Tubman Pinback

No Place, Michael Brown, artist/creator, 1982. Unbound. 1 ½ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback honoring abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman, featuring her image against a red, yellow, green backdrop. We could not establish who Michael Brown is: his name is on the curl, with the copyright symbol and 1982. It's possible this was non-commercial creation, but we could not establish one way or another. NEAR FINE condition. Perhaps a hint of fading. Near Fine .

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Book number: 021071

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Poster

San Francisco, Julian Richardson Associates, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1960s, early 1970s. Single sheet, 21 ¾ by 16 ¾ inches. A lithograph poster made from a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Printed by Julian Richardson, perhaps best known as the founder of Marcus Bookstore in San Francisco, a store that served as a meeting place for Black artists in San Francisco, as well as a gathering place for members of the Black Panther Party. FAIR condition. Heavy browning to the paper, with faint dampstaining along the top and bottom edge. A few other ink stains and stains present, as well as general soiling. Creasing and wrinkling present, mostly along the extremities, along with several bumps, dings, chips and small tears. Pinholes at the corners and tape at the upper left corner. Overall a worn example of this. Fair .

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Book number: 018922

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Posters

Minority Aids Project Coming Home for Friends 2nd Annual Gospel Benefit Promotional Book

Los Angeles, Minority AIDS Project, Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed 1989. Glossy paper wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Unpaginated, approximately 28 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A work presumed to be a promotional piece issued for an event featuring gospel music, benefiting the Minority AIDS Project. The work has a few pages of messages from leaders of the project, followed by reproductions of promotional 8 by 10 photos of the various celebrity guests, including Natalie Cole, Dionne Warwick, Elton John and many others. The Minority AIDS Project was established in 1985, in an effort to address the fact that HIV/AIDS disproportionately affected the Black community in the US. Its goal is to provide education and health care, and welcomes all. It is still in operation today. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Very Good .

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Book number: 021148

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn LGBTQ+

Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party. Cisco-Kidd Pig Rizzo Oinks Again!

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party, Publisher. Unbound. No date, 1970. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. Photomechanically reproduced. A flier issued by the Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party bringing attention to the police murders of two Black men in Philadelphia, Harold Brown and James Hamilton. The party used these killings to highlight the continued police brutality against the African American community in Philadelphia under Police Chief Frank Rizzo. The Philadelphia Black Panther Party formed in late 1968, and faced continuous harassment from police. Despite this, the party established a variety of social programs in the Black community. Membership in the group started to decline in 1970, and it ceased operations in 1973, although many of its programs continued. VERY GOOD condition. A hint of foxing along the edges. A few faint creases present at the corners. Very Good .

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Book number: 020967

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies Fliers Social Movements

Revolution in Our Lifetime. Spurgeon 'Jake' Winters Poster

Chicago, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Presumed Publisher. Unbound. Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Presumed publisher. No place or date, perhaps Chicago, circa 1969/1970. Single sheet of medium weight paper stock. 25 by 18 inches. A poster commemorating the life of Black Panther Party member Spurgeon 'Jake' Winters. Winters was killed by police in a shootout on November 13, 1969, a few weeks before Fred Hampton was assassinated by police. The killing of Winters led the Black Panther Party to establish a free health clinic in Chicago bearing his name. Some of these events were portrayed in a fictionalized version in the 2021 film, Judas and the Black Messiah. The poster includes Winters' birth and death dates (Nov. 12, 1950-Nov. 13, 1969) and the quote, "He who swings the mighty sword for the poor oppressed people is a revolutionary in deed and will make great contributions to world peace and the liberation of mankind!" Black Panther Party of Chicago address and phone number present, as well as three small panther logos. VERY GOOD condition. A few minor wrinkles and creases present. A few small bumps along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 020420

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Posters Black Studies Social Movements

Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud. Bhm (Black History Month) 1986 Pinback

Trenton, NJ, Decoff Adv. Specialties, Producer, 1986. Unbound. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. A pinback celebrating Black History Month in 1986, with the slogan, "Say it loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud," along with a raised black fist in front of the Pan African flag. NEAR FINE condition. Near Fine .

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Book number: 021359

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Black Studies

Stokely Is a Riot Pinback

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed mid to late 1960s. Measures 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Dark yellow background with reddish brown printing. A pinback promoting Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and his work. Ture was a civil rights leader and Black power activist, chairing the SNCC, and promoting the idea of Black power, raising awareness to the term and its ideology. The pin itself may refer to the 1968 Washington DC riots that occurred after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The FBI tried to tie him to the riots, and its COINTELPRO branch planted the idea that he worked for the CIA, leading to a break between him and the Black Panther Party. By 1969, Ture lived in exile in Africa. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and rubbing. Light rusting to the reverse. Very Good .

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Book number: 019188

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks Black Studies Social Movements

You'Ve Heard About the Party Suing the Fbi. Hear the Ideas the Fbi Tried to Suppress. Willie Mae Reid Political Event Flier

San Francisco, Socialist Workers, Publisher. Unbound. no date, circa 1976. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Yellow green paper stock. A flier issued by the Socialist Workers Party, promoting Willie Mae Reid for Vice-President of the United States, announcing her speaking date of Sept. 25. Reid, a politician and author, ran for the office in 1976, with Peter Camejo running for president. With a poorly reproduced photo of Reid. GOOD condition. Small piece torn off from the flier at the upper right corner, with some associated staining and discoloration. Minor staining and soiling, with a few faint fold creases, minor wrinking and other small creases. Good .

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Book number: 019114

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Communism, Socialism, Marxism Fliers Social Movements

[African Americana]

Colored Funeral Service Association Contract Payment Booklet

Minden, LA, Colored Funeral Service Association, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, but circa early 1950s. Single sheet of card stock paper, 7 ½ by 3 ½ inches as folded into four pages. A record booklet used by collection agents of the Colored Funeral Service Association, an association that provided insurance payments for funeral expenses for African American funerals. Front cover lists B.W. Williams as president, Will Kennon as vice-president and Dorothea Talley as secretary of the organization. Signatures of Kennon and Talley at the bottom. Interior filled with contract numbers, benefit designation and fee numbers, as well as the signature/initials of the collector. GOOD condition. Horizontal crease along the top. Minor toning, soiling and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 020654

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

The Berkeley Barb. July 25-31, 1969

Berkeley, Allan D. Coult, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 16 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, using a blend of counterculture, politics and sex ads to achieve success. This issue published in the brief window between ownership by Max Scherr. With a full page devoted to the Black Panthers, including quotes from Bobby Seale on the decentralization of police, giving local communities control, as well as pieces on the Black Panther Party platform and goals. Usual counterculture, radical and sex ads throughout. GOOD condition. Vending machine stamp on the front cover. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning. Light wrinkling and edgewear, with some chips. Good .

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Book number: 015091

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Underground Newspapers Counterculture

Various Authors

Berkeley Tribe. May 1-8, 1970

Berkeley, Red Mountain Tribe, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Tabloid format. 28 pp. Illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this radical, counterculture underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, formed after a split with the Berkeley Barb over labor issues. The Tribe embraced more radical and left wing causes. This issue with about two pages devoted to Bobby Seale and other Black Panther Party members; a piece on the "war against Black vets;" police gun violence against protestors; feminism and women's equality articles, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate browning. Minor soiling. Some creasing along the extremities, with some minor tearing and chipping. Good .

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Book number: 015692

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Underground Newspapers Counterculture

Various Authors

Berkeley Tribe. July 2-8, 1971

Berkeley, CA, Red Mountain Tribe, Publisher, 1971. Tabloid. Tabloid format. 20 pp. Illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this radical, counterculture underground newspaper from Berkeley, California, formed after a split with the Berkeley Barb over labor issues. The Tribe embraced more radical and left-wing causes. This issue with news on the trial of Ruchell Magee and Angela Davis; news on the trial of Black Panther leader Huey Newton; news on Native American struggles for recognition and rights; news on the trial of white lawyer Arthur Turco, accused of being a member of the Black Panther Party and ordering the killing of another member, etc. FAIR/GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Heavy creasing to the corners of the paper. Some wrinkling. Moderate browning. Minor soiling and some foxing. A few small tears along the extremities. Address stamp present. Fair .

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Book number: 016043

Catalogue: African American

Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Underground Newspapers