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  Black Elected Officials - A National Roster, 1986
Washington, DC, Joint Center for Political Studies. 1986, Fifteenth Edition. Soft Cover. Chronicles the steady increase in the number of black elected officials in the United States, noting the year of 1985 as "a period of significant breakthroughs in black electoral progress". 459 pages. Very Good.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 030267
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LEVITAN, SAR A. AND TAGGART, ROBERT III  The Job Crisis for Black Youth: Report of the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on Employment Problems of Black Youth
New York, Washington, London, Praeger Publishers. 1971. Soft Cover. Some wear, and an old promotional sticker on cover. A nice copy of a reference to racial employment issues. 135 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 1761] Book number: 030214
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ABRAHAMS, PETER  Wild Conquest
London, Faber & Faber, Ltd. 1951, First Published. Hard Cover. Some light wear. A very nice copy of a novel about the human spirit. 383 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 12.45 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.5 | JP¥ 1099] Book number: 030301
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DAVIS, EDWIN ADAMS AND HOGAN, WILLIAM RANSOM  The Barber of Natchez
Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press. 1977, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0807102121) Trade Paperback. Minor foxing, minor edgewear. "An absorbing account of the rise of a slave to freedom, business success, and high community standing in Natchez - all before 1850.". Very Good -.
USD 2.49 [Appr.: EURO 1.75 | £UK 1.5 | JP¥ 220] Book number: 030268
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MCCARTHY, AGNES AND REDDICK LAWRENCE (PH.D.)  Worth Fighting For: A History of the Negro in the United States During the Civil War and Reconstruction
Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Co. Inc. 1965, Stated First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Browning, Colleen. Slight tear in lower middle spine from tape. A nice copy of a historic look at African American involvement in the Civil War. 118 pages. VG/No Jacket.
USD 2.95 [Appr.: EURO 2 | £UK 2 | JP¥ 260] Book number: 030072
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VARIOUS AUTHORS  The Negro and the City: Adapted from a Special Issue of Fortune on: "Business and the Urban Crisis"
New York, Time-Life Books. 1968. Soft Cover. Some signs of age, faded pages, and cover creasing and wear. A nice usable copy of a collection of essays on African American life in society. 159 pages. Good +/No Jacket.
USD 2.45 [Appr.: EURO 1.75 | £UK 1.5 | JP¥ 216] Book number: 030075
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BECKS, EDWARD R.  Journey Into "Z" Country
Redwood City, CA, A Geyoko Publication. 1975. Soft Cover. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR: "to Cynthia wishing you love and hope for a change- as you continue to seek perfection and internal colusion- Ed Beck". Some light wear, minor rubbing down crease of book. A nice copy of a personal narrative on a journey through America. 62 pages. VG-/No Jacket. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 030079
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BERGER, MORROE  Racial Equality and the Law - Race and Society
Paris, Unesco. 1954, First Edition. Soft Cover. Bottom right corner of front cover is torn off; previous owner's name on front cover. 76 page United Nations publication on "the Role of Law in the Reduction of Discrimination in the United States", written prior to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's. Good Only.
USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 971] Book number: 030324
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BLAUNER, ROBERT  Racial Oppression in America
New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, Harper & Row, Publishers. 1972. Hard Cover. Ex-Seminary Library, Softcover volume specially hardbound with original covers; typical library marks; some scuffs and soils. A study of racial segregation and oppression in the U.S. in the late Twentieth Century. 309 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 4.95 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 437] Book number: 041784
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BOESAK, ALLAN AUBREY  Farewell to Innocence: A Socio-Ethical Study on Black Theology and Black Power
Maryknoll, NY, Orbis Books. 1977. (ISBN: 0883441306) Soft Cover. Some notes inside rear cover. A nice copy of a critical study on African American culture. 185 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 2.45 [Appr.: EURO 1.75 | £UK 1.5 | JP¥ 216] Book number: 030223
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DU BOIS, W.E. BURGHARDT  Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward and Autobiography of a Race Concept
New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company. 1940, Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Spine strip is faded and has light endwear; gift inscription from previous owner on front flyleaf. Rare First Edition of documentary by the famous social activist W.E.B. Du Bois, outlining the need for reform in the United States on the issues of racism and prejudice. 334 pages. Very Good -/No Jacket.
USD 195.00 [Appr.: EURO 130.25 | £UK 117.25 | JP¥ 17210] Book number: 035065
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BOLES, ROBERT  Curling
Boston, Houghton Mifflin and Co. 1968, Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. VERY COLLECTIBLE - STATED FIRST PRINTING BOUND UPSIDE DOWN. Plastic sleeve on DJ. A nice copy of a novel about an African American boy raised by a white family. 259 pages. VG+/VG+.
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 030216
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BOYD, MALCOLM  You Can't Kill the Dream
Richmond, VA, John Knox Press. 1968, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ex-Seminary Library, Light edgewear. "Reflections by Malcolm Boyd; photos compiled by Bruce Roberts, 'The American Dream' by Eric Sevareid". Illustrated. Very Good -.
USD 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 2.5 | £UK 2.25 | JP¥ 309] Book number: 041545
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BOYLE, SARAH PATTON  The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian's Stand in Time of Transition
New York, William Morrow and Co. 1962. Hard Cover. Ex-Library, Some wear and library markings; a nice copy. A critical study on civil rights. 364 pages. VG-/No Jacket.
USD 2.95 [Appr.: EURO 2 | £UK 2 | JP¥ 260] Book number: 030528
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BRACEY, JOHN H.; MEIER, AUGUST; RUDWICK, ELLIOTT (EDITORS)  American Slavery: The Question of Resistance
Belmont, CA, Wadsworth Publishing Co. Inc. 1971. (ISBN: 0534000177) Soft Cover. A nice copy of a historic look at slavery in the United States. 202 pages. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 2.5 | £UK 2.25 | JP¥ 309] Book number: 030526
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O'BRIEN, JOHN (ED)  Interviews with Black Writers
New York, Liveright. 1973. (ISBN: 0871400855) Soft Cover. A nice copy of a collection of discussions with African American authors. 274 pages. VG/No Jacket.
USD 4.95 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 437] Book number: 030208
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BROWN, CECIL  Days Without Weather
New York, Farrar Straus Giroux. 1983, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 0374135304) Hard Cover. A very nice copy of a novel about black comedians, actors, writers and singers trying to make it in the competetive world of Hollywood. 250 pages. VG+/VG+.
USD 7.75 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 684] Book number: 030217
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BUTCHER, PHILIP (ED)  The Minority Presence in American Literature, 1600-1900: A Reader and Course Guide: Complete in Two Volumes
Washington DC, Howard University Press. 1977. (ISBN: 0882580612) Soft Cover. Two complete volumes, both very nice copies of reference to literary history dealing with minorities. VG+/No Jacket.
USD 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.75 | £UK 2.5 | JP¥ 353] Book number: 030081
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CHURCH, J.W.  Deep in Piney Woods
Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press. 1972, Reprint Edition. (ISBN: 0836990188) Hard Cover. Ill.: O'Malley, M. Power. Some light scuffing on cover edges and spine corners. A modern reprint, rare in any form. Very nice copy of a story on African American life. 354 pages. VG-/No Jacket.
USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 | £UK 75.25 | JP¥ 11032] Book number: 030095
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COOKE, MICHAEL G.  Afro-American Literature in the Twentieth Century: The Achievement of Intimacy
New Haven and London, Yale University Press. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0300032188) Hard Cover. Examines the essential structure of Afro-American literature in the 20th century, including the authors Jean Toomer, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Eldridge Cleaver, Robert Hayden, Alice Walker, and James Baldwin. Very Good +/Very Good +.
USD 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 838] Book number: 030239
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DAVIS, ROBERT E.  The American Negro's Dilemma: The Negro's Self Imposed Predicament
New York, Philosophical Library. 1954. Hard Cover. Some light staining on spine, sun fading and edge wear and tear on DJ. A nice copy of a thought provoking look at racial inequality from the mid twentieth century. 147 pages. Very Good/VG-.
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 | £UK 11.75 | JP¥ 1721] Book number: 030531
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JONGH, JAMES DE AND CLEVELAND, CHARLES  City Cool: A Ritual of Belonging
New York, Random House. 1978, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 0394424700) Hard Cover. Some tears in upper cover of DJ. A nice copy of a novel about African American life in the city. 184 pages. VG/VG-.
USD 6.65 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 | £UK 4 | JP¥ 587] Book number: 030105
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DUNBAR, ERNEST (EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY)  The Black Expatriates: A Study of American Negroes in Exile
New York, Pocket Books. 1970, Paperback Edition. (ISBN: 0671772430) Trade Paperback. A nice copy of a documentary on African American history, told through the individual stories of 17 black Americans. 221 pages. Very Good +.
USD 4.75 [Appr.: EURO 3.25 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 419] Book number: 039710
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ELDER, ARLENE  The "Hindered Hand": Cultural Implications of Early African-American Fiction
Westport, CT, Greenwood Press. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0313203237) Hard Cover. Structurally in nice condition, but has underlining throughout interior, rubbing and edge wear on DJ. A nice usable copy of a reference to African American fiction and its significance in society. 225 pages. Good/Good.
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 | £UK 11.75 | JP¥ 1721] Book number: 030114
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MILLER, ELINOR AND GENOVESE, EUGENE D.  Plantation, Town, and Country: Essays on the Local History of American Slave Trade
Urbana, Chicago and London, University of Illinois Press. 1974. (ISBN: 025200390X) Hard Cover. Some light rubbing on DJ cover. A nice copy of a historic look at slavery in the United States. 457 pages. VG+/Very Good.
USD 4.90 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 432] Book number: 030535
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