Author:	Dunbar, Paul Laurence	Request a photo of this book
Title:	When Malindy Sings
Description:	Published by: Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1903 Book Condition: Fair Jacket Condition: No Jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Binding: Hard Cover Notes: Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American poet to gain international acclaim. Born in 1872, he was the son of ex-slaves. Although he lived to be only 33 years old, Dunbar was prolific writer and left many works for the future generations to enjoy.144 pgs., illustrated with photos by the Hampton Institute Camera Club and decorations by Margaret Armstrong, uncut edges, brown cloth with beutiful red flowers and green vine intertwined in lattice, boards are rubbed, bumped and lightly soiled, spine is shaken, gutters, hinges are weak, owner book plate. Despite its condition is a book of beauty within the pages. Keywords:  Poetry, African American, Oral History
Item No:	13715
Price:	$85.00
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Author:	Ball, Charles	Request a photo of this book
Title:	Slavery in the United States
Description:	Published by: Kraus Reprints Co., New York, 1969 Book Condition: VG Jacket Condition: No Jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Binding: Hard Cover Notes: A narrative of the life and adventures of Charles Ball, a black man who lived 4o years in Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia, as a slave, under various masters, originally published by John S. Taylor in 1837, 517 pgs., black cloth boards with gilt lettering, boards are in nice condition, owner book plate, text is free of underlining, cribbing and highlighting, sound binding. Keywords:  Slavery, United States History, African American History
Item No:	15855
Price:	$65.00
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Author:	Parks, Rosa; Haskins, Jim	Request a photo of this book
Title:	Rosa Parks : My Story
Description:	Published by: Dial Books, New York, 1992 Book Condition: Fine Jacket Condition: Fine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Binding: Hard Cover Notes: Near perfect book and jacket, only microscopic flecks of white at top jacket at spine, Signed and Dated By Rosa Parks on 1/18/92 in her distinctive hand. Complete number line includes 1, "1955: On Dec. 1, she refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a racially segregated bus. She is arrested, fingerprinted, jailed by police and fined $14. She stands trial and on Dec. 5 is found guilty of breaking the segregation laws. The Montgomery bus boycott begins and will last 381 days. The boycott brings the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association." Refered to as "The mother of the Civil Rights Movement." Keywords:  CIVIL RIGHTS_JUVENILE LITERATURE AFRICAN AMERICANS_BIOGRAPHY_JUVENILE
ISBN:	0803706731
Item No:	17375
Price:	$1575.00
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