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New York: Harmon Foundation, 1928-1931-1933-1935. First editions. Four programs for the important early exhibitions of African American art, including the 1928 first exhibition of works created exclusively by African-American artists. Artists from the first exhibition included Sargent Johnson, Aaron Douglas, A. R. Freelon, Helen Smith, Laura Wheeler Waring, Hale W......  Read More Item Details for [Four Harmon Foundation catalogues of African American artists, including the groundbreaking 1928 first exhibition] Add to Wish List

Item #353172

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New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton and Mulligan. New York: 25 Park Row.-Auburn: 107 Genesee-st, 1855. First Edition. Douglass published his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life..., in 1845 in which he described his years in captivity in Maryland and his eventual escape and involvement in the abolition movement. "Published.....  Read More Item Details for My Bondage and My Freedom: Part I - Life as a Slave, Part II - Life as a Freeman...with an Introduction by Dr.James M'Cune Smith Add to Wish List

Item #368610

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New York: Hill and Wang, 1965. First Edition; "First edition October 1965" stated on copyright page. First edition of the final volume in Hughes' landmark series, an exceptional association copy inscribed to Black Civil Rights attorney Len Holt, who pioneered an activist legal defense of Freedom Riders and authored one.....  Read More Item Details for Simple's Uncle Sam Add to Wish List

Item #368496

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Vp: 1955-1990. The present group comes from the papers of Alfonso and Lucy Campbell. The Campbells attended Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and became friendly with the King family. Both became deeply involved with the Montgomery Improvement Association and during the bus boycott Alfonso served as co-chair the Montgomery Improvement Association's.....  Read More Item Details for [Small archive relating to Martin Luther King, Jr. and his Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, from the papers of Alfonso and Lucy Campbell] Add to Wish List

Item #352443

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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872. First edition, first issue. First edition, first issue. William Still’s monumental work, approaching 800 pages, documented the efforts and frequent successes of fugitive slaves to seek freedom as they made their way north along the Underground Railroad. “Still worked diligently in the preparation of his.....  Read More Item Details for The Underground Rail Road. A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c, Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of the Slaves in their efforts for Freedom, as Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author; Together With Sketches of some of the Largest Stockholders, and Most Liberal Aiders and Advisors if the Road Add to Wish List

Item #369691