Scarce first edition of the American Colonization Society’s Second Annual Report, detailing the results of a recent reconnaissance trip to West Africa. The focus of this report by the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour, also known as the American Colonization Society (ACS) is the “recent mission.....
The only insider account of the raid on Harpers Ferry, written and self-published by the only surviving Black member of John Brown’s raiding party. Osborne P. Anderson (1830–1872) was born free in West Fallow Field, Pennsylvania, and attended Oberlin College with another participant in the raid, John Anthony Copeland, Jr......
An important account of the New York City draft riots and the efforts by the Metropolitan Police to quell them, including a precinct-by-precinct description of the riots, and praising numerous bureaus and individuals of the Police Department. “One of the first studies to appear on the riots”—Nevins. Dedicated to the.....
A portfolio of plates picturing a selection of Richmond Barthé’s sculptures, including figures in African-American history, religious subjects, theater and dance celebrities, and more. This is one of a series of catalogs published by the Harmon Foundation in the 1940s showcasing the work of African American artists. The titles of the.....
An address given by future Lincoln cabinet-member and Supreme Court chief justice Salmon P. Chase at a national anti-slavery convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1845. Chase, the leader of the Ohio Liberty Party, argues that the abolition of slavery can be accomplished “peacefully, constitutionally, without real injury to any.....
A rare regimental history of the exploits of an African-American Civil War unit, composed largely of freedmen from Tennessee and commanded by officers mainly from Ohio. Initially, the name of the regiment was the First Tennessee Infantry (African Descent), but was changed to the 59th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry.....
Stated first edition of Davis’s remarkable autobiography, edited by Toni Morrison in her capacity as senior editor at Random House, and inscribed by the author in the year of publication: “To Sister Johnese Solidarity! Angela Y. Davis 10/2/74.” Despite feeling that it was “almost ridiculous” to publish an account of.....
A powerful account of William Wilberforce’s introduction of the motion to immediately abolish the English slave trade in the British House of Commons, and a response to objections and counter-proposals, including “gradual abolition.” English Anglican priest, poet, and natural philosopher Thomas Gisborne (1758–1846) was a central figure in the Clapham.....
A Spanish-language booklet detailing events organized on the occasion of the 1957 Jazz Record Grand Prix between February 10th and 18th, 1958, evidencing the strong Spanish interest in African American jazz in the post-war years. The 1957 Jazz Record Grand Prix was co-produced by the Hot Club de Barcelona and.....
The scarce first edition of the autobiography of Louis Hughes, who was born into slavery, escaped near the end of the Civil War, and after the war worked as a professional nurse, having acquired his initial knowledge of medicine from his owner while a slave. Louis Hughes (1832–1913) was born.....
A pamphlet advocating for the enlistment of African-Americans in the Union army during the Civil War, citing historical precedent and addressing the bias against their service. This pamphlet opens urgently with the following pronouncement: “We are in the midst of a great war for the existence of free institutions. No.....
The first collection of poems by this African-American poet from Cincinnati, with illustrations of Angela Davis, Richard Nixon, scenes of violence, police, other black radicals, athletes, and more. Clay (also known as Kwame Mwanafunsi) begins this book with a dedication to his daughter Imani, and a feminist nod to all.....
First and only edition of the second collection of poetry by this African-American poet from Cincinnati, with illustrations of ancient African art and other African-American imagery throughout. Clay (also known as Kwame Mwanafunsi) dedicates this volume to several women including his daughter and mother, as well as “to all my.....
The final annual report of an Alabama hospital for afflicted African Americans, established by the Freedmen’s Bureau and taken over by the State of Alabama in 1868. Addressed to the Alabama Governor, the report opens with text by William H. Thornton who submits the hospital’s expenses and budget for the.....
First edition of this class-based history of chattel and economic slavery in America, the coordinated roles of the Church, the Ku Klux Klan, and the capitalists in African American oppression, and how to solve “the negro problem.” Addressed to “the colored people of the United States on account of their.....
An in-depth and exhaustive account of the actions and legal proceedings surrounding the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Case of 1858, an important event in abolitionist history. On 13 September 1858, a federal marshal in Oberlin, Ohio detained the runaway slave John Price from Kentucky in accordance with the Fugitive Slave Law of.....
A Canadian edition of this compendium of SNCC statements and an interview with its president, Stokely Carmichael, first published in the U.S. The collection opens with sections titled “The Basis of Black Power,” “White Power,” “Roles of White and Blacks,” “Black Self-Determination,” “White Radicals,” and “Black Identity.” These are introduced as.....
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A scarce and brightly-illustrated German translation and adaptation for children of Stowe’s classic. This abridged edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which we find announced as a new publication in an 1899 issue of the Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel (German Book Trade Gazette), is illustrated with a scene of the.....
An 1853 printing of the first and best-known French translation of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s explosive hit, which received an important and glowing review from George Sand and inaugurated a period of “Uncle Tom Mania” in France (Meer). Émile de la Bédollière’s “dramatically shorten[ed]” translation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin initially appeared.....
Abridged pamphlet version of the second edition of Judge Stroud’s groundbreaking work surveying the slave codes of the period in all twelve slave-holding states and reviewing Constitutional provisions bearing on slavery. First published in 1827, this work greatly influenced national thinking on the issue of slavery by using slave law.....
A scarce and unusual volume compiling fifty speeches and letters by both Republicans and Democrats, published during the election of 1866 and covering a wide range of Reconstruction-era political topics. Among the more prominent figures featured here are Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler, future president James Garfield, Governor Oliver P. Morton.....
First edition of this self-published narrative by John Thompson, chronicling his early life as a slave in Maryland, his successful escape to Pennsylvania, and his voyage aboard the New Bedford whaling ship Milwood to avoid recapture. Born into slavery in Maryland to two field hands in 1812, John Thompson was.....
A scarce promotional booklet centering on Clara Ward’s visit to the Holy Land, published at the zenith of her career. Featured here is Ward’s article “How A Visit to the Holy Land Changed My Life,” describing her inspirational visit to the Holy Land. Accompanying the article are images of Ward.....
A collection of anti-slavery speeches and texts, including a plan for the education and emancipation of slaves held by Kentucky Presbyterians. The volume opens with William Wilberforce’s famous 1789 Parliamentary motion for the abolition of the slave trade, and includes several other British speeches before “The Bill Passed, Abolishing the.....
An unrecorded issue of this annual promoting the celebration of Negro History Week, the brainchild of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and the forerunner of Black History Month. Established in 1926, Negro History Week was conceived as an effort, as.....