Black Americana Collection: 24 Ephemeral Pieces Related to Black History, Culture, Revolution, Family

Item Details

1971-2011, Softcover

This is my largest Black lot for this show—24 pieces, some scarce, related to many aspects of the Black experience in America—culture, family, history and struggles. See the complete list below, and view photos for examples of content. All in good used condition with some wear unless noted.

1) The Black Scholar April-May 1971: Featuring the Writings of Black Prisoners.

2) Testimony, A Journal of African-American Poetry, Vol 1, Issue 1, Winter 1987. Scarce, one of apparently only two issues, with poetry on Black life, alienation and uplift. Some external foxing.

3) The Black Child Advocate, Winter 1987, 8 pages including covers.

4) African Americans on Wheels magazine, Summer 1999. Related to Black American’s and automobiles. Cover is torn and almost detached.

5) Commemorator Newspaper of the Black Panther Party, October 2011.

6) Baton Rouge Examiner Newspaper: Young Gifted and Black? The Controversy over Black Participation in EBR’s Accelerated School Program. Oct 1983.

7) Equality: America’s Unfinished Business, A Gannett News Service Special Report. June 1981, 32 pages with a fabulous cover by Mitchell.

8) The Militant, Socialist Newsweekly Published in the Interest of the Working People, 8 Aug 1980.

9) Atlanta News Leader, with Confidence, the Leader in Black Media. May 23-29, 1995

10-12) 3 Issues of Golden Legacy (Black history in graphic novel form). Vol 5 (1969) and two issues of Vol 10 (1970). Vol 5 cover detached with heavy edge wear.

13-16) 4 Issues of The Black Collegian National magazine. Oct/Nov 1980, Aug/Sept 1981, Oct/Nov 1981, Feb/Mar 1982. Some cover wear.

17-20) 4 Issues of Emerge, Black America’s Newsmagazine. Aug 1990, Jan 1996, June 1996, Sept 1996.

21-22) 2 Issues of Black Enterprise. Oct 1990, Jan 2001.

23) American Legacy: The Magazine of African American History & Culture. Winter 2004.

24) Black Family magazine. Nov/Dec 1982.

See also my other listings related to the Black experience.