African Americans from Adamstown Books

Baltimore MD: Maryland Historical Society, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 500 pp. w/12 b& w maps and illustrations plus endpaper maps. Details one of the most important episodes in the colonization effort to emigrate Black freedmen and slaves to Africa. The establishment of the Maryland colony in Liberia and the conflict between the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hamilton, Bermuda: Commission for Unity and Racial Equality, 2006. Book. Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 80 pp. 2006 revised and updated report on race and race relations in Bermuda. Chronologically arranged, from the colonization of Bermuda, origins of African and Indian slavery there, notable Black citizens, Missionaries, and much more. Condition… Saber más sobre este artículo

Delaware Heritage Pr, 1999. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2nd Edition. Softcover, 256 pp. w/44 b& w photographs. Collection of 13 essays on various aspects of African American life from antebellum slavery to the late 20th century in Delaware and the Eastern Shore. Book Condition : Good, possible Ex-Church Library; pocket inside rear cover,… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York NY: Grossman Publishers, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 128 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Photo-essay documenting The Hill, an economically disadvantaged area in New Haven, Connecticut in the 1960's and 70's. Text is by neighborhood resident and activist Fred Harris. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks;… Saber más sobre este artículo

West Chester PA: Chester County Historical Society, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize softcover catalog issued to accompany 2002 exhibit at the Chester County Historical Society. 130 pp. w/ b&w photos and illustrations throughout. Contemporary Chester County Underground Railroad brochure inlaid. Organized around the "line" of slavery, the exhibit shows the people… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington DC: Associated Publishers, 1970. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 63 pp.w/ b&w photos and illustrations. Introduction covers Black suffrage prior to the 15th amendment, the majority of the work covers the responses to the amendment and the broader fight for civil rights in the late 19th and early to mid… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York NY: Universe Publishing, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, 210 pp. Catalogs a 1994-95 traveling exhibit featuring the work of this major 20th century African American painter. Self taught, Pippin's work illuminates the lives of African Americans (e.g. soldiers, families). Organized thematically with accompanying essays. B&w and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York NY: United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, 1970. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled booklet, 39 pages, undated (c. 1970). Also includes a complimentary copy of A User's Guide to the Official Records of the American Civil War. This work focuses on the historical role of the American Missionary Association particularly… Saber más sobre este artículo

Harlem, NY: United Brothers Communications Systems Inc., 1979. Book. Illus. by Joseph Aliamipano (photography). Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This composition is a collection of original poetry illustrated with black and white photographs by Joseph Aliamipano. Singed by Alice Tingle Russell on title page with an inscription to Major… Saber más sobre este artículo