Paris: 1922. x,84,[2]pp. Original grey printed wrappers. Minor toning, partially unopened. An early work by noted theologian and Civil Rights activist, William Stuart Nelson. Nelson (1895-1977) was a native of Kentucky who served in World War I. He would go on to work as an university president, teaching at Howard.....
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New York: The Daily Worker, 1948. 16pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial self wrappers, stapled. Mild toning and light wear. A scarce account of the events surrounding the death of William Milton, described as "a useful, hard-working, law-abiding citizen...a devoted husband and loving father...sympathetic to his neighbors' problems...what people call a good.....
[Memphis, Tn.]: Typeset & printed at SCEF by volunteer labor, [1972]. [4]pp., on a single folded sheet. Light toning. A rare circular asking for support, trial attendance, and financial contributions for the Memphis Five, a group of five African American men arrested for the alleged firebombing of the Red Lantern.....
Cleveland: Charles Margolian, 1930. 127pp. Illustrated. Contemporary red printed wrappers. Light wear, remnants of older tape on spine. Text tanned, a few leaves with small chips or tears. A scarce work decrying the horrible fire which struck the penitentiary on Columbus, Ohio in 1930, killing over three hundred inmates. The.....