First editions, manuscripts, and literary works that shaped Black intellectual discourse.
11 artifacts documented in this category.
1964
Produced in 1964 by Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited (HARYOU), Youth in the Ghetto: A Study of the Consequences of Powerlessness and a…
1861
This first-edition copy of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Boston, 1861) is an exceptional presentation copy given by Harriet Jacobs…
1925
Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey (First Edition, Vol. 2, 1925) is a cornerstone of Pan-African and Black nationalist thought, prese…
Black Grail Collection1940
Native Son is Richard Wright’s explosive, era-defining novel of social realism and psychological anguish, first published in 1940. Set in 1…
1855
Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom is the landmark second autobiography of America’s most influential abolitionist and orator.…
Black Grail Collection1932
Popo and Fifina: Children of Haiti is a groundbreaking children’s novel published in 1932 , co-authored by Harlem Renaissance luminaries Ar…
1931
Published in London by Wishart & Co. in 1934 , Negro: Anthology is a monumental 856-page volume edited by Nancy Cunard , compiling essays,…
1903
This is the rare first edition of W. E. B. Du Bois’s influential collection, The Souls of Black Folk , published in 1903 by A. C. McClurg &…
1845
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is the landmark first edition of Frederick Douglass’s foundational autobiography, published in…
1901
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography is Booker T. Washington’s seminal 1901 memoir , published by Doubleday, Page and Company . This first edi…
1904
Working with the Hands is a 1904 nonfiction work by Booker T. Washington , published as a sequel to his celebrated autobiography, Up from S…