New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); light blue cloth, titled and blocked in gilt and dark blue on spine; dustjacket; 276pp; illus. Scattered foxing to upper edge of textblock, else Near Fine in a price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with a hint of sunning to spine, and some faint foxing on verso. History for children of African American life after the Civil War, authored by the poet, novelist, and member of the Harlem Renaissance Arna Bontemps.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24119
Title: 100 Years of Negro Freedom
Author: BONTEMPS, Arna
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961
Bookseller catalogs: Social History; African-Americana; Civil Rights;

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