Search Results: Civil Rights from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

1968 hardcover as pictured. This is one volume from a 45 book set, The American Negro - His History And Literature, republished in 1968 by Arno Press and the New York Times. A powerful and damning indictment of slavery as practiced in the American south. American Slavery As It Is is a reprint of the 1839 original by Reverend Theodore Dwight Weld. Ex-library with typical markings. Weld was a fervent opponent of slavery. With his wife and sister-in-law he collected the personal accounts and newspaper articles detailing the atrocities and cruelties of slavery presented here. Binding is firm. Black and white cloth boards show moderate wear. Edge of text block with black marking. A few pages of text have underlining and annotations but the book remains very readable. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2010 softcover as pictured. A relatively new exploration of the 1955 racially motivated murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi, with a focus on press coverage of the event. Includes extensive notes, bibliography and index. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers show light shelf wear. Text with extensive underlining and notations in pencil. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1966 hardcover as pictured. This is a 1966 reprint of the 1903 original. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Red cloth boards with silver stamping show light edge wear. Dust jacket text is pasted on front endpapers. Black mark on fore edge of text block. Text itself appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Published 1967. First edition stated on copyright page, with "D-R" signifying first printing. Jacket printed in June, 1967 and is unclipped. Hardcover, jacket as shown with this listing is rubbed, bumped and scuffed. Quarter bound cover, stamped on spine only. Colored endpapers, rough cut fore-edge, aged edges. Binding is firm and text appeared unmarked. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O2)