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ON BEING NEGRO IN AMERICA.
Edition: First printing.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1951.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A very personal book, eloquent in its simplicity, on what it meant to be black in the United States during the first half of the 20th century - he talks about the impact of the Scottsboro case, about a college student of his who was lynched in Georgia, but most of all he talks about the fact that he is tired of living in a country where there is a "race problem" although he admits he has no specific remedies for our "American sickness." 156 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (light edgewear to the dj, especially at the ends of the spine).
Book ID: 61444More details Price: $45.00 -
ON BEING NEGRO IN AMERICA.
Edition: First paperback printing.
New York: Bantam, (1964.). A very personal book, eloquent in its simplicity, on what it meant to be black in the United States during the first half of the 20th century - he talks about the impact of the Scottsboro case, about a college student of his who was lynched in Georgia, but most of all he talks about the fact that he is tired of living in a country where there is a "race problem" although he admits he has no specific remedies for our "American sickness." 115 pp.
Condition: Good condition - usual toning to the pages, minor wear to covers (bookstore stamp on first page)
Book ID: 81343More details Price: $9.50
