Poems in the voices of the African-American community examining political and social identities in a culture dominated by whites. Subjects range from Martin Luther King, Jr., the Scottsboro Boys, jazz and blues, the bus boycotts, and family and neighborhood tensions. All are presented with a harsh honesty and gentle humanity.
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Poems in the voices of the African-American community examining political and social identities in a culture dominated by whites. Subjects range from Martin Luther King, Jr., the Scottsboro Boys, jazz and blues, the bus boycotts, and family and neighborhood tensions. All are presented with a harsh honesty and gentle humanity.
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Good. Signed by author. 1st printing; signed by author. Good softcover. Clean covers and spine; slight delamination of plastic coating on rear cover; tightly bound; inscribed and signed by author on title page 'To Kate | + the cats'; clean interior but damp stain at lower fore corner affects latter half of text block, not affecting text. 8vo, 126 pp. Inscription was to Kate Mattes, owner of a prominent Boston area bookstore.
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Cambridge. 1996. Zoland Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0944072712. 128 pages. paperback. Cover painting by Norman Lewis-'Musicians (1930)'. keywords: Literature Poetry America Black. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Poems in the voices of the African-American community examining political and social identities in a culture dominated by whites. Subjects range from Martin Luther King, Jr., the Scottsboro Boys, jazz and blues, the bus boycotts, and family and neighborhood tensions. All are presented with a harsh honesty and gentle humanity. inventory #3614.
