photo of cover of w.e.b. du bois's book "quest of the silver fleece," which has a black and white pastel drawing of a cisgender man and woman.

photo of spine of w.e.b. du bois's book "quest of the silver fleece," which has a black and white pastel drawing of a cisgender man and woman.

#14 w.e.b. du bois' *quest of the silver fleece* (1911) is economical. this is 8th edition copy I held @librarycongress.bsky.social rare book & special collections division. interesting black & white #pastel drawing. can you see "$1.35 Net" in middle of spine? I've never seen that b4. #blackstudies

photo of cover of ralph ellison's book, "invisible man," which has a yellow background and pinkish and reddish lettering.

photo of spine of ralph ellison's book, "invisible man," which has a brownish background and black lettering.

#13 ralph ellison's *invisible man* (1953) is british-editioned. this is first uk edition. it's quite plain. words, no art. spine has black lettering. it's quiet a contrast from first us edition. so interesting. I'll have to do some research to see if this was common. #yellow #pinkred? #blackstudies

photo of cover of zora neale hurston's book, "moses, man of the mountain", which includes drawing of biblical Moses standing on a large rock with an object in one hand and the other arm raised.

photo of spine of zora neale hurston's book, "moses, man of the mountain", which includes drawing of biblical moses standing on a large rock with an object in one hand and the other arm raised.

#12 zora neale hurston's *moses, man of the mountain* (1939) is negro-biblical. #dustjacket flap: "moses, from the point of view of the american negro, as the great "voodoo man of the bible." i esp love spine #art. it reminds me of sheet #music but w/ #plants instead of symbols. #gold. #blackstudies

photo of cover of zora neale hurston's book, mules and men, which has artwork produced by miguel covarrubias

photo of spine of zora neale hurston's book, mules and men, which has artwork produced by miguel covarrubias

#11 zora neale hurston's *mules and men* (1935) is story-telling. #eatonville #polkcounty #neworleans miguel covarrubias did #dustjacket, #frontispiece & 10 black & white #illustrations. interestingly here her name is zora hurston w/o neale. is that because of lack of space due to art? #blackstudies

photo of front cover of zora neale hurston's book, tell my horse, which is a color drawing of outdoor home life in haiti or jamaica.

photo of spine of zora neale hurston's book, tell my horse, which is a color drawing of outdoor home life in haiti or jamaica.

#10 zora neale hurston's *tell my horse* (1938) is artful. I held copy @librarycongress.bsky.social rare books & spec coll div. look at spine art. & the cloth boards are red & blue-striped. & paste down end papers are illustrated w/ photos of gorgeous mountain views #haiti or #jamaica? #blackstudies

photo of cover of w.e.b. du bois’ 1928 novel dark princess, which is beige with black lettering & a colorful painting of a woman

photo of horizontal spine of w.e.b. du bois’ novel, dark princess, which is beige with black lettering and a small colorful painting of a woman

#9 w.e.b. du bois’ *dark princess: a romance* (1928) is royal. the cover #art & #typography on #dustjacket are striking. so many questions: what is the #font? who did #painting or #drawing? why did du bois dedicate #romance #novel to titania #amidsummernightsdream #shakespeare #blackstudies #india

photo of cover of paul laurence dunbar’s book the uncalled, which is gray-ish with yellow block and black lettering.

photo of horizontal spine of paul laurence dunbar’s the uncalled, which is gray-ish with yellow, black & silver lettering

#8 paul laurence dunbar’s *the uncalled* (1898) is personal. look at the use of dunbar’s initials as design element on cover/spine. i love it! i need to research his oeuvre to see how consistent he & publisher were re book design distinctions between his #novels & #poetry #yellow #blackstudies #dc

photo of cover of paul laurence dunbar’s book, lyrics of love and laughter, which is green w/ gold lettering & design

photo of horizontal view of paul laurence dunbar’s lyrics of love and laughter book, which is green w/ gold lettering & design

#7 paul laurence dunbar’s *lyrics of love and laughter* (1903) is heartfelt. similar to *lyrics of the hearthside* it’s green with gold flourishes, including circles (dots?) flowers & hearts. the spine flourish is smaller. hmm. why? also published by dodd, mead & co (white) #poetry #blackstudies #dc

photo of the cover of paul laurence dunbar’s lyrics on the hearthside book, which is green with gold decorations

photo of spine of paul laurence dunbar’s book, lyrics of the hearthside, which is green with gold letters and designs

#6 paul laurence dunbar’s *lyrics of the hearthside* (1899) is ornate. the book is green with fanciful gold flourishes on the cover & spine. @librarycongress.bsky.social received 2 copies on 27 feb 1899 thru the register of copyrights. have you ever held #1stedition dunbar?
#poetry #blackstudies #dc

photo of book by jean toomer—cane, a 1923 novel. the book is placed horizontally

photo of black & white bookplate in jean toomer’s cane, which features aaron douglas artwork of a person playing the banjo in nature

#5 jean toomer’s *cane* (1923) is otherworldly. this copy @librarycongress.bsky.social rare book & spec coll div is a 2nd printing & part of the #ralphellison #book #collection. did the 1st printing have a #dustjacket? look at this beautiful #bookplate featuring #aarondouglas #art #blackstudies #dc

photo of the cover of w.e.b. du bois’ souls of black folk, which is a dark black or blue book with gold lettering

#4 w.e.b. du bois’ *the souls of black folk: essays and sketches* (1903) is bluesy. it was published on 18 april 1903 by a.c. mcclurg & co. (white) interestingly, burghardt is spelled out on the title page. did souls originally have a dustjacket? #blackstudies #paratext @librarycongress.bsky.social

photo of cover of small thin bronze-colored book titled bronze by georgia douglas johnson

#3 georgia douglas johnson’s *bronze* (1922) is golden. held it in rare book & spec coll div @librarycongress.bsky.social gifted by anna evans murray in 1929. cover inc drawing of #johnson encircled w/ names of other writers. johnson wrote author’s note & #dubois wrote intro. #blackstudies #paratext

BEYOND EMANCIPATION rethinks freedom before the Civil War, highlighting enslaved people who escaped yet remained in the South. Through writers like Douglass, Jacobs, & Delany, it shows how “small acts” reshape ideas of freedom.

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How Black Studies departments are being dismantled at American colleges. A new report in the Chronicle of Higher Education shows how Black Studies departments around the country have been kneecapped by a multi-pronged conservative strategy to halt the study of race at A…

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#NCBS Reexamine the intellectual foundations of the Black Power Movement.

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE THEORIZED by Errol A. Henderson situates the movement within a broader tradition of Black revolutionary thought.

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photo of the cover of a small-ish white book w/ brown & white colors

#2 gwendolyn brooks’ *in the mecca* (1968) is #chicago. #brooks #book is in rare book & special collections div
@librarycongress.bsky.social a #1stedition w/ #dustjacket it was published by harper & row, the bookend of her run w/ white publishers. i wonder how many copies were printed. #blackstudies

upright stack of 14 books on a cart

the @librarycongress.bsky.social has an incredible collection of #blackstudies #books in the rare book & special collections division. thx to ashley young, curator, for pulling these 14 books for me to touch & view. #happiness big thx to daniel murray for his work to acquire & preserve these & more.

From the era of the Underground Railroad to the challenges of urban renewal, BLACKS IN NIAGARA FALLS uncovers the powerful and often overlooked history of Black life in Niagara Falls.

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READING DU BOIS revisits W. E. B. Du Bois’s concept of the “color line” through an Afrocentric lens, offering fresh insight for today’s struggles for justice and democracy.

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We call her name! Honoring the work of Callie House as we explore ways to bring the political leadership of Black women to the forefront. Mary Frances Berry wrote a book about her legacy, among the first to fight for reparations in the U.S. #womenshistorymonth #blackwomen #blackstudies #blackhistory

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All are invited to the #EnvironmentalHumanities workshop “Enduring Ecologies: Black Queer Life as More-Than-Human Survival” March 10, 5–7 pm. Explore how #BlackStudies can inform environmental thought. With Cherod Johnson, madison moore, and Kevin Quashie. buff.ly/C7TM0Tt

FROM HAVANA TO HOLLYWOOD explores how Cuban and Hollywood films portray Black resistance to slavery, and why Cuban cinema foregrounds Black agency in ways Hollywood often avoids.

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