IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
(1965)
First printing of the first mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective who helps solve a murder case in a racist community in South Carolina.
Civil Rights
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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
(1965)
Inscribed first printing of the first mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective who helps solve a murder case in a racist community in South Carolina.
MARCH: A Novel
2005
Bright inscribed first edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel, telling the story of the March sisters' father from LITTLE WOMEN during the Civil War.
BLUESCHILD BABY
(1970)
First printing of this novel about Black man just released from prison, "the bright boy of infinite promise [...] and the very old parolee of twenty-two, who sees little difference between the prison world and the world outside."
IF WE MUST DIE
1963
First edition of this novel about an African American Korean War veteran's experiences of violence while trying to exercise his right to vote in the segregated South.
KALEIDOSCOPE
(1976)
First edition of this anthology of three centuries of Black American poets, edited by the first Black Poet Laureate of America.
A DIFFERENT DRUMMER
1962
First edition of William Melvin Kelley's first novel, the story of an exodus of the Black population from a fictional Southern US American state after a traumatic event.
'SIPPI
1967
First printing of this voting rights and Black Power book, by one of the co-founders of the Harlem Writers Guild and a major mid-century author of protest novels.
I HEARD A SCREAM IN THE STREET: Poetry by Young People in the City
(1970)
First printing of this youth poetry anthology, reflecting the urgency of the Civil Rights Movement, the '68 Chicago riots, the Vietnam War, illustrated with prize-winning children's photographs of urban scenes.
THE HELP
(2009)
Signed first edition of this story of three women in mid-century Mississippi struggling against their roles, adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
CAPTAIN BLACKMAN
1972
Inscribed first printing of this speculative fiction novel about a wounded Black soldier in the Vietnam War who hallucinates about fighting in major American battles across history.
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