Afro-American Voices, 1770’s–1970’s
A two-century anthology of Black literature and public thought
A sweeping 1970 anthology placing West African oral tradition, abolitionist testimony, Black political thought, poetry, fiction, and drama in one historical conversation.
Why this book matters
The volume preserves an unusually broad lineage of Black expression, from African oral traditions and early American voices through the Black Arts era.
Why this copy
This first-printing softcover retains visible evidence of former institutional use, making its ownership history legible while preserving a substantial teaching anthology of Black writing.
Edition details
- Compilers
- Ralph Kendricks and Claudette Levitt
- Publisher
- Oxford Book Company
- Publication
- New York, 1970
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Format
- Softcover in pictorial printed wrappers
- Pagination
- xiv, 349 pages
- Catalog number
- AKOMA-RB-0119
Condition
Good minus. Pictorial wrappers show moderate to heavy rubbing, creasing, surface soiling, edge and corner wear, with peeling or chipping near the lower spine and corner. Spine lettering remains legible. Former institutional stamps appear on both covers, and there is very small writing on a few pages. The photographed copyright page appears intact with mild toning. The volume has not been fully collated and odor was not assessable.
Provenance
Former institutional PROPERTY OF I.S. 292K stamps appear on the front and rear covers. This ownership mark is disclosed; no named provenance collection is claimed.
Research note
Bibliographic facts were corroborated against George Mason University Libraries and Wayne State University records. Edition, binding, condition, and ownership marks were verified from the owner-supplied photographs. Market references are specialist asking prices, not sold results.