Negro History in Thirteen Plays by Willis Richardson and May Miller, 1935

Willis Richardson May Miller

First Edition

[African-American Plays] Willis Richardson and May Miller. Negro History in Thirteen Plays. Washington D.C.: The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1935. First edition. Bound in green cloth hardcovers with gilt titled spine. No dustjacket. Octavo. 333 pages. This collection of plays were created to reconstruct the prejudiced narratives about African-Americans, thus presenting them as "a maker of civilization in Africa, a contributor to progress in Europe, and a factor in the development of Greater America". Carter G. Woodson, the author of the book's introduction, asserts that "The publication of this book, however, must be considered another step of the Negro toward the emancipation of his mind from the slavery of the inferiority complex". Ex-library copy with two small library stamps on top of the introduction and a large library stamp on all three edges, and library number on lower spine. Overall in very good condition.

Item #19192

Price: $275.00