The Negro Handbook by Florence Murray, First Edition 1949

Florence Murray

First Edition

[African American] Murray, Florence (Editor). The Negro Handbook 1949. New York: The Macmillen Company, 1949. First Edition. Lacking dust jacket. 368 pages. An intricate presentation of the "...current factual information in a concise and handy medium...to give a picture of the status of the Negro in the American life" by a Black female editor, Florence Murray. Murray's series of "Negro Handbooks", published in 1942, 1944, 1947, and 1949, are considered to be among the most comprehensive and accurate portrayals of African American life from in the 1940s. Notably viewed as "the World Almanac of current facts and figures about America's largest minority group", Murray compiles vital information and statistics concerning Black education, organizations, housing, authors, businesses, cases from World War II, sports, and more. An ex-library copy with common markings including stamps, taping to spine, and plates on endpapers and title page. Title is covered on front board but the text pages are clean, crisp, and bright. Overall, in good to very good condition.

Item #20058

Price: $225.00