The Wings of Oppression
by Hill, Leslie Pinckney
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Boston: The Stratford Co., Publishers., 1921 First edition in hardcover without dust jacket. "Leslie Pinckney Hill (1880-1960), educator and poet. Reflecting the fundamental goals of the New Negro movement, Leslie Pinckney Hill devoted his professional life to the pursuit of freedom, justice, and fundamental equality, in short, full citizenship for the African American. " (from Answers. com). Wear and chipping to corners of boards, name on front endpaper, foxing to endpapers, foredge, and some pages of text. Good. Photographs on request.
Synopsis
The first and only book of poetry written by the important African-American educator Leslie Pinckney Hill. Hill attended Harvard from 1899 to 1904, receiving his master’s in education before teaching at Tuskeegee and other institutions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Jackson (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44934
- Title
- The Wings of Oppression
- Author
- Hill, Leslie Pinckney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Stratford Co., Publishers.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- POETRY|BLACK AMERICAN AFRICAN POETRY BW8-2
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Ken Jackson
Biblio member since 2005
Calgary, Alberta
About Ken Jackson
We are a family business and have been involved in books since 1971.
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