This highly-researched, scholarly text spans 823 pages as it dissects the African-American slave experience and the society their forced labor sustained.

Filled with excerpts from primary resource material, Professor Genovese, provides a stark and detailed look into colonial Southern society as seen through the eyes of he African-American slave. Please see photos for a complete view of text contents.

The book retains its original paper dust jacket which is slightly worn as shown in photos; however, the cloth-bound hard covers remain in excellent condition. The book is tightly bound and in fine condition with no ripped or missing pages. There are pencil markings and underlinings scattered here and there throughout the text, no doubt put there by a diligent student. A hefty text measuring 9.50 inches long x 6.50 inches wide x 2 inches thick!

Cleverly designed, the elephant itself, serves as the body of the tea pot, while the turbaned Black Native lifts off the elephant revealing its function as the tea pot lid. A wicker handle facilitates handling. The base is marked "JAPAN".

Rarely found in this pristine condition, the body of this 8 inch long puppet is constructed of a soft, striped, cotton fabric, and his head and hands are constructed of a soft rubber. He still retains his "Hazelle" cloth label. His face is very cute--even with the "age-speckling" that resembles freckles!

Produced in the 1950's, the Hazelle Company was a puppet-making company located in Kansas City, Missouri. The company began making hand puppets and marionettes in 1932, and it continued operations for the next 43 years. The founder, Hazelle Rollins, passed away in 1984, nine years after the company closed its doors.

The pack is in near mint condition with just the slightest edge and corner wear with minute spots of light soiling here and there.

Both the front and back have the same terrifically colored litho of a black man happily puffing away on a John Thomass cigarette! One side reads “SIGARETTEN” while the other reads “CIGARETTE”.

This 1930-40s sign is white-washed on both sides with lettering completed in blue paint. Made of metal with 2 holes on either end for hanging. It has seen its share of vandalism with numerous, deliberately-inflicted scratches to the paint and crimps to the metal as seen in photos. The sign was de-accessioned from the ill-fated Middle Passage Museum.

Truly a one-of-a-kind historical artifact!

The Middle Passage Museum was the dream of Jim and Mary Anne Petty of Mississippi as well as that of an anonymous Georgian benefactor who had together compiled a collection of slave artifacts numbering over 15,000 pieces and who had hoped to find a permanent site in Mobile, Alabama, for their museum. While they formed a non-profit organization to raise funds for their hoped-for museum, their dream was never realized.

The folder has been mailed but the postmark date is obscured with the exception of "19...". Some edge wear evident at folder corners as well as significant wear to folder seam although the seam remains intact. No wear to interior postcards. While some photos may appear a bit blurry, this is a function of photography and not condition. All postcards are crisp and clear!

The origin of this sign is unknown, but it once hung on either the interior of a bus or railroad car designating the section of the bus or rail car where African-Americans were required to sit. One side reads “FOR WHITES” and the other side reads “FOR COLORED” thus separating the two races on public conveyance vehicles-- segregating the African-Americans to the back of the vehicle.

This historically significant sign is in all-original condition and has some paint loss and scratching typical of its age and use as noted in photos. The “white” side has a horizontal black mark running above the word "white". A horizontally running gouge is present in the wood on the “colored” side and runs through the word "FOR". It is approximately 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch deep. Please see photos. None of these age-characteristics impact the physical integrity of the sign and are more than appropriate to the age and purpose of the piece.

An utterly phenomenal, extremely RARE, one-of-a-kind, museum-worthy piece of Black American history!

These mint condition, 1940s, PEARL CHINA Black Chef and Mammy salt and pepper shakers are simply outstanding!

Measuring a super-size 7.50 inches high, this exceptionally large salt and pepper pair are meant for stove-top and not table-top use, thus their robust dimensions!

The pair are in mint condition and likely were never used. They retain their original corks and are accented in 24KT GOLD-- on the black chef's lips, ladle, the kerchief in his back pocket, and his name, "SALTY" and on Mammy's name, "Peppy".

The records are in used condition with minor scuffing and/or scratching typical of used records of 80+ years of age. These records have not been recently played and are presented as historical artifacts, and as such, they are offered for sale without guarantee of "playing quality".

Offered are:

1912 "I'se Gwine Back to Dixie" by the Haydn Quartet

1923 "Two Black Crows Part 1 and Part 2" A Comedy Sketch by Moran and Mack

C1915 "No One Loves You Any Better Than Your Mammy" by Link-Nelson

1910 "Epitaphs or Two Darkys in a Cemetery" by Golden and Hughes

1908 "Coon Band Contest--Fox Trot" by Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band

C1910 "Uncle Tom One-Step" by Hugo Frey.

Measuring 21.5 inches long, this delightful and appealing cloth Golli is unmarked and is thought, by his original and quite elderly owner, to have been made in the mid 1940's! (She speculates that he could even be a bit older than that, but she remembers not acquiring him until after the end of WWII.)

His nose and mouth are hand-stitched and he has round, cloth covered button eyes- the pupils were hand-colored using black ink! His nicely coiffed, black hair appears to have been styled from soft, "stuffed animal-type" fur! Rather interesting and ingenious! He has a machine-stitched, cotton batting stuffed, black sock cloth body. His colorful wardrobe is also machine stitched- green wool mourning coat, gold vest, and red and white polka-dotted cotton pants and matching bow tie!

He is in wonderful condition with the exception of some tiny moth holes to the back of his mourning coat (see photos) as well as another tiny moth hole to the back of his right arm and back right pants leg. The polka dot clothing shows the slightest hint of fading. His dark black fur hair also shows some age-related color change to brown at the roots. Hmm...then again...perhaps he's simply overdue for another hair coloring appointment at the Salon!