Broadside: The Black Bird: A Parable for Black Children

by Marvin X., aka El Mujahir

$25 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

First edition

Fresno: Al Kitab Sudan Publication, 1968. First Edition. Illustrated broadside, offset printed in black on white stock, measuring 21.25cm x 28cm 8.5 x 11 . Fine - an unworn, apparently uncirculated copy. Brief parable by Marvin X, poet, publisher, and an influential founder of the Black Arts Movement. A cautionary tale about race and servitude, intended for juvenile audiences.

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