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Black-Belt Diamonds
Gems from the Speeches, Addresses, and Talks to Students of
Booker T. Washington
Selected and Arranged by Victoria Earle Matthews
Introduction by T. Thomas Fortune
New York: Fortune and Scott; 1898 (1st edition)
Extremely rare first edition of excerpts from the work of Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and a scarce piece of American history. Washington was, of course, the most prominent Black American leader of his day and the first president of the Tuskegee Institute (now University).
6" x 4". Original green cloth boards with gilt-stamped titles. 115 pages. Tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of Washington.
Rare, original American publication! Only one other listed in the rare book sites and for substantially more!
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