The Ordeal of Mansart; Mansart Builds a School; Worlds of Color; The Black Flame: A Trilogy
New York: Mainstream Publishers, 1957; 1959; 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], 11-316, [4]; [8], 9-367, [1]; [8], 9-349, [3] pp. Green publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the spine for volumes one and three; dark green cloth with gold lettering on the spine for volume two. Price of $4.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket of volume two. Black Perspectives, Lavelle Porter, "W.E.B. Du Bois, The Black Flame, and the Struggle Ahead". The Black Flame trilogy by Du Bois begins with an unflinching look at white supremacy and violence that Black Americans experienced in the southern United States during Reconstruction. As the trilogy progresses, the main character Manuel Mansart grows, completes his education, and establishes an academic career as the president of a Black college. Mansart's success is a symbol of what Du Bois wanted for Black Americans. The final volume in the trilogy was published two years before the author's death, a powerful concluding statement from one of the most influential Civil Rights activists in American history. Very Good or better / Good to Very Good. Item #000016595
Light rubbing to the boards' edges and volume one with mild toning to its textblock; the jackets of volumes one and three price-clipped, the jacket of volume one in two pieces at its front fold, a large chip on volume one's jacket's front panel.
Price: $500.00