Black Feeling, Black Talk
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Crosby, Barbara, American
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 1/8 in. (21.6 × 14.1 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 1/2 × 11 1/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 28.1 × 1 cm)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Place printed
- United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A first edition, first printing of “Black Feeling, Black Talk" by Nikki Giovanni. The book has a olive paper binding held together using two metal staples at spine. The title of the book has been printed in black text, [BLACK FEELING / BLACK TALK], across the middle of the front cover. The name author is printed in black text on the bottom right. The interior of the front cover includes the copyright information, a notation that the book was [Privately Printed], and the following dedication: [This book is dedicated to Mommy, Daddy, Gary, Peppi, / and Calvin (if Gary hasn’t / changed her mind)]. The introduction was written by Barbara Crosby. The back cover is blank. The interior pages are off-white with black text and contains eighteen (18) poems and essays. The book has nineteen (19) pages which includes text that runs onto the interior back cover. Inscribed in pencil on the introduction page.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Identity
- Poetry
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.325
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Crosby, Barbara, American
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 1/8 in. (21.6 × 14.1 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 1/2 × 11 1/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 28.1 × 1 cm)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Place printed
- United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A first edition, first printing of “Black Feeling, Black Talk" by Nikki Giovanni. The book has a olive paper binding held together using two metal staples at spine. The title of the book has been printed in black text, [BLACK FEELING / BLACK TALK], across the middle of the front cover. The name author is printed in black text on the bottom right. The interior of the front cover includes the copyright information, a notation that the book was [Privately Printed], and the following dedication: [This book is dedicated to Mommy, Daddy, Gary, Peppi, / and Calvin (if Gary hasn’t / changed her mind)]. The introduction was written by Barbara Crosby. The back cover is blank. The interior pages are off-white with black text and contains eighteen (18) poems and essays. The book has nineteen (19) pages which includes text that runs onto the interior back cover. Inscribed in pencil on the introduction page.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Identity
- Poetry
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.325
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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