The Negro Handbook 1942 by MURRAY, Florence - 1942

[African American] Murraqy, Florence. The Negro Handbook. New York: Wendell Malliet and Company, 1942. First Edition Hardcover with no Dust Jacket. Florence Murray, a Black woman editor set out to compile a war-time handbook for black America including resources, information and other helpful information, which she sets out "to give a picture of the status of the Negro in American life," according to the introduction. The first chapter is devoted to business, the second and third are devoted to civil rights and crime (lynchings, prisoners, executions, crimes against blacks). The role of African-Americans in national defense during the Second World War (e.g., a proposed protest march on Washington, D.C. for equal opportunity in the armed forces and civil defense industries) is followed by chapters upon religious denominations, employments, blacks in American government and politics. Final chapters address black Americans in music and art (swing musicians), the radio, stage and screen, and sports (Joe… Read More

[African American] Murray, Florence (Editor). The Negro Handbook. New York: Wendell Malliet and Company, 1942. First Edition Hardcover with no Dust Jacket.. 368 pages. Measures 5.75" x 8.5". An intricate presentation of the "...current factual information in a concise and handy medium...to give a picture of the status of the Negro in the American life" by a Black woman editor, Florence Murray. This book is considered to be one of the most comprehensive, accurate portrayals of African American life from 1946 to 1947. Notably viewed as "the World Almanac of current facts and figures about America's largest minority group", Murray compiles vital information and statistics concerning Black education, organizations, housing, authors, businesses, cases from World War II, sports, and more. An ex-library copy with common markings including stamps, a sleeve, and plates on endpapers and title page. Title is missing from front board but the text pages are clean, crisp, and bright. Overall, in good to very good… Read More