Missouri's Black Heritage [SIGNED]

Saint Louis, MO: Forum Press, 1980. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Black, white and yellow octavo in pictorial wraps; 195 pages: illustrations; index; 24 cm Very good (+) ; wraps are lightly toned and have mild reading creases to front and minor edgewear and bumps to corners; pages are clean and binding tight. Paperback. ISBN: 0882731157

Inscribed by Lorenzo Greene. This well-illustrated and thoroughly researched volume "represents our effort to provide an account of a neglected aspect of the state's past. Missouri, like the nation as a whole, is a product of the efforts of diverse races, nationalities, and creeds. People from all backgrounds have mixed their heritage, blood, brawn, and brains to create a home for themselves, and their children. Students living in a multiracial society in which the largest single minority group is Afro-American should understand the obstacles against which blacks have had to fight. They should also understand that despite these obstacles, many black people have achieved success." --Preface by Julius K. Hunter, award-winning TV news anchorman in Saint Louis.