Buy this book on-line Students Of Ocean Hill I. S. 55 : UMOJA[Brooklyn, New York]: I. S. 55 Ocean Hill [Brownsville Intermediate School], 1969
Original Wraps. 4to. [18] pages. 28 cm. First edition. Winter 1969 issue. Literary magazine of the students at I. S. 55 Ocean Hill (Brownsville Intermediate School) , with support from the principal and various teachers. Profusely illustrated compilation of student drawings and poetry. The magazine, named for the Swahili word for unity or togetherness, contains several poems about healing and black power, while many also express a profound desolation over poverty and social alienation. An important example of the impact of community control on the school system in Brownsville which partly resulted in the city wide teachers strikes of 1968. Includes 5 pages of laid in handwritten notes containing day to day impressions from a (teacher?) on the strikes, the massive drop in student enrollment, and many other incidents; one of the notes is dated April 28, 1969. Many appear to be unfinished letters addressed to an unknown recipient. Subjects: Umoja – intermediate school – literary magazine. Rare. None listed on OCLC. Light ageing to edges of wraps, overall very clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (SPEC-40-27) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Students Of Ocean Hill I. S. 55 : UMOJA. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, libri rari, libri antichi, incunabula and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |