Act of Incorporation and Constitution of The Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Slavery Pamphlet. Discusses the relief of freeing slaves unlawfully held. Printed in Philadelphia in 1860 by the society by Merrihew and Thompson. Cover page is loose and has many tears from age. Text is intact. Rest of the pamphlet is in very good condition with some age wear. 9 x 6". 35 p.

Five Year Abstract of transactions of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. Dedicated to relief of negroes unlawfully held and for improving the condition of the African Race. Published in Philadelphia in 1853. 8 x 6". 15 p.

A Cinema Apart, or the Beverly and Larry Richards Collection, was amassed by Larry Richards over a number of many years. A respected historian and a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, and author of the book African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography, Mr. Richards was deeply passionate and knowledgeable about African-American culture and history. In 2008, Mr. Richards tragically and suddenly died quite young, leaving behind his collection of hundreds of motion picture posters featuring African-American stars and addressing African-American issues, as well as rare broadsides, window cards, and ephemera. Additionally, he possessed items relating to African-American and slavery history. His collection has been deemed so culturally important that a section of it is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His wife, Dr. Beverly Richards, now oversees the collection, and has lectured on and exhibited the items both nationally and internationally.