Jewelry

Ankh & Lotus necklace
Sterling silver over vermeil
Price: $65
Item #: GH005

Ankh, Cartouche & Lotus necklace
Sterling silver over vermeil; item #: G4452; Price: $60
Sterling silver; item #: S4452; Price: $55

Black Cameo
Price: $60

Miscellaneous Gifts

Dolls

Pearl, 16 in.
Item #: 165315
Price: $35

Karina
Price: $35

Fantasia
Item #: DV 199522
Price: $35

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Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
Ages 9-12, 48 pages
By Tonya Bolden, Published by Harry N. Abrams

Maritcha is the amazing story about a young African-American girl, born to free parents, living in New York City during a time of great racial strife. Two members of the Schomburg staff were instrumental in helping Bolden with her book—Schomburg Assistant Director for Collections and Services and Curator, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Diane Lachatanere gave the author the unpublished memoir of Maritcha Lyons and Curator, Photographs and Prints Division Mary Yearwood provided some of the images used in the book.  Bolden re-creates the world that Maritcha lived in, using the memoir and other resources such as historical data, images, and major moments in New York City and United States history.
Price: $17.95

The Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd Edition: The Black Experience in the Americas

The second edition of The Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (Thomson Gale) is a six volume, comprehensive compendium of knowledge on the historical and cultural development of people of African descent at the beginning of the 21st century. A product of the most recent scholarship on the African-American and African Diasporan experience, The Encyclopedia offers a convenient introduction to this vast array of information. Note: Limited sets are available to Schomburg Society members beginning at the Supporter level ($100 and above) at a special price of $300  (regular price is $695).

Treasures from the Schomburg, a postcard book by the Schomburg Center and Pomegranate Communications

Treasures from the Schomburg, a beautiful postcard book featuring 30 works of art by various artists representing the African Diaspora. The 30 selections are just a sample of works from the Schomburg’s extensive collection. Treasures features work by Augusta Savage, Hale Woodruff, Charles Alston, Romare Bearden, as well as others.
Price: $ 9.95

By the Sea: Paintings by Haitian Artists
A box of note cards by the Schomburg Center and Pomegranate Communications

Haitian art often depicts the reality of life on this small Caribbean island using various textures and colors. This box of 20 note cards, features four paintings, created in the 1980s by Haitian artists, all have a similar motif—village life, which is centered around the seaports and farming towns.
Price: $ 15.00

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience, a publication by the Schomburg Center and National Geographic Hardcover, 224 pp., 170 illustrations and four maps, $35
From the Schomburg Center comes this extraordinary chronicle of a people whose movements over the last 500 years, both coerced and willing, inspired a culture and shaped a nation. Follow-up to the critically acclaimed Jubilee, this landmark work covers four major periods of migration—with twelve individual migrations coming up to contemporary times—that define the African-American experience and shaped the cultural, religious, economic, and political life of the communities in which they settled.

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In Motion Education Kit

An exceptional resource for schools, churches, and community centers, this kit includes illustrations, maps, a poster, and a bibliography. A great Black History Month resource.
Price: $24.95

Buffalo Soldiers - A Book of Postcards

In recognition of African Americans’ service during the Civil War, in 1866 Congress authorized six black infantry regiments (subsequently consolidated into the Twenty-fourth and the Twenty-fifth U.S. Infantry) and two cavalry units (the Ninth and the Tenth U.S. Army Cavalry). Black soldiers served admirably in Texas, the Southwest, and the Great Plains, maintaining order on the frontier and distinguishing themselves during the Indian Wars (thirteen enlisted men earned the Medal of Honor). During the harsh winters the soldiers wore coats made of buffalo hides. Because of the coats’ appearance and the men’s own tightly curled hair, the Native Americans called them Buffalo Soldiers, a respected and honorable sobriquet the men proudly accepted. The Buffalo Soldiers went on to serve with distinction, through World War II. Despite their impressive military record, the American public remained largely unaware of the valuable service African American soldiers performed. The photographs reproduced here offer a rare glimpse into their world.

Photographs from the collections of Anthony L. Powell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Introduction by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A Schomburg Center publication
Published by Pomegranate Communications
Twenty-eight postcards, $9.95

I Paint My House Boxed Cards
(Twenty full-color 5 x 7" blank note cards, five each of four designs, with envelopes and decorative box.) $14.95