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[[advertisement]] [[sideways page]] [[image - sketched portraits of notable African and African American figures with names below each portrait, many partially obscured, including "Robert ABBOT PUBLISHER" "Mar BETH LEADER-EDU" "Geo. CARV CHEMIS" Fre DOUG ABOLITIONIS" "1538 ESTE DISC ARIZONA & NE" "Mela W FULLE SCULPT" "Alb GEO MUNICIPAL" "R HA" "IKHN KING" "James W. JOHNSON POET-NOVELIST" "KHUFU BUILDER THE GREAT PYR" "Tou L'OUV LIBERATOR" "Robert MO'TO EDUCATOR" "N EGYPTIA" "A OV BANKER-B" "Alex PUSH GREATEST H" "J. W QUIN 1870-72 LEGISLATOR ORLEAN" "RAS T EMPEROR of E" "C. SPAULD BUSINESSM" "Henry O. TANNER PAINTER" "USAPHAIS KING OF EGYPT" "VARICK FOUNDER AM.E.Z. CHURCH" "Booker T. WASHINGTON FOUNDER OF TUSKEGEE" "Francois XAVIER of La. ONE OF THOUSANDS of FREEMEN in the U.S. in 1830" "West Point 89 Charles YOUNG COLONEL, U.S. ARMY" "ZAUDITA EMPRESS of ETHIOPIA"]] A.B.C.'s of GREAT NEGROES An Artistic Picture Book of Negro Achievement SHOULD BE IN EVERY NEGRO HOME, LIBRARY and SCHOOL Unique and artistic in design, interesting and concisely informing for all peoples bringing in an artistic way an acquaintance with illustrious Negroes and their achievements. Particularly designed to fill an utter lack of worthwhile picture books for the Negro child, to set a foundation of knowledge of Negro traditions and achievement for inspiration of the child and the adult as well. A HANDSOME BOUND CLOTH VOLUME Printed from the original Linoleum block engravings, a series of twenty-six (26) of the outstanding Negro characters under each letter of the alphabet, with additional biographical notes accompanying each and references. COMPILATION, DRAWINGS and ENGRAVINGS by CHARLES C. DAWSON Noted Painter and Illustrator Formerly Priced at $3.00. Now $1.50! Send This Coupon In Today! [[box]] FIRESIDE PUBLICATIONS, INC. .....1933 Book Department 418 East 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois. Gentlemen: Enclosed find $1.50 for which please send me (postage prepaid), one copy of your wonderful book, " A. B. C.'S OF GREAT NEGROES" by Charles C. Dawson. My name is..... My address is..... Signed..... [[/box]] [[/advertisement]]