ECKELS, JON — Black / Right on

San Francisco, CA: Julian Richardson Associates, 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the reverse of the preface, with a short inscription, and dated 9-15-69. This is a larger than trade sized paperback book, with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The white covers have some toning and edge wear to the edges of the book covers. There is one small scribble mark to the top front panel. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid in is a single sheet of paper (folded once) showing the "General Group Structuring in WASP America." " Jon B. Eckels Eckels wrote 14 volumes of poetry. His Sing When the Spirit Says Sing: Selected & New Poems 1960-1990, won an American Book Award in 2000 from the Before Columbus Foundation, and his Home Is Where the Soul Is, published by the influential Broadside Press, is considered one of the seminal works of the Black Arts Movement. After completing his MDiv, in 1966, at the Pacific School of Religion, Eckels earned a master’s degree in literature from Stanford University. He served as an instructor of English, American literature, poetry, and creative writing at Mills College and Merritt College in Oakland, CA. (where he contributed to the development of the “new” curriculum) ; pastored United Methodist Churches in California and New York; and published more than a dozen books including Fire Sign and Our Business in the Streets. The phrase “Western Syphilization” appeared in “Home Is Where the Soul Is”. An ordained minister in the United Methodist Church (UMC) , Eckels pastored UMC churches in California and New York. Eckels has been a human rights activist since the 1960s and has spoken and read around the nation and the world." (African American Literature Book Club website) ; Signed by Author. Very Good .