1969 · Washington, DC
HISTORY OF SIGMA PI PHI First Of The Negro American Greek Letter Fraternities By Charles H. Wesley
Published by The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1969. Second edition, revised, originally published in 1954. Hardcover, blue cloth with gold printing on the front cover and spine, 9" x 6", 461 pages, illustrated with over 100 b&w photographs. NEAR FINE CONDITION: covers have a touch of shelf wear, internally, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An excellent copy of the scarce book.
Founded in Philadelphia in 1904, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, also known as the Boulé, is the oldest continuously existing Greek post graduate fraternity originally founded by, and primarily for professional African American men. Throughout its existence its membership has included some of the most distinguished Black men in America including W.E.B. DuBois, Carter G. Woodson, James Weldon Johnson, Martin L. King, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Andrew J. Young, Jr., and many more.
Charles Harris Wesley (1891-1997) Noted Black Historian, Author, Educator, and University President, in 1930 he became one of the first African Americans to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. (Inventory #: 2055)
Published by The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1969. Second edition, revised, originally published in 1954. Hardcover, blue cloth with gold printing on the front cover and spine, 9" x 6", 461 pages, illustrated with over 100 b&w photographs. NEAR FINE CONDITION: covers have a touch of shelf wear, internally, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An excellent copy of the scarce book.
Founded in Philadelphia in 1904, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, also known as the Boulé, is the oldest continuously existing Greek post graduate fraternity originally founded by, and primarily for professional African American men. Throughout its existence its membership has included some of the most distinguished Black men in America including W.E.B. DuBois, Carter G. Woodson, James Weldon Johnson, Martin L. King, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Andrew J. Young, Jr., and many more.
Charles Harris Wesley (1891-1997) Noted Black Historian, Author, Educator, and University President, in 1930 he became one of the first African Americans to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. (Inventory #: 2055)
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