No crystal stair a documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller / Vaunda Micheaux Nelson ; art work by R. Gregory Christie.

Abstract Told by a banker that he should sell fried chicken rather than books, since "Negroes don't read", Lewis Michaux defies the odds to build Harlem's National Memorial African Bookstore, an intellectual center and gathering place from 1939 to 1975.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and "Index of historical characters."
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011021251
ISBN9780761361695 (trade hard cover : alk. paper)

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