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Booker T. Washington signed first edition, first printing of ''The Future of the American Negro'', the first major publication of the Civil Rights leader. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1899 first printing, with matching dates on title and copyright pages, and with the following printed on copyright page: ''Press of / George H. Ellis, Boston, U.S.A.'' Washington inscribes the front pastedown, ''Mr. J.L. Grandin[?] / from / Booker T. Washington / Mar. 1, 1900.'' Written approximately 20 years after founding Tuskegee University, ''The Future of the American Negro'' was Washington's first major publication, preceding his autobiography ''Up from Slavery'' by two years. Volume in original red cloth boards with gilt lettering measures 5'' x 7.75''. Light wear to cloth with sunning to spine and separation starting to hinges, overall in very good condition. An important signed first edition in the history of Civil Rights.