The Black Bird: A Parable for Black Children

Title: The Black Bird: A Parable for Black Children

Author: Marvin X

Publication: Fresno, California: Al Kitab Sudan, 1968.

Description: Broadside containing a parable for children about a black bird who chooses to stay in his master's cage even though the door is wide open. First edition. With an illustration of a bird in a cage. Printed in black on white paper. 1 sheet (printed on recto only); 8.5 x 11 inches. Very slight creases at two corners. Near Fine. The author Marvin X (1944-) is a Black Muslim poet, playwright, essayist, director, and lecturer, particularly active in the 1960s and 1970s. He founded the Al Kitab Sudan publishing house in 1967. He has also published under the names El Muhajir and Nazzam al Fitnah Muhajir.