Items

• Frankye Adams-Johnson Letter 3

  Fair. 8"x10" 2 pages. A letter from Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) to her husband (Nuh Abdul Qaiyum).
• Frankye Adams-Johnson Letter 2

  Fair. 8"x10" 3 pages. A letter from Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) to her husband (Nuh Abdul Qaiyum).
• Frankye Adams-Johnson Letter 1

  Fair. 8"x10" 3 pages. A letter from Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) to her husband (Nuh Abdul Qaiyum).
• Frankye Adams-Johnson Journal Collection: Journal 04, Nuh: Thoughts and Things

  8.5"x12.5" Fragile. This journal was written in by Albert Washington (Nuh Abdul Qaiyum) while imprisoned and later by Frankye Adams-Johnson during multiple dates. Washington contributed original poetry and essays; quotes and lines from many writers and philosophers (including Khali Gibran, Ho Chi Minh, Robert A. Heinlein, Errico Malatesta, Idries Shah, and Anwar-i-Suhaili); writings from and thoughts on Hinduism, Sufism, and Islam; and, final lists including “chemicals and explosives” and “enemies of the people.” Frankye Adams-Johnson contributed original poetry; drafts of letters to her husband; and notes on the movement and meeting agendas.
• Frankye Adams-Johnson Journal Collection: Journal 03, Nuh: Thoughts and Things

  7"x8.5" Fragile. This journal was written in by Albert Washington (Nuh Abdul Qaiyum) during multiple dates. Most of the pages are original poetry. He also copied some poems and songs by Fouzi El Asmar, The Last Poets, George Jackson El Asmar, Zayd Malik Shakur, Agostinho Neto, John Brown; and Ethel Trew Dunlap. There are also several pages of Suras and other verses from the Quran.
• Frankye Adams-Johnson Journal Collection: Journal 02, Thoughts and Things

  7"x8.5" Fragile. This journal was written in by Frankye Adam-Johnson’s husband, Albert Washington (Nuh Abdul Qaiyum), during unknown dates. Washington writes about a variety of topics, including daily rituals such as yoga breathing exercises and pain inhibition; urban guerrilla warfare and applications for Black America and being a warrior; religions, including Islam, Taoism, and Buddhism; languages and alphabets, such as Arabic and Japanese; and politics and philosophy. He writes a lengthy piece about the concept of dunya. He also writes quotes and offers notes and reflection on a number of writers and philosophers including Thomas Paine, Raymond F. Jones, Clavell James, Elie Wiesel, William Ernest Henley, Abu Bakr, Marcus Garvey, Carlos Castaneda, and Louis L'Amour.
• Frankye Adams-Johnson Journal Collection: Journal 01, Islamic Notebook

  7.5"x9.75" Fragile. This journal was written in by Frankye Adams-Johnson on unknown dates. Items in the journal include: prayers; a list of goals for working with students on the subject of alcohol and drug abuse; writing in Arabic and lists of Islamic terms; rough draft of a resume for a prospective job in Philadelphia, PA; a poem; and a note to her imprisoned husband.
• Dust jacket of "For My People" by Margaret Walker

  Dust jacket of Margaret's first collection of poems "For My People" that won the Yale Younger Poets Award.
• Margaret Walker

  Photograph of Margaret Walker taken at his studio in New York.