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(FRATERNAL.) WESLEY, CHARLES HARRIS. History of Sigma Pi Phi, First of the Negro American Greek Letter Fraternities. Copious illustrations. 393 pages. Tall 8vo, original decoratively gilt stamped blue cloth; early ownership signature of Clarence J. Mason (possibly the noted WBA attorney). Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1954
the scarce first edition of this important history. Charles Harris Wesley (1891-1997), author, educator, historian and biographer of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, was one of the early members of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, a frequent contributor to the Journal of Negro History and many other publications. He was the second husband of historian, educator and Howard University librarian, Dorothy Porter.
