![3731135] The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870. Charles Thomas Hickok](/pictures/thumb/3731135_1.jpg?v=1638590780)
The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870.
An important thesis and early history of African Americans in Ohio, specifically: the early years of slavery and the anti-slavery movement, the struggle for equality..... Read More about The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”
– Frederick Douglass –
African-American History
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”
– Frederick Douglass –
![3730793] [Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia...](/pictures/thumb/3730793_1.jpg?v=1647918301)
[Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia Transportation Company. The Army Can Wait No Longer… [opening lines of broadside]
Unrecorded World War II military directive issued to employees of the Philadelphia Transportation Company on strike in protest against Black employees taking on non-menial jobs..... Read More about Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia Transportation...
![3730611] [Civil Rights Activism:] Creating and Maintaining an Historical Tradition. Charles H....](/pictures/thumb/3730611_1.jpg?v=1633010167)
[Civil Rights Activism:] Creating and Maintaining an Historical Tradition.
“On the foundation of our history, we can continue to build a lasting temple of self-respect and self-esteem, as other population groups have done” (p21) ..... Read More about Civil Rights Activism:] Creating and Maintaining an Historical Tradition
![3730467] Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass]. Frederick...](/pictures/thumb/3730467_1.jpg?v=1633010164)
Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass]
First Swedish edition of the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. This final edition of the statesman’s life concludes with chapters primarily concerned with his..... Read More about Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
![3731116] The Thin Disguise: Turning Point in Negro History, Plessy v. Ferguson, a Documentary...](/pictures/thumb/3731116_1.jpg?v=1639955136)
The Thin Disguise: Turning Point in Negro History, Plessy v. Ferguson, a Documentary Presentation (1864–1896).
An examination and documentary study of the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld racial segregation in public facilities as long..... Read More about The Thin Disguise: Turning Point in Negro History, Plessy v. Ferguson, a Documentary Presentation...
![3731105] Corner Stores in the Middle Of the Block: That Urban Look. (Signed). pseud Blue](/pictures/thumb/3731105_1.jpg?v=1632978418)
Corner Stores in the Middle Of the Block: That Urban Look. (Signed)
Signed by the author, Brad Bathgate, and with a small illustration by him beneath his autograph. With blurbs from The New York Times, New York..... Read More about Corner Stores in the Middle Of the Block: That Urban Look. (Signed
![3731012] A Southern Odyssey, Travelers in the Antebellum North. [inscribed and signed by the...](/pictures/thumb/3731012_1.jpg?v=1632369199)
A Southern Odyssey, Travelers in the Antebellum North. [inscribed and signed by the author]
A survey of travel accounts in the antebellum North written by Southern writers. These accounts are compiled here from contemporary letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and..... Read More about A Southern Odyssey, Travelers in the Antebellum North. [inscribed and signed by the author
![3731008] James T. Rapier and Reconstruction. [Inscribed & Signed by John Hope Franklin and author...](/pictures/thumb/3731008_1.jpg?v=1632369198)
James T. Rapier and Reconstruction. [Inscribed & Signed by John Hope Franklin and author Loren Schweninger.]
A full rich biographical treatment of the life of Black Reconstruction leader James T. Rapier of Alabama and a “fascinating view of the upper strata..... Read More about James T. Rapier and Reconstruction. [Inscribed & Signed by John Hope Franklin and author...
![3731006] The Facts of Reconstruction. Essays in Honor of John Hope Franklin. [Inscribed by John...](/pictures/thumb/3731006_1.jpg?v=1632369197)
The Facts of Reconstruction. Essays in Honor of John Hope Franklin. [Inscribed by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger.]
Inscribed and signed by John Hope Franklin; and also by contributor Loren Schweninger. Here, ten scholars offer their interpretations of various facets of Reconstruction. Titles..... Read More about The Facts of Reconstruction. Essays in Honor of John Hope Franklin. [Inscribed by John Hope...
![3730996] The Journal of Negro History, Volume IX, 1924. [complete]. Carter G. Woodson,...](/pictures/thumb/3730996_1.jpg?v=1639958754)
The Journal of Negro History, Volume IX, 1924. [complete]
Ninth Volume, complete, of the Journal of Negro History, published by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). The Journal was..... Read More about The Journal of Negro History, Volume IX, 1924. [complete
![3730953] For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the...](/pictures/thumb/3730953_1.jpg?v=1633745066)
For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the Voters of the Second Congressional District.
Rare. Free Soil Party campaigning for Benjamin Franklin Newhall, abolitionist, politician, self-made businessman, stationmaster on the Underground Rail Road (UGGR) who helped formerly-enslaved African American..... Read More about For Representative to Congress. Second District. Benjamin F. Newhall, of Saugus. To the Voters of...
![3730951] The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the Repeal of the...](/pictures/thumb/3730951_1.jpg?v=1642439153)
The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the Repeal of the Missouri Prohibition of Slavery North of 36° 30’. In the Senate, February 21, 1854.
Speech on the Kansas-Nebraska Act by the great abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, a leading advocate for civil rights for Black Americans. Here, Sumner..... Read More about The Landmark of Freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, against the Repeal of the Missouri...
![3730914] The Controversy over the Distribution of Abolition Literature 1830-1860. W. Sherman Savage](/pictures/thumb/3730914_1.jpg?v=1630610207)
The Controversy over the Distribution of Abolition Literature 1830-1860.
Study of the publication and distribution through the mails of abolitionist and anti-slavery literature and newspapers. Examines the publications of such abolitionist journalists as Elihu..... Read More about The Controversy over the Distribution of Abolition Literature 1830-1860
![3730476] [Large Portrait Print of Booker T. Washington issued by the Associated Publishers]....](/pictures/thumb/3730476_1.jpg?v=1630610179)
[Large Portrait Print of Booker T. Washington issued by the Associated Publishers].
(Note: this copy laminated, likely for a classroom setting.) An almost life-size portrait of Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), author, orator, and founder of the Tuskegee..... Read More about Large Portrait Print of Booker T. Washington issued by the Associated Publishers
![3730475] [Large Portrait Print of Phillis Wheatley, issued by the Associated Publishers]....](/pictures/thumb/3730475_1.jpg?v=1630610179)
[Large Portrait Print of Phillis Wheatley, issued by the Associated Publishers].
An almost life-size portrait of Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), the eminent eighteenth-century American poet, issued by the Associated Publishers, Inc. of Washington, D.C. The firm was..... Read More about Large Portrait Print of Phillis Wheatley, issued by the Associated Publishers
![3730474] [Large Portrait Print of Scientist and Inventor George Washington Carver, issued by the...](/pictures/thumb/3730474_1.jpg?v=1630610179)
[Large Portrait Print of Scientist and Inventor George Washington Carver, issued by the Associated Publishers, a Black Publishing House].
An almost life-size portrait of George Washington Carver (1864–1943), agricultural scientist, educator, and inventor, wearing a cravat and with his trademark flower in his lapel..... Read More about Large Portrait Print of Scientist and Inventor George Washington Carver, issued by the Associated...
![3730473] [Large Portrait Print of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the U.S. Army’s First...](/pictures/thumb/3730473_1.jpg?v=1630610178)
[Large Portrait Print of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the U.S. Army’s First Black General, issued by Associated Publishers].
Almost life-size portrait of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., U.S.A. (1877–1970) who became the first Black army officer to attain a general’s rank in..... Read More about Large Portrait Print of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the U.S. Army’s First Black General,...
![3730471] [Large Portrait Print of Nobel Prize-Winner Ralph Bunche issued by Associated...](/pictures/thumb/3730471_1.jpg?v=1630610178)
[Large Portrait Print of Nobel Prize-Winner Ralph Bunche issued by Associated Publishers].
Almost life-size portrait of Ralph Bunche (1904–1971), political scientist, scholar, and diplomat. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic negotiations effecting an..... Read More about Large Portrait Print of Nobel Prize-Winner Ralph Bunche issued by Associated Publishers
![3730649] T. Thomas Fortune: Militant Journalist. Emma Lou Thornbrough](/pictures/thumb/3730649_1.jpg?v=1625944808)
T. Thomas Fortune: Militant Journalist.
Inscribed and signed by John Hope Franklin, the noted historian and editor of this series. The biography of Timothy Thomas Fortune who was enslaved at..... Read More about T. Thomas Fortune: Militant Journalist
![3730627] From the Back of the Bus. Dick Gregory, 1932–2017](/pictures/thumb/3730627_1.jpg?v=1625760253)
From the Back of the Bus.
The author’s first book. Comic and satirical musings on various themes—America, Brotherhood Week, Freedom Rides, etc.—from comedian and civil rights activist, Dick Gregory (1932–2017). Gregory’s..... Read More about From the Back of the Bus
![3730621] [Guitarist and Singer Bo Diddley Jr. Publicity Agent’s Broadside]. S. Curt A. Barad, P...](/pictures/thumb/3730621_1.jpg?v=1625105119)
[Guitarist and Singer Bo Diddley Jr. Publicity Agent’s Broadside].
Publicity and concert booking promotional sheet for Bo Diddley Jr., “master blues and R&B guitarist and singer.” Born David Hill Jr., Diddley was given his..... Read More about Guitarist and Singer Bo Diddley Jr. Publicity Agent’s Broadside
![3730582] [Countee Cullen; Arna Bontemps; Countee Cullen:] Come Rain or Come Shine. Edward Gross...](/pictures/thumb/3730582_1.jpg?v=1624502594)
[Countee Cullen; Arna Bontemps; Countee Cullen:] Come Rain or Come Shine. Edward Gross presents St. Louis Woman.
Sheet music for a song from Act I of the 1946 all-Black musical St. Louis Woman. The musical is based on the novel God Sends..... Read More about Countee Cullen; Arna Bontemps; Countee Cullen:] Come Rain or Come Shine. Edward Gross presents...
![3730576] The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual. Harold Cruse, 1916–2005](/pictures/thumb/3730576_1.jpg?v=1624502590)
The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual.
Authoritative critique of the Black intelligentsia by a prominent Black academic. The Crisis offers a powerful précis of black politics since 1945, which Cruse saw..... Read More about The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual
![3730574] Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization. Emmett J. Scott, Lyman Beecher Stowe](/pictures/thumb/3730574_1.jpg?v=1624502588)
Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization.
Biography of educator, orator, U.S. presidential advisor, and race leader, Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), the founder of the Tuskegee Institute (HBCU) in Alabama. The biography..... Read More about Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization
![3730551] [Anti-Slavery Sermons:] The Times, and Signs of the Times. Baccalaureate Sermon, to the...](/pictures/thumb/3730551_1.jpg?v=1624502579)
[Anti-Slavery Sermons:] The Times, and Signs of the Times. Baccalaureate Sermon, to the Graduating Class of Washington College, August 31, 1862.
Scarce anti-slavery sermon directed to the senior class of 1862 and given by John W. Scott, president of this small Presbyterian college located near Pittsburgh..... Read More about Anti-Slavery Sermons:] The Times, and Signs of the Times. Baccalaureate Sermon, to the Graduating...