Slavery in Mississippi.
“This interesting analytical study of slavery in Mississippi gives a more complete picture of the actual conditions under which slaves lived than does any other..... Read More about Slavery in Mississippi
“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 –
![1938–1965 Incoming Letters and Papers of American Civil War Historian Bell I. Wiley]. Bell I....](/pictures/thumb/3729895_1.jpg?v=1608588577)
[1938–1965 Incoming Letters and Papers of American Civil War Historian Bell I. Wiley].
American Civil War historian and author Bell I. Wiley (1906–1980) taught for 40 years at various Southern colleges and universities including the University of Mississippi..... Read More about 1938–1965 Incoming Letters and Papers of American Civil War Historian Bell I. Wiley
Documentary History of Reconstruction. Political, Military, Social, Religious, Educational and Industrial, 1865 to 1906. [Two Volumes]
Comprehensive history of the post-American Civil War Reconstruction era, from contemporary sources, by long-time Vanderbilt professor of history, Walter Lynwood Fleming (1874–1932). Fleming’s controversial approach..... Read More about Documentary History of Reconstruction. Political, Military, Social, Religious, Educational and...
The Fergusons by Black American Artist Jerome W. Jones, Jr. [inscribed and signed limited edition print]
Made after an original painting by Black American artist, Jerome W. Jones, Jr. of Richmond, Virginia. “The Fergusons” depicts a casual family gathering in a...... Read More about The Fergusons by Black American Artist Jerome W. Jones, Jr. [inscribed and signed limited edition...
The Black Man in White America.
Van Deusen’s book narrative flow is one peppered with facts, an overview of the Black experience in 20th century America, through the author’s interpretation. African-Americans..... Read More about The Black Man in White America
![1961 Lincoln University (HBCU) fraternity broadside:] Cabaret-Dance Relay Rendezvous Part...](/pictures/thumb/3729855_1.jpg?v=1604510048)
[1961 Lincoln University (HBCU) fraternity broadside:] Cabaret-Dance Relay Rendezvous Part II…Music by Norman Satchell & His Men.
Handbill advertising a cabaret-dance sponsored by the Brothers of Omega Psi Chi fraternity at Lincoln University (HBCU). The evening’s entertainment was held at Town Hall..... Read More about 1961 Lincoln University (HBCU) fraternity broadside:] Cabaret-Dance Relay Rendezvous Part...
![Fifty Years of Howard University. [Dwight Oliver Wendell Holmes]. Dwight O. W. Holmes](/pictures/thumb/3729852_1.jpg?v=1604510048)
Fifty Years of Howard University. [Dwight Oliver Wendell Holmes]
Separately Issued reprint containing Holmes’s observations of his tenure at Howard University, in two parts and here collected together. Holmes, a native of West Virginia..... Read More about Fifty Years of Howard University. [Dwight Oliver Wendell Holmes
James Shepherd Pike. Republicanism and the American Negro, 1850-1882.
Biography of Radical Republican journalist and diplomat James Shepherd Pike (1811–1882) of Maine. Pike was the author of The Prostrate State: South Carolina under Negro..... Read More about James Shepherd Pike. Republicanism and the American Negro, 1850-1882
James Shepherd Pike. Republicanism and the American Negro, 1850-1882.
Biography of Radical Republican journalist and diplomat James Shepherd Pike (1811–1882) of Maine. Pike was the author of The Prostrate State: South Carolina under Negro..... Read More about James Shepherd Pike. Republicanism and the American Negro, 1850-1882
The Three Degrees. [caption title of publicity card for an African American women’s vocal trio]
Publicity card for the Black women’s vocal trio of Victoria Wallace, Valerie Holiday, and Helen Scott who performed as The Three Degrees. The card, which..... Read More about The Three Degrees. [caption title of publicity card for an African American women’s vocal trio
![Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players]....](/pictures/thumb/3729815_1.jpg?v=1606334902)
Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players]
Limited edition autographed baseball print autographed by five Negro League Baseball players all of whom played for the New York Cubans. The New York Cubans..... Read More about Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players
![Negro Policeman Kicked by Roosevelt’s Secretary. [caption title]. Republican National...](/pictures/thumb/3729798_1.jpg?v=1604510043)
Negro Policeman Kicked by Roosevelt’s Secretary. [caption title]
Unrecorded 1940 Republican U.S. Presidential campaign handbill or small broadside enlisting the Black vote issued in the aftermath of a “shocking ” and, as suggested..... Read More about Negro Policeman Kicked by Roosevelt’s Secretary. [caption title
Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the District of Columbia, adverse To any legislation on the part of Congress, on the subject of slavery in said District.
Memorial supporting the rights of slaveholders by 220 citizens of Washington, D.C. who “...do not desire the enactment of any law for the extinction of..... Read More about Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the District of Columbia, adverse To any legislation on the...
Memorial of The Society of the District of Columbia for the Colonization and Civilization of Africa, praying The establishment of a commercial agency at the colony of Liberia…
Memorial of Society of the District of Columbia for the Colonization and Civilization of Africa here joining with the national American Colonization Society to promote..... Read More about Memorial of The Society of the District of Columbia for the Colonization and Civilization of...
[Publicity Photograph for Hip-Hop Artists Da-Lite and Kool Keem performing as Better Knowledge, inscribed and signed by both].
Publicity photograph, with condition issues, of the hip-hop duo Da-Lite and Kool Keem who performed as Better Knowledge. From the contact telephone numbers, the duo..... Read More about Publicity Photograph for Hip-Hop Artists Da-Lite and Kool Keem performing as Better Knowledge,...
[1858 Autograph Note Signed by Abolitionist Gerrit Smith of New York Mourning the Death of His Brother].
Autograph Note Signed by militant abolitionist, politician, and social activist Gerrit Smith (1797–1874) and addressed to a “Mr. [or] Wm. Brice.” that reads, in part..... Read More about 1858 Autograph Note Signed by Abolitionist Gerrit Smith of New York Mourning the Death of His...
The Four Snow-White Albino Boys. Born of Negro Parents! As they appear in their unrivaled musical entertainments…
Rare broadside advertising this African-American albino quartet, shown performing in a minstrel array, playing the bones, the fiddle, the banjo and the tambourine. The quartet..... Read More about The Four Snow-White Albino Boys. Born of Negro Parents! As they appear in their unrivaled musical...
![Autographed by Tad and Scip:] Congaree Sketches. Scenes from Negro Life in the Swamps of the...](/pictures/thumb/3727316_1.jpg?v=1600902482)
[Autographed by Tad and Scip:] Congaree Sketches. Scenes from Negro Life in the Swamps of the Congaree and Tales by Tad and Scip of Heaven and Hell with Other Miscellany. [Autograph Edition]
Autograph Edition of this “collection of authentic stories of Negro life in South Carolina” based upon African-American fables and songs told to this white folklorist..... Read More about Autographed by Tad and Scip:] Congaree Sketches. Scenes from Negro Life in the Swamps of the...
![The Diplomatic Relations of the United States with Haiti 1776-1891. [Inscribed Copy]. Rayford W....](/pictures/thumb/3728759_1.jpg?v=1599682811)
The Diplomatic Relations of the United States with Haiti 1776-1891. [Inscribed Copy]
Warmly inscribed by the author to James Phinney Baxter III, historian, academic, Pulitzer Prize-winner for history. An exhaustive study of this topic; “This is the..... Read More about The Diplomatic Relations of the United States with Haiti 1776-1891. [Inscribed Copy
Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830 together with a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro.
Important state-by-state, county-by-county directory of free Black heads of families in 1830 with a 53-page introduction by Carter G. Woodson—“The Father of Black History.” The..... Read More about Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830 together with a Brief Treatment of the...
The First Abolition Society in the United States.
History of the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage founded in Philadelphia in 1775, the first American abolition society. The..... Read More about The First Abolition Society in the United States
![Adventures in Negro History. [recording album]. Highlight Radio Productions](/pictures/thumb/3729719_1.jpg?v=1610572104)
Adventures in Negro History. [recording album]
Black American history as imagined by this Detroit, Michigan production outfit and issued, in part, to advertise and market Pepsi-Cola. The ambitious album aimed to..... Read More about Adventures in Negro History. [recording album
The Negro at Work in New York City, A Study in Economic progress.
First edition of this economic study of Black workers in New York City by sociologist and social worker George Edmund Haynes (1880–1960), a co-founder and..... Read More about The Negro at Work in New York City, A Study in Economic progress
The Negro in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
Author’s Master’s Thesis at the University of Virginia, proposed as an exploratory study of the topic. The thesis was published by the university as one..... Read More about The Negro in Charlottesville and Albemarle County
27th Season Official Souvenir Program, Abe Saperstein’s fabulous Harlem Globetrotters.
Illustrated program for the 1953–1954 season of the Harlem Globetrotters, an all-Black traveling basketball team known for their athleticism and comedic style of play. Well-illustrated..... Read More about 27th Season Official Souvenir Program, Abe Saperstein’s fabulous Harlem Globetrotters