Dr. Olivia Pearl Stokes (1916–2002), was an ordained Baptist minister, author, religious educator, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to..... Read More about Against the Tide. [Inscribed by Olivia P. Stokes, Civil Rights Activist and African-American...
Monograph on the role of African Americans in the Reconstruction-era of South Carolina, by a noted African American historian and academic. In 1922 Taylor [Alrutheus..... Read More about The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction
Proceedings of a conference on race held by The Negro Christian Student Conference with representatives from over 85 HBCUs from 17 states and the District..... Read More about The New Voice in Race Adjustments. Addresses and Reports presented at The Negro Christian Student...
A psychological and sociological study of African Americans living in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The text discusses slavery, the “psychological environment” of..... Read More about St. Thomas Negroes — A Study of Personality and Culture. [Psychological Monographs, Vol. 55, No. 5
Work, p590. Chapters, in part, upon Negro Character, Life, and the Negro at Work; Is the Negro Rising?, Race Association; Race Separation; Lynching; Cotton; White..... Read More about The Southern South
Work, p590. Chapters, in part, upon Negro Character, Life, and the Negro at Work; Is the Negro Rising?, Race Association; Race Separation; Lynching; Cotton; White..... Read More about The Southern South
Biographical sketches of African Methodist Episcopalian church elders, churches, congregations and “then, too, knowledge is given here of individuals, local preachers, class-leaders, stewards, trustees, choir..... Read More about Cyclopaedia of African Methodism
Reviews from the jacket: “...an excellent job of not only telling what happened, but even more important, why things happened as they did…Race Riot presents..... Read More about Race Riot
“A history on the current achievements and past contributions of the black citizens of Kentucky.” (dust jacket) Researched, Compiled and Edited by Alice Allison Dunnigan..... Read More about The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians: Their Heritage and Tradition
First edition, in publisher’s original polished cloth, a collection of anti-slavery lectures by Boston abolitionist Amos A. Phelps. This copy with an inscription on the..... Read More about Lectures on Slavery and Its Remedy. [American Anti-Slavery Society stencil mark plus Pennsylvania...
Young’s role in the civil rights movement began early. He was the executive directory of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), working closely with Martin..... Read More about An Easy Burden. The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America. [Signed by the Author
Angelina W. Grimké (1880–1958) was an African-American female poet and reclusive celibate lesbian who was born into the noted biracial Grimké family, with its strong..... Read More about Rachel. A Play in Three Acts
The Tappan Papers; correspondence between noted New York abolitionist Lewis Tappan and other important figures from the 19th-century anti-slavery movement. The present work is described..... Read More about A Side-Light on Anglo-American Relations, 1839-1858: Furnished by the Correspondence of Lewis...
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This rare, anonymous broadside is an attack in 1876 upon Governor Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, by excerpting from Southern newspapers from..... Read More about Paying the Southern War Claims [caption title
From the foreword by William H. Leckie, “The military contributions of black Americans in the wars of our country have, until recently, received scant attention…Their..... Read More about The Black Infantry in the West, 1869-1891
Facsimile of the 1929 first edition of this massive work, for its time, providing a thorough reviews of all aspects (admissions, faculty, degrees granted, historical..... Read More about Survey of Negro Colleges and Universities
First Edition of this massive work, for its time, providing a thorough reviews of all aspects (admissions, faculty, degrees granted, historical and/or general overview etc.)..... Read More about Survey of Negro Colleges and Universities
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1870 broadside or handbill issued by the Ohio Colonization Society promoting colonization of African-Americans in Liberia. Opening lines, thus: “The most remarkable revival of religion..... Read More about The Macedonian Call. Haste to the Rescue! [Liberia, Africa Colonization Schemes
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1870s broadside issued by the Ohio Colonization Society promoting colonization of African Americans in Liberia. The society was formed in 1827 to encourage black Ohioans..... Read More about A Two Thousand Fold Agency. [Liberia, Africa Colonization Schemes
1870 broadsheet issued by the Ohio Colonization Society defending the colonization of African-Americans in Liberia and writing passionately of those “...having been torn from their..... Read More about Ohio Colonization Society. Letter from the Secretary of the Ohio Colonization Society. [Liberia,...
Seldom seen, first edition of this classic study in the history of slavery as a legal institution. With the signature of Elbert Jay Benton; author..... Read More about History of Slavery in Virginia
Small broadside promoting an all-African American musical line-up for a July 4th holiday weekend musical concert for returning Gulf War veterans. Appearing at the concert—held..... Read More about Bay-Bay Promotions—Presents a—Welcome Back Home! Persian Gulf Heroes with a Holiday Blues...
“A classic account of what happened to Southern Negroes in their transition from slavery to freedom during the Civil War. The book examines the changing..... Read More about Southern Negroes, 1861-1865
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C.1920s photograph taken in front of St. Luke’s Union American Methodist Episcopal (U.A.M.E.) Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The photograph, taken by long-time West Chester..... Read More about St. Lukes U.A.M.E. Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania Photograph
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The author, Benjamin Quarles, was a noted scholar of the African-American experience, and this book is one of the definitive works upon the life of..... Read More about Frederick Douglass. [First Edition, Inscribed and Signed by the Author
