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Monody on the death of Francis Johnson

A lamentation in the form of a poem composed for the funeral of the African American musician, Francis Johnson, who died on April 6,1844, and was buried in the cemetery of St. Thomas African Episcopal Church, P More

To the members of the Anti-Lynching Bureau

An appeal by Wells-Barnett to African Americans to support the Anti-Lynching Bureau via membership and money at a time when lynchings were rising and newspaper accounts and interest declining. "Jan. 1st, 1902." More

Peter at the gate - African American Perspectives Materials

A religious poem about rewards and punishments on the Judgment Day. Cartoon edition published: St. Peter at the gate. Galesburg, Mich. : The Enterprise, 1893. Also available in digital form on the Library of Co More

J.S. Carroll - A valuable book - African American Perspectives Materials

A system of horse training as taught by Professor J. S. Carroll, a famed Texas horse-trainer. Carroll talks first about the nature of horses, then how to train them. Cover title. Also available in digital form More

The first annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour in the United States : and the proceedings of the Society at their annual meeting in the city of Washington, on the first day of January, 1818

Constitution of the society; discussions about raising membership, funds, etc., with the goal of resettling freed slaves in Africa or in regions designated by U.S. Congress. Resolutions and speeches towards the More

The second annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour in the United States : with an appendix

Report of the Society's progress toward exploring the coast of West Africa in search of a site for a future colony. The appendix contains journal extracts from the Society's West Africa expedition, with much at More

The third annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States : with an appendix

This third report of the Society is concerned with securing Congressional backing for establishment of an actual settlement in West Africa for freed U.S. slaves. It also details measures to suppress the interna More

The fourth annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States : with an appendix

This report details the effort to establish a colony of freed slaves in Africa and the difficulties encountered therewith. Extracts from letters of Rev. Daniel Coker, agent of the Society in Liberia, give a fir More

The injustice and impolicy of the slave trade, and of the slavery of the Africans : illustrated in a sermon preached before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom, and for the Relief of Persons Unlawfully Holden in Bondage, at their annual meeting in New-Haven, Sept. 15, 1791

Logical arguments against slavery and the slave trade. Edwards advocates abolition of both in the U.S. and abroad. Appendix contains further agruments about manumission and alleged problem with it, especially i More

A discourse delivered before the African Society in Boston, 15th of July, 1822, on the anniversary celebration of the abolition of the slave trade

An address by an African American minister before the African Society, a black organization. Traces the slave trade from antiquity to colonial America, concentrating on Massachusetts. Also available in digital form.

Memoir of Thomas Hamitah Patoo, a native of the Marquesas Islands, who died June 19, 1823, while a member of the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut

This tract contains several testimonials about converts to Christianity from Africa, India, etc., published by the New York Religious Tract Society (later known as the American Tract Society). Three concern Afr More

Minutes of the twentieth session of the American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and Improving the Condition of the African Race : convened at Philadelphia, on the second of October, 1827

Proceedings, resolutions, and reports on slavery and anti-slavery societies in U.S. Minutes of the adjourned session of the 20th meeting (Baltimore, Nov. 1828) were separately published. "Published by order of More

Minutes of the Twenty-first Biennial American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and Improving the Condition of the African Race, convened at the city of Washington, December 8, A.D. 1829 : and an appendix, containing the addresses from various societies, together with the constitution and by-laws of the convention

Reports from various state chapters of the convention. Also contains the constitution and by-laws of the convention. "Printed by order of the convention." Date correction from cover. Shoemaker 37439 Also availa More

An essay on the origin, habits, &c. of the African race : incidental to the propriety of having nothing to do with Negroes : addressed to the good people of the United States

Flournoy, a native of Georgia, argues for the "expulsion of every Negro and Mulatto from this Country back to their own Africa." He opposes assimilation or any other way of treating the African American than by More

Alphabetical index to the African repository, from volume one to volume ten, both inclusive

The index covers a wide range of subjects pertinent to the American Colonization Society in the U.S. and Africa. Includes a listing of chapters of the Society by state and their activites and a list of manumiss More

A history of Oberlin : or New lights of the West. Embracing the conduct and character of the officers and students of the institution, together with the colonists, from the founding of the institution

Smith traces the history of Oberlin, Ohio, and its college and seminary, from which he was expelled and of which he is quite contemptible. He also gives an account of abolitionism at Oberlin, including the role More

The minutes and proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the American Moral Reform Society : held at Philadelphia, in the Presbyterian Church in Seventh Street, below Shippen, from the 14th to the 19th of August, 1837

The philosophy and declarations of society together with the resolutions that established the society. Also, the report and minutes of the first annual meeting, which included a list of delegates. Also availabl More

A system of education on the principle of connecting science with useful labor

Fellenberg's system of education combines academic study with industrial arts or agricultural training from an early age to form good personal habits and character. Peter W. Gallaudet, who authored this pamphle More

A concise history of the commencement, progress and present condition of the American colonies in Liberia,

A detailed, year-by-year account of the establishment and early years of Liberia and the role of African American colonists. The constitutions of the American Colonization Society and of Liberia are also includ More

Proceedings of a Convention of the Friends of African Colonization, held in Washington City, May 4, 1842

Discussion of the present state and difficulties of Liberia, with resolutions passed to redress these difficulties. Much attention to the need for funds from the US to finance the colony, especially from state More

The Foulahs of Central Africa, and the African slave trade

An extended discussion about the Fulani (Foulahs) of West Africa as a people who could be enrolled in the effort to stop the slave trade at its source. Deals mostly with Fulani ethnology and language rather tha More

Thirteenth annual report presented to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society by its Board of Managers, January 22, 1845 : with an appendix

A review of the Society's activities during 1844 and statements of its philosophy and aims. Includes reports on support from European abolitionists and a report on the work of Samuel Hoare to free imprisoned ab More

The address and reply on the presentation of a testimonial to S. P. Chase

An account of a legal proceeding against Samuel Watson, an escaped slave, and of S.P. Chase's legal defense of Watson, which resulted in a testimonial to Chase by African Americans of Cincinnati. Cover title. A More

A Statistical inquiry into the condition of the people of colour, of the city and districts of Philadelphia

A discussion and statistics on the occupations, means of livelihood, real estate owned, rate of population increase since 1837, schools, beneficial societies, penitentiary inmates, and churches of Philadelphia' More

Remarks on the colonization of the western coast of Africa, by the free negroes of the United States, and the consequent civilization of Africa and suppression of the slave trade

One Joseph Bryan argues here for African American colonization of Africa and for Congressional aid to send freed American slaves to Liberia. Appendix gives opinions, speeches, and resolutions of Jefferson, Madi More

African slave trade in Jamaica, and comparative treatment of slaves : read before the Maryland Historical Society, October, 1854

Sheppard looks at the role of England in promoting slavery in North America. He concludes that the effects of slavery depend not only upon its existence but also upon the manner in which it is instituted, as sh More

Poems on miscellaneous subjects

Harper was a freed African American woman from Baltimore. These poems range over a wide variety of subjects, but her basic concern is the female and womanhood. Appended are several essays on Christianity, the B More

Memorial of thirty thousand disfranchised citizens of Philadelphia, to the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives

A petition to the Pennsylvania State Legislature by free black citizens of Philadelphia protesting their disenfranchised status as a result of the city's Convention of 1832. Included are testimonials about the More

The military execution of American citizens by order of the President : an appeal to the people of the United States

A call for a public accounting and an appeal of the city and national governments' actions in putting down the "riot" during the election of 1857 in Washington, D.C. District citizens maintained that innocent b More

A letter to the committee chosen by the American Tract Society, to inquire into the proceedings of its Executive Committee, in relation to slavery

A letter to the American Tract Society in response to a decision not to publish a tract that touched upon slavery. Jay raises points about slavery, Christianity, and Society philosophy that pertain to the decis More

The minutes and sermon of the Second Presbyterian and Congregational Convention, held in the Central Presbyterian Church, Lombard Street, Philadelphia, on the 28th day of October 1858

The minutes contain items of the business meeting, including discussion of the role of education as the way to elevate tha black race and a condemnation of the recent Dred Scott decision. The opening sermon by More

Minutes of the Third Presbyterian and Congregational Convention, together with the Organization of the Evangelical Association of Presbyterian and Congregational Clergymen of Color in the United States

Contains the constitution of the Evangelical Association of Presbyterian and Congregational Clergymen of Color in the United States; the minutes include a report on the churches of Philadelphia and resolutions More

The southern platform: or, Manual of southern sentiment on the subject of slavery

A collection of the writings of the most eminent southern statesmen of the Revolutionary War period, designed to show that such men as Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, etc., abhorred slavery even though many More

The celebration of the eighty-third anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence

Includes an oration by William H. Johnson on slavery and freedom in U.S. and especially on the inconsistency of slavery with the Declaration of Independence. Oration, by William H. Johnson: p. 10-29. Also avail More

Statistics of the colored people of Philadelphia

Statistics on African American education (history, enrollment, and physical facilities of various types of schools for blacks in 1854), adult literacy and occupations, crime and criminals from 1835 to mid-1850s More

Correspondence between Lydia Maria Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason, of Virginia

Abolitionist statements in the form of letters addressed to Governor Wise of Virginia on the occasion of John Brown's raid and arrest. Child criticizes Virginia's laws on race, and draws a rebuke from Wise. Inc More

Letters on American slavery from Victor Hugo, de Tocqueville, Emile de Girardin, Carnot, Passy, Mazzini, Humboldt, O. Lafayette--&c

A number of letters by prominent foreigners, all of whom oppose slavery in North America and elsewhere in the world. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The war, and how to end it - Anti-Slavery pamphlet. Library of Congress.

Slocum looks at the abolition of slavery as inevitable in the U.S. and considers the possible effects. He favors emancipation and marshals evidence to show its practical, political, and economic benefits or the More

History of American abolitionism : its four great epochs, embracing narratives of the ordinance of 1787, compromise of 1820, annexation of Texas, Mexican War, Wilmot Proviso, Negro insurrections, abolition riots, slave rescues, Compromise of 1850, Kansas bill of 1854, John Brown insurrection, 1859, valuable statistics, &c., &c., &c., together with a history of the southern confederacy

A critique of American abolitionism after 1787, with emphasis upon the negative impact of the movement on the South and slavery. De Fontaine blames fanatic abolitionists for causing dissolution of the Union and More

The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa : a letter to Charles B. Dunbar, M.D., Esq., of New York City

Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for black liberation, and founded the Negro Academy. He addresses freed black Americans from Liberia. He does no More

Historical notes on the employment of Negroes in the American Army of the Revolution

Moore, librarian of the New York Historical Society, discusses the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War -- the wrangling over whether to allow black troops to be armed and to fight, especially in More

Notes on colored troops and military colonies on southern soil

The officer has high praise for most African American soldiers and proposes organizinf them into an army after the Civil War and settling them on farms in the South. Copyrighted by S. B. Brague. Also available More

Opinions of the early Presidents, and of the fathers of the Republic, upon slavery and upon Negroes as men and soldiers

The Loyal Publication Society here reproduces the writings of the Founding Fathers on slavery and the African American, designed to demonstrate the Founding Fathers' opposition to slavery. "New York, Oct., 1863 More

Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York

A report of the measures to raise funds to aid African Americans who lost their homes and livelihoods in recent mob violence, together with testimonials from those attacked and a list of contributors. "July 186 More

What became of the slaves on a Georgia plantation? : great auction sale of slaves, at Savannah, Georgia, March 2d & 3d, 1859 : a sequel to Mrs. Kemble's journal

First-hand account of a slave sale, with vivid descriptions of buyers and slaves and of the workings of the sale. First published under title: Great auction sale of slaves, at Savannah, Georgia, March 2d and 3d More

The mastership and its fruits : the emancipated slave face to face with his old master : a supplemental report to Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War

An on-the-spot report on the master-slave relationship in recently freed territory in the lower Mississippi River valley. The report expresses optimism about the ability of freed slaves to adjust to the coming More

Startling revelations from the Department of South Carolina, and expose of the so called National Freedmen's Relief Association

Knox reports first-hand on corruption, profiteering, and abuse in the relief effort, employment, etc., of freed slaves in Union territory in South Carolina during the Civil War by federal army officers. His rep More

Our alma mater : an address delivered at Concert Hall on the occasion of the twelfth annual commencement of the Institute for Colored Youth, May 10th, 1864

A history and present state of a secondary school for blacks founded by the Society of Friends in Philadelphia in 1842 by one of its alumni. The Institute was designed to train teachers who in turn would teach More

An oration delivered by John J. Moore, V.D.M., before the Colored Masonic Fraternity of California at San Francisco, June 23, 1865

Moore looks at religion and science as the "controlling elements of civilization and social progress" among ancient peoples and at how these mystic associations relate to masonry. Also available in digital form More

Report of the Board of Education for Freedmen, Department of the Gulf, for the year 1864

Account of the creation and sustaining of the first public schools for the children of freed slaves in and around New Orleans in 1864. The appendices contain enrollment figures by month and the general orders t More

Constitution of the Educational Monument Association to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln : organized May 16, 1865

The purpose and the organizational structure of the Association, formed by African American citizens of the District of Columbia for the purpose of erecting a national monument to Lincoln in the form of an educ More

The absolute equality of all men before the law, the only true basis of reconstruction

A statement of the benefits of immediately granting suffrage to the former slaves of the South at a time of debate over a constitutional amendment to do just that. Dickson argues that suffrage is the crucial ri More

The New-Orleans riot : Its official history : the dispatches of Gens. Sheridan, Grant, and Baird -- the President answered

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Constitution, by-laws, and rules of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons ... organized ninth month (Sept.) 28, 1864 : also, the proceedings of the Second Annual Meeting, held first mo. (January) 12, 1866, with list of officers

Report of the establishment and administration of the home and events of the first year. Lists officers, life members, donors, and inmates admitted with biographical sketches of some inmates; treasurer's report More

Addresses and ceremonies at the New Year's festival to the freedmen, on Arlington Heights : and statistics and statements of the educational condition of the colored people in the southern states, and other facts

Addresses to freedmen of Washington, D.C., in January 1867, mostly by local citizens, concerning the present state of freed slaves in the South and North. Also contains reports on African Americans education in More

Special report of the Librarian of Congress to the Joint Committee on the Library concerning the historical library of Peter Force, esq

Description of the personal library of Peter Force, who was an archivist and mayor of Washington, D.C., in 1836; he collected tracts and other papers on North American colonization and the Revolutionary War. Si More

The duty which the colored people owe to themselves : a sermon delivered at Metzerott Hall, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1867

A sermon on African American pride and potential in the US. Boynton says blacks should be proud of being black; each should develop his personality and talents to show what blacks can do and not just imitate wh More

Address by Daniel Ullmann, LL.D., before the Soldier's and Sailor's Union of the State of New York, on the organization of colored troops and the regeneration of the South : delivered at Albany, February 5, 1868

Ullmann, a white officer, explains how at Lincoln's direction he organized and armed freed slaves in Louisiana during the Civil War, and he gives his assessment of African American troops based on this experien More

Catalogue of pupils of Saint Frances' Academy for Colored Girls, under the direction of the Sisters of Providence, for the academic year 1867-8, incorporated 1867

An overview of the rules, organization, purpose, and enrollment of this school for African American girls in Baltimore; also included is a catalog of boys in a corresponding school for African American boys. Al More

Message of the President of the Republic of Liberia to the two houses of the legislature at the commencement of the session of 1868

A report on the state of Liberia in 1868. Among problems discussed are the country's debt, the need to expand and assimilate neighboring Africans, and the need for an appeal to African Americans for money to fi More

Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons ... held first month (January) 14, 1869 : also the act of incorporation, by-laws, and rules, with list of officers ..

Report of the organization and annual activities of the home; describes building improvements accomplished during the last year. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has s More

Address of Hon. Matt. Carpenter, U.S. Senator, to the graduating class of the Columbian Law College, June 8, 1870

Practical advice on the training and the practice of the law that produces a good lawyer. Carpenter was a senator from Wisconsin. Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Recent progress of public education in South : a paper read before the Georgia Teachers' Association at Savannah, May 5th, 1870 : replete with interesting statistics, and gives a full exhibit of the aid rendered by the Peabody Fund

A brief description of laws and public education (segregated and almost entirely for whites only) in southern states as of 1860. Educational statistics for each state. Also available in digital form. Unadapted More

Report of the Board of Trustees of Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown, D.C. : made in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the United States, passed December 8, 1870

The state of the schools' receipts and expenditures, enrollments, and facilities in 1870. The appendix contains the superintendent's detailed report on the past year's acitivities, administration, and facilitie More

San Domingo: debate in the United States Senate on the resolutions of Hon. O. P. Morton, authorizing the appointment of a commission to examine into and report upon the condition of the island

Debate largely involving Charles Sumner about creation of a commission to visit San Domingo to sample opinion for possible annexation by the U.S. Annexation also was being considered for Haiti. Caption title. A More

U.S. Grant and the colored people. : His wise, just, practical, and effective friendship thoroughly vindicated by incontestable facts in his record from 1862 to 1872. : Words of truth and soberness! He who runs may read and understand!! Be not deceived, only truth can endure!!!

A brief address in the midst of the 1872 election campaign designed to document Ulysses S. Grant's support for African American liberation and civil rights. Douglass hoped thereby to rally the black vote for Gr More

The poor old slave : or, Plantation life before the war : a dramatic sketch

A short drama about life on a southern plantation which culminates in the death of a slave by beating. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution considered : the right to pursue any lawful trade or avocation, without other restraint than such as equally affects all persons, is one of the privileges of citizens of the United States which can-not be abridged by state legislation : dissenting opinions of Mr. Justice Field, Mr. Justice Bradley, and Mr. Justice Swayne, of U.S. Supreme Court, in the New Orleans slaughter-house cases

This legal case probes the intent and scope of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The justices give a broad defense of individual civil rights as protected from infringement by state More

By-laws of Simon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar

The by-laws, rules of order, a list of officers, etc., of a branch of the Masonic Lodge. "Instituted, December 18, A.D. 1855, A.O. 738." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons ... held first month (January) 10th, 1873 : also the act of incorporation and rules, with list of officers

Report of the organization and annual activities of the home. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy stamped in ink on cover and t.p.: J.O. White.

Address of Cuba to the United States

Signed: M. Quesada. Also available in digital form. LC copy has inscription in pencil on t.p.: "Manuel de Quesada y Loynaz", "2510/5350".

In memoriam : funeral services in respect to the memory of Rev. William Paul Quinn, late Senior Bishop of the African M.E. Church, held at Warren Chapel, Toledo, Ohio, March 9th, 1873

The program of a memorial service for Quinn, A.M.E. bishop, from Richmond, Indiana. Contains the poem "Tribute" on death by J. Madison Bell, and an account of the service by B.W. Arnett. Arnett, a prominent A.M More

Cuba - African American Perspectives Materials

A letter to Charles Sumner on the nature of the current insurrection against the Spanish in Cuba. Norton views the insurrection as mostly a rebellion by plantation slaves, which if successful will lead to anoth More

Proceedings of the semi-centenary celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Cincinnati, held in Allen Temple, February 8th, 9th, and 10th, 1874 : with an account of the rise and progress of the colored schools, also a list of the charitable and benevolent societies of the city

Development and history of the AME Church in Cincinnati: its founding, ministers, and testimonials thereto; the history and organization of the various congregations of the AME Church in Cincinnati; the rise an More

Ninth annual report of the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, A.D. 1873-'74

An account of Protestant Episcopal Church missions in the South after the Civil War; contains a report of a commissioner sent to visit some of the missions in the South. Caption title. Also available in digital More

Equality before the law protected by national statute : speeches of Hon. Chas. Sumner, of Massachusetts, on his supplementary civil rights bill, as an amendment to the civil rights bill : in the Senate, Jan. 15, 17 and 31, Feb. 5, and May 21, 1872..

Speeches and debates by and involving Sumner in the Senate as he proposed to amend the 1866 Civil Rights Act to ensure equal rights to African Americans in the South. Sumner discusses race, the separate but equ More

The Marvelous musical prodigy, Blind Tom : the Negro boy pianist, whose performances at the great St. James and Egyptian halls, London, and Salle Hertz, Paris, have created such a profound sensation. Anecdotes, songs, sketches of the life, testimonials of musicians and savans, and opinions of the American and English press, of "Blind Tom."

An account of the life and achievements of Thomas Bethune, a blind African American pianist whose musical abilities astonished his American and European audiences. Page [2], advertising matter. Also available i More

Centennial Thanksgiving sermon - African American Perspectives Materials

Arnett, a prominent AME cleric, was at this time active in the Ohio A.M.E. Church. Here he discusses law and government, religious freedom and African American servitude in the U.S., American government and con More

Eleventh annual report of the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, Protestant Episcopal Church, A.D. 1875-'76

An account of Protestant Episcopal Church missions in the South ten years after the Civil War: summation of income and expenses; a list of schools and missions connected with the commission; detailed reports on More

Oration by Frederick Douglass, delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1876. With an appendix

A speech celebrating both Lincoln and African Americans freedom wrought by Lincoln. Douglass views the monument and the day's ceremonies as reflecting honor upon African Americans. The program includes an accou More

The other phase of reconstruction during American Civil War

Langston, an African American congressman from Virginia, looks for a manner in which to bring the separate classes of the South -- former slave owners, freed slaves, poor whites, etc. -- together to live in pea More

State of South Carolina, in the Supreme Court, November term, 1876 : State of South Carolina, County of Richland, Court Common Pleas ; the State ex rel. William H. Wallace et al., vs. the Carolina National Bank et al

A Reconstruction Era law case arising from a contested state election in 1876. The court issued an injunction to prevent newly-elected Democrats from gaining premature access to state funds in an effort to "sta More

China's menace to the world : from the forum to the public

An address to the American public about the debilitating effect of cheap Chinese immigrant labor on the American labor force and its wages, together with a warning about the rising industrial power of China. Co More

Early settlement of Virginia and Virginiola : as noticed by poets and players in the time of Shakspeare, with some letters on the English colonization of America, never before printed

An historical account from English sources and letters about Jamestown and the Virginia Company, including a long-lost poem on Virginia by Shakespeare. Neill was a white Presbyterian minister, an educator, an a More

Letters of Mr. William E. Chandler relative to the so-called southern policy of President Hayes : together with a letter to Mr. Chandler of Mr. William Lloyd Garrison ..

Chandler was a representative on the Republican National Committee from Concord, NH. Chandler criticizes President Rutherford B. Hayes for abandoning his campaign pledge to defend civil rights of blacks in the More

The extra session of 1879 : What it teaches and what it means : speech of Roscoe Conkling in the Senate of the United States, April 24, 1879 ..

Part of the debate over guaranteeing voting rights to blacks in the South to be enforced by the U.S. Army if need be, as had been done since the Civil War in the South. Conkling, Republican senator from New Yor More

Forty-second annual report of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, for the year 1878

The regulations, rules, and officers of the Association, plus a treasurer's report, children's letters, etc. "Asylum, 143d Street, Tenth Avenue." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web si More

A Christian seeking work - African American Perspectives Materials

A sermon on the need to know God and to be active in spreading the Gospel. Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time minister at Thomasville, GA. "Published by request." Also available in di More

Mission of the gospel church : a dedication sermon

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time minister at Thomasville, Ga. Here, he talks about the evangelistic mission of the Church. "Published by request." Also available in digital form on More

Marriage and divorce : a sermon, preached in St. Luke's Church, Washington, D.C., on Sunday, March 23, 1881

Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for black liberation and founded the Negro Academy. Here he examines the marriage covenant as revealed in Script More

John Brown : an address - African American Perspectives Materials

Douglass, in a highly personal speech, praises John Brown as a real hero of the abolitionist cause and seeks to promote a better understanding of the raid upon Harper's Ferry. Ends with a few words about Brown' More

Equality of the Father and the Son : a sermon ; also, A discourse on "secret disciples"

A sermon and discourse on purely religious topics by an African American Baptist minister of Baltimore. "Equality of the Father and the Son" preached at a Union Meeting of the Churches, in the Leadhall St. Bapt More

The seasons - African American Perspectives Materials

Emmanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time a minister at Thomasville, Ga. Here, he gives a sermon on life and salvation using the four annual seasons as an analogy. "Preached ... while pasto More

The "Star of Bethlehem" : a sermon

A sermon on the birth of Christ and His message. Emanuel K. Love was a prominent Baptist cleric active in Georgia. Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy inco More

"Wait on the Lord" - African American Perspectives Materials

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time a minister at Thomasville, Ga. Here, he preaches a religious message with political overtones: his theme is the "elevation" of the black race in the More

The true church, the real sacrifice, the genuine worshiper

A baccalaureate address based on the Book of Revelation. Hood was a missionary and a minister in the A.M.E. Zion Church and a graduate of Livingstone College (organized in 1882). Caption title. Also available i More

The state and the citizen of the state : a sermon in the First Congregational Church on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1883

Rankin says both state and citizen have been ordained by God and he is quite critical of the US government and the Supreme Court for failing to enforce African American civil rights, most recently in the Dred S More

Illiteracy and its social, political and industrial effects : an address delivered by invitation before the Union League Club of New York City

A speech about illiteracy in the U.S., with special attention to the South, including African Americans. Included statistics on illiteracy in the South. Also available in digital form.

The doom of the wicked : a discourse

A sermon on the fate of sinners and the nature of eternity of Hell. Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time minister at Thomasville, Ga. "Preached before the First A.B. Church, Thomasville More

A defence of the Negro race in America from the assaults and charges of Rev. J.L. Tucker, D.D., of Jackson, Miss., in his paper before the "Church Congress" of 1882, on "The relations of the church to the colored race"

Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for black liberation and founded the Negro Academy. Crummell gives here broad defense of the African American in More