Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection Library Of Congress

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

Grimke, African American author, civil rights leader, and later prominent in the NAACP, reviews the anti-slavery movement after 1820 and praises Phillips as a sincere abolitionist and friend of American blacks. More

Arnett, a prominent A.M.E. cleric, was at this time active in Ohio. Here, he discusses Methodism and John Wesley, the founding of the A.M.E. church and its educational achievements, and gives statistics on the More

A series of topics related to the Odd Fellow's Lodge: the Household and History of Ruth, the Moabitess; women and the work of life; the Degree of Rebekah, or Ladies' Degree. Arnett, a prominent AME cleric, was More

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time a minister at Thomasville, GA. Here, he preaches about Christ as a leader and example for all to emulate. Cover title. LC copy has publication date More

This publication traces the educational work of the A.M.E. Church as it relates to Wilberforce University. It includes a short history of Wilberforce by Daniel A. Payne, first president of the university; enrol More

Straker, a law professor and dean of the Law Department at Allen University, offers advice to law graduates about how to succeed in law, holding up Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips as models. LC copy stamped More

A purely religious discourse on the mission and responsibilities of a minister. Love was a Baptist minister active in Georgia. "Preached Sunday night, Oct. 4th, 1885." LC copy has inscription in ink on t.p.: 18 More

Two discourses on purely religious (Christian) topics by an African American Baptist minister of Baltimore. "Christ, the Covenant Messenger only" read before the Baptist Ministers' Conference, Baltimore, 1885. More

Arnett examines the civil rights of African Americans in Ohio, Jim Crow laws and segregation, and African American education in Ohio schools, and he pleads for repeal of Ohio's segregation laws, the text of whi More

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 gives a critique of seeming trends in African American ed More

Taylor, an African American Baptist minister and a prominent Republican, uses both "science" and the Bible to explore the creation and structure of the earth and to locate a possible Hell in earth's molten inte More

A discussion of the basic elements of modern economics--land, labor, capital, credit, tariffs--by an African American speaker before an African American audience. Also available in digital form on the Library o More

Contains much information on the freemason lodges of Arkansas, including a roster of lodges and their organizations, officers, membership and finances. Cover title. Also available in digital form on the Library More

An autobiography by James, a minister in the A.M.E. church, recounting his life from slavery to the ministry to the anti-slavery movement in New York and Massachusetts. Contains an interesting account of how he More

Act of Incorporation and by-laws; officers for 1887; annual report of activities, inmates and placement of children; children's letters; and donations. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

The jubilee was a celebration by African Americans of the Ordinance of 1787 and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. This account is mostly taken up with an oration by Bishop B.W. Arnett of the AME Church on More

Arnett, a prominent cleric and later the AME bishop of South Carolina and Georgia, talks about the development and evolution of African American education in the U.S., with special focus on South Carolina in th More

Johnson, an African American Baptist minister from Baltimore, sets out to show what the black race has been and what it has achieved in world history, starting with the Hamites. He talks about slavery in antiqu More

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 discusses the race problem in America and its possible re More

Taylor, an African American Baptist minister from Johnstown, Pa., writes to encourage African Americans to redeem themselves from the blight of slavery. He discusses the black race from antiquity to slavery and More

Bolding was pastor of A.M.E. Zion Church, Chambersburg, Pa. This is a reply to G.C.H. Hasskarl, a Lutheran minister, who disparaged African Americans in a series of newspaper articles. Bolding gives a broad def More

Young, an African American from South Carolina, narrates his journey across the U.S. from Atlanta to the Rockies and back via the Upper Midwest and Chicago. He records his impressions of both country and people More

In this speech, the elder Douglass reacts to southern "Resurrectionists" and their attempts to deprive southern blacks of their recently won civil rights. He examines the so-called "Negro problem" in this light More

Rowe, an African American minister in Charleston, SC, gives here two poems in memory of J. Wofford White, pastor of Wesley M.E. Church in Charleston. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

McGuinn, a "general missionary" in Maryland, looks at southern attitudes towards African Americans and finds southerners quite prejudiced. He then looks at black, especially Baptist, churches in the South and f More

Harper was a freed African American woman from Baltimore. She rebuts the call of Maurice Thompson for black revenge and an uprising against white society in favor of racial cooperation and harmony. Cover title. More

Burks, an Indiana lawyer, provides social criticism from a black perspective. He gives three lectures here. First, the situation of the black race - its morality, its faults, the issue of African American emigr More

Addresses the "race problem" of the late 19th century -- shall the black man be equal? Ellis touts the accomplishments of African Americans since Emancipation and says blacks will continue to battle for liberty More

Johnson, an African American Baptist minister from Baltimore, responds to derogatory statements about the black race by W. Cabell Bruce. He deals with the Bible, Africa and the slave trade, black and white slav More

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time a minister in Thomasville, Ga. Here, he addresses the "Negro problem" in the U.S. and how to solve it. Love sees the need for education, land, money More

A speech by James M. Townsend, an African American and a recorder in the U.S. General Land Office, reported here by Magnus L. Robinson, editor of the Weekly Leader in Alexandria, Virginia, on the 28th anniversa More

Langston was an African American congressman from Virginia. In a somewhat rambling way, he speaks in favor of an elections bill that would protect blacks and whites who wanted to vote Republican from intimidati More

Taylor, at this time president of the National Colored Men's Protective Association of America, appeals to his fellow African Americans to stand up and demand that the Republican Party protect them and their ri More

A catalogue describing the teacher training facilities and program of the college. Lists trustees, alumni, and students; courses of study; and a description of physical facilities. LC copy has inscription in in More

Contains a statement from the school's president about the value of education in industrial arts; a list of contributors and their contributions to the school; a treasurer's report; and the rules of the school. More

Womack speaks about the nature of the church and delivers something of a critique of the practice and teachings of the Baptist church. He talks about the conversion of the first American to Christianity, then b More

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 calls for charitable insititutions to be established by A More

A catechism in question and answer format suited to young readers. Covers establishment of the Episcopal Church, church government, preparation for the ministry, baptism, confirmation, prayers, psalter, etc. Br More

Rowe, a African American minister addressing a black audience at a black university, says African Americans should establish and staff their own schools to instill racial pride and to provide role models for yo More

LeConte was the son of a former slave-owner in Georgia and president of the Society for the Advancement of Science. In response to the question of what is to be done with freed slaves, LeConte argues for the se More

Harper was a freed African American woman from Baltimore. She talks about the role of motherhood in enlightening the black race. Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site More

Report of the committee's first year efforts to establish Presbyterian churches among African Americans in the states of the South (their establishment, membership, and support given), plus a report on the Tusc More

Person, pastor of a Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in Texas, discusses obstacles in the way of effective church work among laity and clergy and proposes remedies for these obstacles. Pref. signed and dated: More

A compendium of factual information on African Americans. Contains facts in brief about African Americans; a listing of prominent African Americans at the end of the 19th century, black congressmen, and African More

Contains a wealth of material on African Americans in the U.S. in the 1890s, including statistics on wealth and church denominations and on enrollments in public schools and medical schools. LC copy imperfect: More

A report on the state of a number of chapters across Arkansas; receipts and expenditures; business matters, etc. Internal evidence suggests that this was an African American organization. Also available in digi More

Contains the Congress's program; membership qualifications and candidates thereto; rejection of a National Grand Lodge; etc. Southern freemasons figure prominently in these proceedings. Also available in digita More

The history of the A.M.E. church and its current state, with a directory of its officers, boards, districts, educational institutions, and periodicals. Benjamin was a pastor in the A.M.E church. Also available More

A description of the organization, courses, policies, and physical facilities of the college, founded in 1873 to train black Americans in mechanical arts and teaching. Included a listing of students, a year by More

Williams, an African American professor in a normal school, speaks about the duties of African Americans to their race, the state, and the nation. Among these are the need for good home and family life, for edu More

A list of chapters present; a report of the state of several chapters across Arkansas; a treasurer's report; etc. Internal evidence suggests that this was an African American organization. Also available in dig More

Johnson, an African American minister, gives practical suggestions for pursuing the ministerial profession to black seminarians. Copyright date from p. [3]. Also available in digital form on the Library of Cong More

A literary address on ethics in Shakespeare's writings presented by a prominent black Baltimore lawyer to African American audiences. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy More

Speeches made at time of Emancipation Day presentation of a souvenir book to John M. Ashley, including ones by William H. Young, president of the Afro-American League of Tennessee, and by A.M.E. Bishop Benjamin More

Speech by an agitated Douglass about the so-called "negro problem" in the South. He is pessimistic about prospects for overcoming racial prejudice among southern whites and for securing full legal equality for More

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time minister in Savannah, GA. Here, he discusses lynchings, charges of rape, and mob violence against African Americans in the South. He advocates equal More

Rowe, an African American minister, offers a panegyric in the form of a poem to Joseph C. Price, deceased president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C. Also available in digital form on the Library of Con More

Contains: a list of delegates and convention members; by-laws; proceedings of the meeting, including reports of grievances against various lodge, protests and appeals, elections of district officers, and secret More

Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for black liberation and founded the Negro Academy. He praises Douglass as a giant among men and a man to be emula More

Fleetwood was an African American who rose to rank of sergeant-major and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He gives an account of the African American soldier from the Revolutionary War to the Civil Wa More

The role and the state of the Presbyterian Church in the South since the Civil War. Savage also talks about the work of the "Board of Missions for Freemen" and its efforts to minister unto and to educate Africa More

Creelman, a newspaper correspondent, writes about the impact and symbolism of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta speech. He begins with a letter from Grover Cleveland to Washington congratulating Washington on a fi More

Johnson, an African American minister, surveys the problems that have beset African Americans since the Civil War by way of encouraging his fellow blacks at a time of adversity in the U.S. He urges African Amer More

Webster was an African American poet from Richmond, Va. Here are several short poems or selections from poems that are humorous or didactic or that contain reminiscences. Subjects range from sketches of childho More

Bowen was a professor of historical theology. He gives an oration on the achievements of African Americans thirty years out of slavery. He covers African American history, makes a plea for African American educ More

Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washingtion, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for black liberation and founded the Negro Academy. He gives several reasons for optimism about the future of A More

Washington says that the black race is improving slowly in the South but needs help and encouragement to reach its fullest potential. He also sees better race relations as blacks and whites work together for th More

A report on the condition, mental and moral, of southern African American women, based on interviews with women in various schools in five states. Includes a list of schools visited and excerpts from interviews More

Smalls was an African American delegate to the South Carolina constitutional convention of 1895. He argued against proposed restrictions on the franchise and against discriminatory provisions on miscegenation a More

Payne, a school principal in Carrollton, Missouri, presents a basic treatise on elementary mathematics designed for general school use. American Memory Project research offered no indication as to whether Payne More

Arnett speaks about the history and development of African American Sunday schools in both the U.S. and Central America. Arnett was a well-known bishop in the A.M.E. Church. Caption title. Also available in dig More

A brief history of African American and slavery in the U.S. and the post-Civil War achievements and current state of black Americans with respect to population, the arts, literature, and politics. Benjamin was More

An appeal from a Washington, D.C.-based political activist to African Americans at large to consider voting Democratic in upcoming national elections. Duker alleges that the Republican Party has betrayed black More

A sermon about the way of sin and the way to heaven. Mayes was a pastor in the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. "Sunday, February 23, 1896, 7:30 P.M." -- P. [3]. Also available in digital form on the Library More

Discussion of origins, background, and status of Free and Accepted Masonry, including recoginition of African American freemason lodges in U.S., with special emphasis upon the lodge in Arkansas. Much attention More

Taylor appeals to his fellow African Americans to vote according to their own best interest and not to vote blindly for the Republican Party any more. In a second appeal, he says African Americans should vote f More

A consideration of what type of education is best suited to blacks in Liberia and in the South. Browne, an influential educator and graduate of Howard University and Princeton Theological Seminary, favors eleme More

Cosey, an author, briefly looks at the history, intelligence, and future of the African American. He defends the African American by showing that blackness is not a mark of inferiority and that African American More

Program of a worship service centered around prayers and hymns for Queen Victoria in a Canadian Protestant Episcopal Church. Caption title. Place of publication and publisher from colophon. Also available in di More

A variety of articles and addresses, most concerning the Baptist Church in Virginia, issued in the quarterly publication of black Baptist churches in the U.S. and the world. Also included are addresses on such More

Johnson, an African American Baptist minister from Baltimore, argues for a separate black Baptist denomination and institutions apart from the white Baptist establishment, claiming that separatism will, among o More

Hallowell reviews the record of African Americans in Union armies during the Civil War, using two Massachusetts regiments of black troops as examples. Includes information on place of birth and occupation, uneq More

Contains the league's newly revised constitution and by-laws as well as a list of officers and descriptions of and reports on new undertakings. Noteworthy is the report on the first national convention of the l More

White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, speaks in support of a protective tariff bill that he says would benefit black workers in the South and critcizes "free trade" Democrats who represent More

Johnson, an African American minister, looks at the history of African Americans in the U.S. since 1619 and says that blacks must help themselves if they are to achieve their goals and ambitions. They must orga More

Elihu Embree, who died in 1820, was an early abolitionist in Tennessee and active in the cause before people like Garrison and Lundy. Included here are excerpts from the Emancipator (a serial) that Embree edite More

Mayo, an African American minister from Massachusetts, addresses the educational status of African Americans in the rural South, saying that the real need is for locally based and supported schools, especially More

Thompson solicits a donation from the State of New York for a monument to Frederick Douglass. Thompson gives a short summary of Douglass' life and career in New York state. Caption title. Also available in digi More

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time a minister in Savannah, Ga. Here, he gives an overview of the Georgia Missionary Baptist Convention and its present state of lethargy. Love proposes More

Stanford, an African American Congregational minister, gives not only a sermon, but in a separate document, an account of his life from slavery in Hampton, Virginia, to education in Connecticut with the help of More

Four homilies (sermons) preached in what is certainly a small black church in the seaport town of Brunswick, Ga., all purely religious and didactic. Homilies prepared for and delivered to the author's congregat More

Waller, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., delivers a short sermon on Apostolic Succession and the Episcopal Church. Printer's name and place from verso of t.p. Jones was a printer in Wash More

Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time a minister in Savannah, Ga. Here, he discourses on the split between the Missionary Baptist Convention and the Home Missionary Society, a rival Afri More

Description of the National Afro-American Council, organized in 1898: its constitution, by-laws, and membership, and the constitution for all state chapters of the Council. Also available in digital form on the More

An address stressing the value of general education in a democracy, but recommending industrial education for the working class, especially for African Americans in the South. Cover title. Also available in dig More

White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, pleas for change in U.S. Army regulations to permit blacks into artillery regiments. He reviews the history of African Americans in the U.S. and says More

Proctor urges African Americans to support the war effort against Spain and to enroll in the U.S. Army, thereby making a good statement for themselves and demonstrating their loyalty, even the face of continued More

At this Lincoln Day celebration, Washington advises African Americans to get training and employment in industrial and agricultural sciences, which will lead to a sense of accomplishment, self-respect, confiden More

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 discusses moral and spiritual concerns that he says const More