The question of race : a reply to W. Cabell Bruce, Esq
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
Enlightened motherhood : an address
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
Annual report of the Colored Industrial Training School, ending May 20...
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
A report concerning the colored women of the South
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
An address to have been delivered before the International Sunday Scho...
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
Retribution - African American Perspectives Materials
Franklin was an African American poet writing for the Paris World's Fair. A short drama in three acts intended as light, comic entertainment. Title from p. 3. Signed on p. 2: James T. Franklin. Imprint from Lib... More
National Baptist statistics and Sunday School text book, 1900
Contains statistics on the African American Baptist Church in the U.S.; a state-by-state survey of Baptist associations, church membership, schools, property, contributions to missions, etc., for states of the ... More
The Negro and the signs of civilization : from the Tradesman, Chattano...
Washington argues that races gain self-and mutual-respect via "signs" of civilization, i.e., through material possessions and achievements, and that it is in the interest of whites in North and South to help so... More
Jessamine poems - African American Perspectives Materials
Franklin was an African American poet writing for the Paris World's Fair. He gives here several poems on a wide variety of subjects, all purely literary and artistic, including one on the death of Frederick Dou... More
Trade of Puerto Rico ; Personal explanation : speeches of Hon. George ...
In speaking about trade with Puerto Rico, White, an African American congressman from North Carolina, protests the treatment of American blacks who have been murdered, disenfranchised, and deprived of their con... More
You're just the girl for me - African American sheet music 1883-1923
Parts: 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, bass, flute, 1st clarinet in A, 1st cornet in A, 2nd cornet in A, trombone, drums. (Content) Copyright 1900 by Carl Fischer, New York. (Copyright) "Medley Waltz" "Introduci... More
Brother officers - African American sheet music 1883-1923
Parts: piano, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, cello, bass, flute & piccolo, oboe, bassoon, 1st B-flat clarinet, 2nd B-flat clarinet, horns in F, 1st B-flat cornet, 2nd B-flat cornet, trombone, drums. (Content) C... More
Is tuberculosis a disease of environment only?
An examination of the incidence of tuberculosis among Caucasians, Asians, and African Americans in different environments. McHatton sees plantation life as much healthier than emancipated life that put many Afr... More
In the valley where the blue birds sing
"Intro. Down By The Summer Sea." "Medley Waltz" Contains "Oh, didn't he ramble" by Johnson and Cole on reverse pages. (Content) Copyright 1902 by Jos. W. Stern & Co. (Copyright) Parts: piano, 1st violin, 2nd vi... More
Census statistics of the Negro : a paper
"From the Yale Review, November, 1904." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Source: Source unknown.
Araby, musical notation - African American sheet music 1883-1923
Parts: solo or 1st B-flat cornet (2), 1st B-flat clarinet (2), piccolo, E-flat clarinet, 2nd & 3rd B-flat clarinets, oboe, bassoon, E-flat cornet, 2nd & 3rd B-flat cornets (2), 1st & 2nd trombones (2), 3rd trom... More
As to the leopard's spots : an open letter to Thomas Dixon, Jr
Miller, a Howard University faculty member, argues against allegations of African American inferiority and incapicity as set forth by one Thomas Dixon, Jr. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congr... More
The Negro in Africa and America
"Address at the University of Virginia, July, 1905." Cover title. Includes bibliographical footnotes. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Industrialism plus industriousism and good-will : lecture
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 17710. Source: Source unknown.
Bugle call rag - African American sheet music 1883-1923
Parts: solo B-flat cornet (3), 1st B-flat clarinet (2), basses (2), 2nd & 3rd B-flat clarinets, 1st & 2nd trombones - bass clef (2), 1st & 2nd trombones - treble clef (2), 2nd & 3rd B-flat cornets (2), 1st & 2n... More
Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2021 Diamond Stre...
Significance: The Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church remains an important landmark to both North Philadelphia's past and present. Designed by the prominent firm of Hazelhurst and Huckel, the b... More
Russell Neighborhood, Bounded by Congress & Esquire Alley, Fifteenth &...
Significance: Founded by German and Irish immigrants, the west Louisville area was expanded by African Americans after the Civil War. The significance of the Russell neighborhood lies in its rich history as an... More
Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Caroli...
Title and other information from file print. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available ... More
Jazz Alley, 50th and Langley, Chicago; M.C. Barrett, astrologer, Chica...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 1-19, neighborhoods around Jazz Alley, 50th and Langley, Chicago; 20-... More
Jimmy Walker, Chicago, Illinois ethnic arts project
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 1-36, Jimmie Walker, 750 E. 46th St., Chicago, Illinois, piano player
Jazz Alley, 50th and Langley, Chicago, Illinois
Image numbers, descriptions: 1-9, at Jazz Alley, 50th and Langley, Chicago, wall murals; 10-12, neighborhood around Jazz Alley; 13-16, left to right, Charles Hollingsworth, fieldworkers Elena Bradunas and Ralph... More
Documentation - Audio Tape Logs - Beverly Robinson, Chicago Ethnic Art...
Fieldworker Beverly Robinson's typed notes for his audiocassette recordings, sequence pages 2-15; logs for open-reel recordings of African American artists are included in the folder at call number AFC 1981/004... More
Mrs. Edith Wilson at the Marina Towers businessman's jam session, "Jaz...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 1-17, Mrs. Edith Wilson at Marina Towers business man's jam session, ... More
Darlene Blackburn Dance Troupe, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicag...
Online digital image numbers may be offset by 1 or 2 digits from the film negative frame numbers. Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 1-36, Darlene Blackburn Dance Troupe at the Museum of Science and Industry
Portraits of unidentified people - Folklife project collection
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Clarence B. Jones oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline i...
Dr. Clarence B. Jones shares memories from his work as a legal advisor and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In particular, he describes his significant contributions to the "I Have a Dream" speech, ... More
The second annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Fr...
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
Carolina dance, or, Dandy Jim from Carolina
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860
The address and reply on the presentation of a testimonial to S. P. Ch...
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