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African American Literature

214 volumes

The books and pamphlets in this collection, generally published in the latter half of the 19th century, chronicle the lives and issues of African Americans during that time.

Sermons delivered by Bishop Daniel A. Payne : before the General Conference of the A.M.E. Church, I…

  • Author: Payne, Daniel Alexander; Union, A. M. E. Sunday School; Smith, C. S. (Charles Spencer); African Methodist Episcopal Church. General Conference (1888 …
  • Published: 1888
  • Publisher: Nashville, Tenn: Nashville, Tenn. : Publishing House A.M.E. Sunday School Union
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:47 p.m.

Sermons preached in the African Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Thomas', Philadelphia

  • Author: Ray, Peter; Douglass, William; King & Baird; Burkett, Randall K.; Ray, Cornelia
  • Published: 1854
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Philadelphia : King & Baird
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:49 p.m.

Sherman vs. Hood- "a low tart, inclined to be very sweet"--something for Douglas Democrats to remem…

  • Author: Stevens, John Austin
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: [New York]
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:50 p.m.

Shot, lynched and burned

  • Author: Jones, J. J.; Association, National Citizens' Rights
  • Published: 1893
  • Publisher: Steelton, Pa: Steelton, Pa. : Reporter Electric Power Print
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:51 p.m.

Slave life in Georgia : a narrative of the life, sufferings, and escape of John Brown, a fugitive s…

  • Author: Brown, John; Candler, Charles Howard; Larkins, J.; Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis
  • Published: 1855
  • Publisher: London: London : May be had on application to the editor ... and of all booksellers,c1855
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:53 p.m.

Soldiers' and sailors' patriotic songs

  • Author: Putnam, George Palmer; Moore, Frank; York, Loyal Publication Society of New
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Loyal Publication Society
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:54 p.m.

Some account of Lucy Cardwell, a woman of colour : who departed this life on the 25th of the 3rd mo…

  • Author: Ladd, Elizabeth.; Benjamin & Thomas Kite (Firm),
  • Published: 1824
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Printed for Benjamin & Thomas Kite
  • Added: Jan. 26, 2022, 10:40 a.m.

Souvenir : historic and descriptive account of the A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union : with beautif…

  • Author: Smith, C. S. (Charles Spencer); Union, A. M. E. Sunday School; Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker)
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: Nashville, Tenn: [Nashville, Tenn. : AME Church Sunday School Union Pub. House]
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:55 p.m.

Speeches

  • Author: Libraries), Alexander Crummell Pamphlet Collection (Emory University General; Smyth, John Henry; Southern Interstate Exposition (1891 : Raleigh, N. C…
  • Published: 1891
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C: Washington, D.C. : Linotype Print.
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 12:59 p.m.

Statistics of the colored people of Philadelphia

  • Author: Chapman, T. Ellwood; Education, Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery Board of; Bulkley, Chauncey; Bacon, Benjamin C.
  • Published: 1856
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Philadelphia : T. Ellwood Chapman
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 1:08 p.m.