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Lessons of the Hour (1894)

Hon. Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895

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.

Talks for the times
  • Author: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Melden, Charles M. (Charles Manly); Grimké, Francis J. (Francis James); Garner, Alexa…
  • Published: 1896
  • Publisher: South Atlanta, Ga: South Atlanta, Ga. : [s.n.]
  • Added: June 21, 2022, 1:21 p.m.

Thanksgiving : a sermon preached in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on Thursday,…
  • Author: Wadsworth, Charles
  • Published: 1861
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Philadelphia : T.B. Peterson & Brothers
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 8:52 a.m.

The abolitionists vindicated in a review of Eli Thayer's paper on the New England Emigrant Aid Comp…
  • Author: Antiquity (Mass.), Worcester Society of; Crawford, William H.; Johnson, Oliver
  • Published: 1887
  • Publisher: Worcester, Mass: Worcester, Mass. : Franklin P. Rice
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 8:55 a.m.

The abolition of slavery : the right of government under the war power
  • Author: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Woodson, Carter Godwin
  • Published: 1861
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : Published by R.F. Wallcut[t]
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 8:54 a.m.

The African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book : adapted to the doctrine and usages of the Chur…
  • Author: African Methodist Episcopal Church.; Salter, Moses Buckingham, d. 1913, inscriber.; GEU.
  • Published: 1898
  • Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa.: African Methodist Episcopal Book Concern
  • Added: Jan. 26, 2022, 5:40 p.m.

The Afro-American almanac 1896
  • Author: Crummell, Alexander; Company, Mexican Mustang Liniment; Libraries), Alexander Crummell Pamphlet Collection (Emory University General
  • Published: 1895
  • Publisher: Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Rossie & Co.
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 8:56 a.m.

The Afro-American almanac 1901
  • Author: Company, Mexican Mustang Liniment; Vivian, C. T.
  • Published: 1900
  • Publisher: Brooklyn, N.Y: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Rossie & Co.
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 8:57 a.m.

The Afro-American almanac 1902
  • Author: Company, Mexican Mustang Liniment
  • Published: 1901
  • Publisher: Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Rossie & Co.
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 8:59 a.m.

The American fugitive in Europe : sketches of places and people abroad
  • Author: Brown, William Wells; Patterson, Louise Alone Thompson; Libraries), Louise Thompson Patterson Library (Emory University General
  • Published: 1855
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : Published by John P. Jewett and Co. ; Cleveland, Ohio : Jewett, Proctor & Worthington ; New York : Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9 a.m.

The assertions of a secessionist
  • Author: Stephens, Alexander Hamilton
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York, Loyal publication society
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:01 a.m.