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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.

The black man : his antecedents, his genius, and his achievements
  • Author: Hamilton, Thomas; Brown, William Wells
  • Published: 1863
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Thomas Hamilton ; Boston : R.F. Wallcut
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:02 a.m.

The black side : a partial history of the business, religious and educational side of the Negro in …
  • Author: Carter, Edward R.; Turner, Henry McNeal
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: Atlanta: Atlanta : [s.n.]
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:03 a.m.

The catechism of the A.M.E. Church : (formerly "The Turner catechism") revised and improved : conta…
  • Author: Coan, Josephus Roosevelt; Union, A. M. E. Sunday School; Church, African Methodist Episcopal
  • Published: 1884
  • Publisher: Nashville: [Nashville?] : A.M.E. Sunday School Union
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:04 a.m.

The colored man in the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Author: Hagood, L. M. (Lewis Marshall); Crawford, William H.
  • Published: 1890
  • Publisher: Cincinnati: Cincinnati : Cranston & Stowe ; New York : Hunt & Eaton
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:06 a.m.

The color of Solomon--what? "My beloved is white and ruddy" : a monograph
  • Author: Tanner, Benj T. (Benjamin Tucker); Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders); Concern, A. M. E. Book
  • Published: 1895
  • Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa: Philadelphia, Pa. : A.M.E. Book Concern
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:05 a.m.

The conspicuous and endogenous growth of the Christian character : a sermon
  • Author: Bennett, M. N. M.
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: Richmond : Virginia: Richmond : Virginia Baptist, Print
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:07 a.m.

The Constitution vindicated : nationality, secession, slavery
  • Author: Hamilton, James A. (James Alexander)
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Loyal Publication Society
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:08 a.m.

The cost and outcome of Negro education in Virginia : respectfully addressed to the white people of…
  • Author: Ruffin, Frank G.
  • Published: 1889
  • Publisher: Richmond, Va: Richmond, Va. : E. Waddey
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:09 a.m.

The cowards' convention
  • Author: Bristed, Charles Astor; York, Loyal Publication Society of New
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Loyal Publication Society
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:10 a.m.

The divine Logos : or, Wonderful world of John
  • Author: Johnson, H. T.
  • Published: 1890
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : Published for the author
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:11 a.m.