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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 Negro in the Christian pulpit, or, The two characters and two destinies, as delineated in twent…
  • Author: Snyder, Henry M.; Hood, J. W. (James Walker); Haygood, Atticus G. (Atticus Greene)
  • Published: 1884
  • Publisher: Raleigh: Raleigh : Edwards, Broughton & Co.
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 9:49 a.m.

The Negro problem
  • Author: Bruce, William Cabell; Crummell, Alexander; Libraries), Alexander Crummell Pamphlet Collection (Emory University General
  • Published: 1891
  • Publisher: Baltimore: Baltimore : John Murphy & Co.
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:26 p.m.

The negro race, the pioneer in civilization : as proven from monumental evidence, and the unbiased …
  • Author: Morrisette, Geo R. (George R. ); Williams, Daniel B. (Daniel Barclay)
  • Published: 1883
  • Publisher: Richmond, Va.: Richmond, Va. : [s.n.]
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:28 p.m.

The negro's origin : and Is the Negro cursed?
  • Author: Tanner, Benj T. (Benjamin Tucker); Depository, African Methodist Episcopal Church Book
  • Published: 1869
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Philadelphia : African M.E. Book Depository
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:30 p.m.

The Negro's place in nature : a paper read before the London Anthropological Society
  • Author: Hunt, James; Woodson, Carter Godwin; Association for the Study of African-American Life and History
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Van Evrie, Horton
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:31 p.m.

The new man : twenty-nine years a slave, twenty-nine years a free man
  • Author: Woodson, Carter Godwin; Bruce, Henry Clay; Association for the Study of African-American Life and History
  • Published: 1895
  • Publisher: York, Pa.: York, Pa. : P. Anstadt & Sons
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:32 p.m.

The past, present, and future in prose and poetry
  • Author: Clark, B.; Vivian, C. T.
  • Published: 1867
  • Publisher: Toronto: Toronto : Adam, Stevenson, & Co.
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:34 p.m.

The queen of love : a novel
  • Author: Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: London: London : Methuen
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:35 p.m.

The queen of love : a novel
  • Author: Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: London: London : Methuen
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:36 p.m.

The queen of love : a novel
  • Author: Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: London: London : Methuen
  • Added: June 28, 2022, 12:37 p.m.