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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.

An autobiography : the story of the Lord's dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist …
  • Author: Thoburn, J. M. (James Mills); Smith, Amanda
  • Published: 1921
  • Publisher: Chicago: Chicago, Ill. : Christian Witness Co.
  • Added: June 2, 2022, 9:10 a.m.

An essay on the origin and relative status of the white and colored races of mankind
  • Author: Patton, William
  • Published: 1871
  • Publisher: Towanda, Pa.: Towanda, Pa. : [s.n.]
  • Added: June 2, 2022, 9:13 a.m.

Annual report of the missionary to the Negroes of Liberty County, (Ga.) : presented to the Associat…
  • Author: Association for the Religious Instruction of the Negroes in Liberty County, Georgia.; Jones, Charles Colcock, 1804-1863.; Observer Office Press
  • Published: 1834
  • Publisher: Charleston: Observer Office Press
  • Added: Jan. 26, 2022, 2:03 p.m.

Annual report of the superintendent of Negro Affairs in North Carolina, 1864 : with an appendix, co…
  • Author: James, Horace; MARBL), Cedric Dover Library (Emory University; Dover, Cedric; Affairs, United States Army Dept of Virginia and North Carolina Dept of…
  • Published: 1865
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : W.F. Brown & Co.
  • Added: June 2, 2022, 9:14 a.m.

A pilgrimage to my motherland : an account of a journey among the Egbas and Yorubas of Central Afri…
  • Author: Campbell, Robert
  • Published: 1861
  • Publisher: New York: New-York : Printed by Thomas Hamilton ; Philadelphia : By the author
  • Added: May 31, 2022, 9:02 a.m.

A primer of college football
  • Author: Lewis, William H. (William Henry)
  • Published: 1896
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Harper & Brothers
  • Added: May 31, 2022, 9:11 a.m.

A school history of the Negro race in America from 1619 to 1890 : with a short introduction as to t…
  • Author: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Woodson, Carter Godwin; Johnson, Edward A. (Edward Austin)
  • Published: 1895
  • Publisher: Chicago: Chicago : W.B. Conkey Co.
  • Added: May 31, 2022, 9:13 a.m.

A semi-centenary discourse : delivered in the First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on t…
  • Author: Catto, William T.
  • Published: 1857
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Philadelphia : Joseph M. Wilson, No. 111 South Tenth Street, below Chestnut
  • Added: May 31, 2022, 9:19 a.m.

A short account of the rise and progress of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America
  • Author: Rush, Christopher, 1777-1873.; Collins, George, fl. 1843.; Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950, former owner.; GEU.; Association for the Study of Afric…
  • Published: 1843
  • Publisher: New York: Pub. by the author
  • Added: Jan. 26, 2022, 1:08 p.m.

A sketch of Charles T. Walker, D.D., pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga.
  • Author: Floyd, Silas Xavier
  • Published: 1892
  • Publisher: Augusta: Augusta, Ga. : Sentinel Publishing Co.
  • Added: May 31, 2022, 9:20 a.m.