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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.

From the Virginia plantation to the national Capitol : or, The first and only Negro representative …
  • Author: Langston, John Mercer; Miller, Kelly
  • Published: 1894
  • Publisher: Hartford, Conn: Hartford, Conn. : American Pub. Co.
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:10 a.m.

Für die Freiheit aller Für die Einheit des Vaterlandes!
  • Author: Gernsbach, Weil von; Schütz, Friedrich
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: [New York, Loyal publication society]
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:11 a.m.

Glorifying God in the fires : a discourse delivered in the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany, Nove…
  • Author: Van Benthuysen, C. (Charles); Second Presbyterian Church (Albany, N. Y. ); Sprague, William B. (William Buell)
  • Published: 1861
  • Publisher: Albany, NY: Albany : Printed by C. Van Benthuysen
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:12 a.m.

Ham and Dixie : a just, simple and original discussion of the southern problem
  • Author: Vivian, C. T.; Capponi, Joseph Burritt Sevelli
  • Published: 1895
  • Publisher: St. Augustine, Fl: [St. Augustine, Fla.? : s.n.]
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:14 a.m.

Hampton hymnal and school service
  • Author: Endeavor, Hampton Institute Young People's Society of Christian; Normal School Press (Hampton, Va )
  • Published: 1892
  • Publisher: Hampton, Va: Hampton, Va. : Normal School Press
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:15 a.m.

Haytian papers : a collection of the very interesting proclamations and other official documents, t…
  • Author: Saunders, Prince, d. 1839.; Haiti. Sovereign (1811-1820 : Henri Christophe).; Caleb Bingham and Co. publisher.; Parmenter and Norton, printer.
  • Published: 1818
  • Publisher: Boston: Published by Caleb Bingham and Co., Parmenter and Norton, printers
  • Added: Jan. 26, 2022, 12:15 p.m.

History of the first African Baptist Church : from its organization, January 20th, 1788, to July 1s…
  • Author: Love, E. K. (Emanuel King)
  • Published: 1888
  • Publisher: Savannah, Ga: Savannah, Ga. : Morning News Print.
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:16 a.m.

History of the Negro race in America, from 1619 to 1880 : Negroes as slaves, as soldiers, and as ci…
  • Author: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Williams, George Washington; Woodson, Carter Godwin
  • Published: 1883
  • Publisher: New York: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:17 a.m.

History of the Negro race in America, from 1619 to 1880 : Negroes as slaves, as soldiers, and as ci…
  • Author: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Woodson, Carter Godwin; Williams, George Washington
  • Published: 1883
  • Publisher: New York: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:18 a.m.

How the war was commenced. : An appeal to the documents. Southern documents especially quoted. (Fro…
  • Author: NA
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York, Loyal publication Society
  • Added: June 7, 2022, 9:19 a.m.