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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.

Life of Charles B.W. Gordon, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia, and history …
  • Author: Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Woodson, Carter Godwin; Sherwood, William Henry
  • Published: 1885
  • Publisher: Petersburg: Petersburg, Va. : J.B. Ege
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:43 a.m.

Light and truth : collected from the Bible and ancient and modern history : containing the universa…
  • Author: Lewis, R. B. (Robert Benjamin); Association for the Study of African-American Life and History; Woodson, Carter Godwin
  • Published: 1851
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : Published by Moses M. Taylor
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:44 a.m.

Lincoln oder McClellan? : Aufruf an die Deutschen in Amerika
  • Author: York, Loyal Publication Society of New; Lieber, Francis
  • Published: 1864
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Gedruckt bei H. Ludwig
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:45 a.m.

Lincoln of McClellan? : Oproep aan die Hollanders in Amerika
  • Author: York, Loyal Publication Society of New; Lieber, Francis
  • Published: 1865
  • Publisher: New York: New York : Loyal Publication Society
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:47 a.m.

Look within
  • Author: Crummell, Alexander
  • Published: 1891
  • Publisher: Springfield, Mass: [Springfield, Mass. : Willey & Co.]
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:49 a.m.

Love and its hidden history: also, The master passion : or The curtain raised on woman, love, and m…
  • Author: Randolph, Paschal Beverly
  • Published: 1870
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : Randolph and Co.
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:50 a.m.

Lyrics of lowly life
  • Author: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.; Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.; Morse, Alice,; Cook, Coralie Franklin,; Miller, Kelly, 1863-1939,
  • Published: 1896
  • Publisher: New York: Dodd, Mead
  • Added: Oct. 30, 2019, 10:24 a.m.

Majors and minors : poems
  • Author: Dunbar, Paul Laurence; Miller, Kelly; Cook, Coralie Franklin
  • Published: 1895
  • Publisher: Dayton, Ohio: [Dayton, Ohio : The Author]
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:51 a.m.

Megda
  • Author: Earle, James H.; Kelley, Emma Dunham; Burkett, Randall K.
  • Published: 1892
  • Publisher: Boston: Boston : James H. Earle
  • Added: June 8, 2022, 8:52 a.m.

Memoir and poems of Phillis Wheatley, a native African and a slave : also, Poems by a slave
  • Author: Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.; Horton, George Moses, 1798?-ca. 1880.; Poems by a slave.; Odell, Margaretta Matilda.; Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843, publish…
  • Published: 1838 [i.e. 1864]
  • Publisher: Boston: Published by I. Knapp
  • Added: Jan. 26, 2022, 3:46 p.m.