A Voice from Harper's Ferry is a groundbreaking firsthand account of the famed 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, written by Osborne Perry Anderson, the sole...
This book is a biography of James Weldon Johnson, an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Johnson is be...
Ida B. Wells-Barnett's "Mob Rule in New Orleans" documents a horrific week of mob violence against Black residents in early 20th-century New Orleans....
Charles Waddell Chesnutt's biography of Frederick Douglass explores the life of this remarkable figure, from his harrowing experience as an enslaved p...
The Homesteader is a poignant and powerful novel that explores the challenges faced by African-Americans in the early 20th century. The story follows...
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence, edited by Alice Dunbar Nelson, compiles speeches and writings from prominent African American leaders, capturing the...
Finding a Way Out is the autobiography of Robert R. Moton, a prominent African American educator and civil rights leader. Born into slavery in Virgini...
“Lamp of Wisdom” by William H. Councill, a former slave and a contemporary of Booker T. Washington, delves into the history of the African American co...
This book is a collection of verbatim records of personal interviews with former slaves conducted during 1936-1938 as part of the Federal Writers Proj...
The Crisis is a monthly magazine published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Founded in 1910, it is the oldes...
This book is a collection of verbatim records of personal interviews with former slaves conducted during 1936-1938 as part of the Federal Writers Proj...
