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The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
Various AuthorsThe Journal of Negro History, Volume 7 written by various authors. Excerpts from the book.In the early history of America there were three types of settlements—the French, Spanish, and English. ..
A Century of Negro Migration
Carter G. WoodsonA Century of Negro Migration is historical account written by Carter G. Woodson. In treating this movement of the Negroes, the writer does not presume to say the last word on the subject. The exodus o..
Booker T. Washington
Emmett J. ScottBooker T. Washington is a biographical work by his secretary Emmett J. Scott. This is not a biography in the ordinary sense. The exhaustive "Life and Letters of Booker T. Washington" remains stil..
Margaret of Anjou
Jacob AbbottMargaret of Anjou was the Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the se..
Mary S. Peake
Lewis C. LockwoodMary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey (1823-February 22, 1862), was an American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children o..
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence
Various AuthorsMasterpieces of Negro Eloquence is written by various authors about the Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time. Excerpts from the book: It ..
Memoir of Old Elizabeth, A Coloured Woman
AnonymousThe Memoir of Old Elizabeth, a Coloured Woman (1863) was recorded when she was ninety-seven years old. Born a slave in Maryland in 1766, Elizabeth was exposed to religion at an early age, as both of h..
The Marrow of Tradition
Charles W. ChesnuttThe Marrow of Tradition is a historical novel by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt, set at the time and portraying a fictional account of the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898 in Wilmingto..