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Collection African American Perspectives: Materials Selected from the Rare Book Collection

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Selected Portraits from the African American Perspectives Collection

Mojola Agbebi (1860–1917). Nigerian Yoruba Baptist minister and advocate of indigenous leadership for African churches.

Third Visit of the Rev. W. Hughes, Colwyn Bay, to the West Coast of Africa.
Richard ‘Rush’ Allen (1760–1831). Minister, educator and writer. Founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Myrtle Bernice Anderson. Social reformer and author.

A Plea for Justice; Address of Myrtle Bernice Anderson Before the Senior Class of the Los Angeles High School.
Benjamin W. Arnett (1838-1906). Educator, minister, bishop and member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Repealed "Black Laws”.

Souvenir from the Afro-American League of Tennessee to Hon. James M. Ashley of Ohio.
Reverend William Beckham of Austin, Texas.

The National Baptist magazine.
Augustus Timothy Bell. Author.

The Woolly Hair Man of the Ancient South.
Jerome Oscar Benson. Author and essayist.

Benson's Essays; Fear, Beauty, Love, Marriage, Death, Justice, Success, Learning, Ethics & Religion, and Reading & Studying.
John Wesley Edward Bowen, Sr. (1855-1933). Clergyman, educator and one of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. in the United States.

An Appeal to the King: the Address Delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition.
Reverend Henry Braddocks. Served as clerk for forty years at Bethel Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal history.
Jere Brown (1841-1913). Republican politician and the first African-American to receive a political appointment in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

The Black Laws!: Speech of Hon. B.W. Arnett of Greene County, and Hon. J.A. Brown of Cuyahoga County...
Rt. Rev. Morris Brown (1770-1849). Founder of Emanuel AME Church in his native Charleston, South Carolina.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Henry Plummer Cheatham (1857-1935). Educator, farmer and politician. Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.

The National Baptist Magazine.
Robert Reed Church Sr. (1839-1912). Entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis. He founded Solvent Savings Bank, the first black-owned bank, which extended credit to blacks.

The Champion Magazine.
Joseph Carter Corbin (1833-1911). Journalist, educator and conductor on the Underground Railroad. He later served as superintendent and principal of public Arkansas schools.

Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Arkansas...
James Courts. A professor and principal at Saints School of Mississippi.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Alexander Crummell (1819-1898). A minister, academic, African nationalist and lecturer. He established the first independent black episcopal church in Washington, D.C.

In Memoriam of the late Rev. Alex Crummell, D.D. of Washington, D.C.
Daniel Webster Davis (1862-1913). Teacher, minister, historian and poet.

Idle moments, Containing Emancipation and Other Poems.
Reverend Henry Davis.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend Deaton Dorrell.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895). Social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was a firm believer in the equality of all peoples and took on suffrage causes.

Address by Hon. Frederick Douglass, Delivered in the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church...
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963). Historian, civil rights activist, writer and founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

The Champion Magazine.
Rosetta Dunigan. Author.

How to Succeed.
Reverend Charles Dunn. "The Singing Evangelist of Early Days."

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
C. H. Duvall (1858-). Minister, educator and writer.

Twenty Years in Pulpit, or, The Author's Greatest Secret.
Stephen Hamilton Fowler (1881-). Leader in the Baptist's Young People's Union.

A Pathfinder for Baptist Young Peoples Union Workers.
Benjamin Plumer Fowlkes (1870-). Author.

Co-operation the Solution of the So-called Negro Problem.
James Thomas Franklin. A poet writing for the Paris World's Fair on a wide variety of subjects, including one on the death of Frederick Douglass.

Jessamine Poems.
Wesley John Gaines (1840-1912). Bishop and community leader in Georgia. Vice president of Payne Theological Seminary and co-founder of Morris Brown College.

The Gospel Ministry; a Series of Lectures.
Reverend R. H. Gibbs of Georgia.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend R. H. Hall.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
James A. Handy (1826-). Author and reverend.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend Eugene Harris.

The National Baptist Magazine.
R. E. Hart. Associate editor of the “Whole Truth.” Overseer of Church of God in Tennessee

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett (c. 1820–1871). The first African American instructor at Howard University

The National Baptist Magazine.
R. F. Hurley. A minister, addresses the question of the influence of black culture on the United States. He asks blacks and whites to confront the past honestly and to learn to live together on an equal basis.

The Negro in America.
Reverend George W. Johnson.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend Henry James Johnson.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954). Composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance and a social activist with the NAACP.

The Champion Magazine.
William Decker Johnson (1869-1936). Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and founder of Johnson Home Industrial College in Archery, Georgia.

Past and future of the Negro Race in America.
Reverend Arthur Jones of Baltimore, Maryland.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
James McHenry Jones (1859-1909). Educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister.

Grand United Order of Oddfellows, Annual Conference.
S. H. Jones and Wife. Evangelists for the Churches of God in Christ.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Doctor Thomas Kennard. Prominent in Canadian work and traveled to England to secure funding.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Walter M. Kirk (1863-). Reverend bishop and founder of the Church of the First Born.

The Soul's Discipline: Church of the First Born, "a rock that cannot be moved".
John. M. Langston (1829 -1897). Abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat and politician. The first dean of the law school at Howard University and the first president of what is now Virginia State University.

The Baptist Magazine.
Reverend Levin Lee.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Emanuel K. Love (1850-1900). Minister and leader in the Baptist church in Savannah as well as civil rights advocate involved with anti-lynching laws. He advocated for black leadership of Baptist institutions, especially schools.

Annual Address of Rev. E.K. Love, D.D., President, Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia...
Charles Harrison Mason Sr. (1864-1961). American Pentecostal–Holiness minister. Founder of the Church of God in Christ, based in Memphis.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Mary McDonald. Purported centenarian who could recall seminal historical events as well as her life as a slave.

Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons.
A. B. McEwen. Pastor of Binghampton and Mason Churches.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Reverend William McFarlin. An itinerant missionary and early pioneer.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Elder H.M. Mims. of Lexington, Mississppi.

History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Reverend William Moore.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend J. R. V. Morgan.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Roy Morse. Athlete who competed in the National Championship Games.

The Champion Magazine.
Edward H. Morris (1858-1943). Lawyer and social activist. He was the fifth African American lawyer admitted to the Illinois Bar and was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Complimentary Dinner to Hon. Edward H. Morris of Chicago, Illinois.
Gertrude Emily Hicks Bustill Mossell (1855-1948). Journalist, author, teacher, and activist. She strongly supported black newspapers and advocated for more women to enter journalism.

Little Dansie's One Day at Sabbath School.
Robert Russa Moton. Educator and author who served at Hampton Institute and was the principal of Tuskegee Institute.

The Champion Magazine.
A. Ladapo Oluwole. A Nigerian doctor.

Third Visit of the Rev. W. Hughes, Colwyn Bay, to the West Coast of Africa
Reverend David Owens. First preacher of church in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
George Oyejola. The first medical missionary doctor sent out by the African Institute.

Third Visit of the Rev. W. Hughes, Colwyn Bay, to the West Coast of Africa
E. M. Page. An evangelist in Tennessee.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Reverend Charles H. Peters.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
William R. Pettiford (1847-1914). A minister and banker in Birmingham. He founded the Alabama Penny Savings Bank, which played an important role in black economic development in the South.

Co-operation the Solution of the So-called Negro Problem.
Harry T. Pratt. Author, civil rights advocate. Advocates for practical education and gainful employment and sees black suffrage at the heart of the "race problem."

Selected Writings and Addresses.
Dr. Ishmael Pratt. Third medical missionary of the African Institute, who worked in the colony of Sierra Leone.

Third Visit of the Rev. W. Hughes, Colwyn Bay, to the West Coast of Africa
Joseph Charles Price (1854-1893) Orator and founder and first president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. A leader of African Americans in the southern United States.

A Noble Life: Memorial Souvenir of Rev. Jos. C. Price.
Reverend B. J. Prince. Missionary to Washington.

The National Baptist Magazine.
William Paul Quinn (1788-1873). The fourth bishop of the A.M.E. Church, the first independent black denomination in the United States based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend J. W. Rankin. A missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and editor of its publications.

The AME Church Review.
Reverend Henry J. Rhoades.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Mother Lizzie Woods Roberson. First General Supervisor.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
George T. Robinson.

The National Baptist Magazine.
Reverend Richard Robinson.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend O. P. Ross of Vicksburg, Mississippi

Souvenir from the Afro-American League of Tennessee to Hon. James M. Ashley of Ohio.
Elder S.T. Samuel of Memphis Tennessee.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Doctor John Anthony Savage (1857-1933). Minister and principal of the Albion Academy in North Carolina. He dedicated his life to the education and spiritual instruction of black youth in North Carolina.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Reverend W. D.W. Schureman.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
James Alexander Shorter (1817-1887). A bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Life of Rev. James Alexander Shorter, One of the Bishops of the A.M.E. Church.
Moses Small.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Robert Smalls, (1839-1915). Politician, serving in both the South Carolina legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Speeches at the Constitutional Convention
Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915). Funded The Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children.

An Autobiography: the Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith, the Colored Evangelist.
Stephen Smith. Served on the Board of Managers for the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons.

Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons.
Reverend P. Thomas Stanford. Post-bellum antislavery activist, writer and philanthropist in America, Canada, and England.

Imaginary Obstructions to True spiritual Progress.
Jesse Strickland. Financial Secretary, Church of God.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Mary Burnett Talbert (1866-1923). Orator, activist, suffragist and reformer.

The Champion Magazine.
Caesar Andrew Augustus P. Taylor. Professor, author and social activist.

Hell Located, Described, and Measured According to the Bible and Science.
George Edwin Taylor (1857-1925). Journalist, activist, and politician. He was the first African American to run for president.

National Appeal to the American Negro: "Why We Should Favor the Chicago Platform."
Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954). Civil rights and suffrage activist and educator. One of the first African American women to earn a college degree, she went on to help found the National Association of Colored Women and the National Association of College Women.

The Progress of Colored Women.
Reverend J. R. V. Thomas.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Carrie A. Tuggle (1858-1924). Educator, philanthropist, and social activist. She sought equality in education and the right to vote. She established the Tuggle Institute for black children who were destitute orphans and juvenile defendants.

Co-operation the Solution of the So-called Negro Problem.
Reverend Charles Thomas Walker.

A Few Facts Relating to Lagos, Abbeokuta, and Other Sections of Central Africa.
Reverend T. W. Walker. Paster at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia.

Co-operation the Solution of the So-called Negro Problem.
Reverend J. Josiah Walters.

Workers for God.
Reverend T. M. D. Ward.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend G. H. Washington.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Reverend Elisha Weaver.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Dr. Elam White. President of Walden University.

The Champion Magazine.
George Henry White (1852-1918). Politician and social activist.

Testimonial to Hon. George H. White at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
Reverend J. W. Wiggins.

The National Baptist Magazine.
Reverend Emanuel Wilhite. Elder of church work in Texas.

Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History.
Monroe Nathan Work (1866-1945). A sociologist and author who founded the Department of Records and Research at the Tuskegee Institute.

The Champion Magazine.
Elder Fred Wynni.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.
Elder D.J. Young. Overseer for Kansas and Oklahoma. Editor of the Sunday School Literature.

The History and Life Work of Elder C.H. Mason, Chief Apostle, and His Co-laborers.