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"Dis, dat an' tutter" : poems / composed by Elliott Blaine Henderson. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Springfield, Ohio : published by the author, 1908; OH. Springfield.
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"From log cabin to the pulpit" or "Fifteen years in slavery". by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [United States : s.n., ca. 1910]
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A brief account of the colony of Liberia / by Solomon Bayley. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Wilmington, Del. : Porters & Mitchell, printers, [18--]; DEL. Wilmington
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A concise history of the commencement, progress and present condition of the American colonies in Liberia, / by Samuel Wilkeson. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington [D.C.]: : Printed at the Madisonian Office., 1839; D.C. Washington.
Other title:
  • History of Liberia
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1839 Wilkeson 53421.O .9 (L.P. Smith).
A documentary history of the Negro people in the United States / edited by Herbert Aptheker ; preface by W.E.B. Du Bois. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New York : Citadel Press, c1969-70
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A few facts respecting the American Colonization Society, and the colony at Liberia : For gratuitous distribution / Published by the American Colonization Society. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington : Printed by Way and Gideon, 1830; D.C. Washington.
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A lecture on African civilization : Including a brief outline of the social and moral condition of Africa; and the relations of American slavery to African civilization : Delivered in the hall of the House of Representatives of the state of Ohio, January 19, 1850 / By David Christy, agent of the American Colonization Society. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Cincinnati : printed by J.A. & U.P. James. Walnut Street, above Fourth : James & Co., stereotypers, 1850; OHIO. Cincinnati.
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A lecture on African colonization : Including a brief outline of the slave trade, emancipation, the relation of the republic of Liberia to England, &c. ; Delivered in the hall of the House of Representatives of the state of Ohio / By David Christy, agent of the American Colonization Society.). by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Cincinnati : printed by J.A. & U.P. James, 1849; OHIO. Cincinnati.
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A letter from Gen. Harper, of Maryland, to Elias B. Caldwell, Esq. : secretary of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour, in the United States, with their own consent. : Published by order of the society.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Baltimore: : printed for E.J. Cole by R.J. Matchett, corner of Gay and Water Streets., 1818; MD. Baltimore.
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A manual of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, : being a course of twelve lectures for probationers and members, / by C.M. Tanner. A catechism added.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Philadelphia. : A. M. E. Publishing House, 631 Pine Street., [1900]; PA. Philadelphia.
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A narrative of some remarkable incidents, in the life of Solomon Bayley, : formerly a slave, in the state of Delaware, North America; / written by himself, and published for his benefit; ; to which are prefixed, a few remarks by Robert Hurnard.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: London: : Printed for Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch Street; W. Baynes & Son, Paternoster-Row; and P. Youngman, Witham and Maldon., 1825; ENG. London. ; ENG. Maldon. ; ENG. Witham.
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A narrative of the Negro / by Mrs. Leila Amos Pendleton ... by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile;
Publication details: Washington, D.C.: : press of R.L. Pendleton, 609 F Street, N.W., 1912; D.C. Washington.
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A narrative of the proceedings of the black people, during the late awful calamity in Philadelphia in the year 1793: : and a refutation of some censures, thrown upon them in some late publications. / By A.J. and R.A.. by Series: Afro-American history series | Rhistoric publication ; no. 223
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Philadelphia : Rhistoric Publications, 1969]; PA. Philadelphia.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1794 Jones 70856.O .23.
A narrative of the proceedings of the black people, during the late awful calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793: : and a refutation of some censures, thrown upon them in some late publications. / By A.J. and R.A.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Philadelphia: : Printed for the authors, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, no. 41, Chesnut-Street., 1794; PA. Philadelphia.
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A narrative of the proceedings of the black people, during the late awful calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793: and a refutation of some censures, thrown upon them in some late publications. By A.J. and R.A. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print
Publication details: Philadelphia : Printed for the authors, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, no. 41, Chesnut-Street, 1794
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A narrative of the proceedings of the black people, during the late awful calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793: and a refutation of some censures, thrown upon them in some late publications. [microform] / By A.J. and R.A. by Series: Early American imprints. First series ; ; no. 27170.
Material type: Text Text; Format: microfiche microfiche ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Philadelphia: : Printed for the authors, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, no. 41, Chesnut-Street., 1794
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A Negro explorer at the North Pole / by Matthew A. Henson ; with a foreword by Robert E. Peary ... ; and an introduction by Booker T. Washington ; with illustrations from photographs. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company, c1912; N.Y. New York.
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A Negro explorer at the North Pole / Matthew A. Henson. by Series: American Negro, his history and literature
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New York : Arno Press, 1969
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A new Negro for a new century : an accurate and up-to-date record of the upward struggles of the Negro race : the Spanish-American War ... : education ... / by Booker T. Washington. Reconstruction and industrial advancement / by N.B. Wood. The colored woman and her part in race regeneration ... / by Fannie Barrier Williams. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Chicago, Ill. : American Publishing House, [1900]; ILL. Chicago.
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A new Negro for a new century / Booker T. Washington, N. B. Wood, and Fannie Barrier Williams. by Series: American Negro, his history and literature
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New York : Arno Press, 1969
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A new world. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Hampton, Va. : Normal School Press Print, 1886; VA. Hampton.
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A pilgrimage to my motherland : An account of a journey among the Egbas and Yorubas of Central Africa, in 1859-60 / By Robert Campbell, one of the commissioners of the Niger Valley exploring party ... by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New-York : Philadelphia : Published by Thomas Hamilton, 48 Beekman St. ; By the author, 661 North Thirteenth St., 1861; N.Y. New York. ; PA. Philadelphia.
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A reply to Ariel. / By Harrison Berry, a full blooded Cushite.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Macon, Geo. : American Union Book and Job Office Print., MDIIILXIX. [i.e. 1869]; GA. Macon.
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A select bibliography of the Negro American : A compilation made under the direction of Atlanta University; together with the proceedings of the tenth Conference for the study of the Negro problems, held at Atlanta university, on May 30, 1905 / Ed. by W.E. Burghardt Du Bois. by Series: Atlanta University publications ; no. 10
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Atlanta : Atlanta University Press, 1905; GA. Atlanta.
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A Short history of the African Union Meeting and School-House : erected in Providence (R.I.) in the years 1819, '20, '21 ; with rules for its future government. Published by particular request. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Providence : Printed by Brown & Danforth, 1821; R.I. Providence.
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A sketch of the life of Benjamin Banneker : from notes taken in 1836. Read by J. Saurin Norris, before the Maryland Historical Society, October 5th, 1854. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Baltimore, Md.] : Printed for the Maryland Historical Society, by John D. Toy, [1854]; MD. Baltimore.
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A social history of the American Negro : being a history of the Negro problem in the United States : including a history and study of the republic of Liberia / by Benjamin Brawley. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New York : The Macmillan Company : Press of J.J. Little & Ives Company, New York, U.S.A., 1921; N.Y. New York.
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A statement of facts respecting the American Colonization Society, and the colony at Liberia. / By the Massachusetts Colonization Society. by
Edition: Second edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Princeton, N.J. : Printed by Wm. D'Hart., 1831; N.J. Princeton.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1831 Mas Col Soc 12588 .O.9.
A statement with regard to the Moorish prince, Abduhl Rahhahman / by T.H. Gallaudet. Published by order of the Committee appointed to solicit subscriptions in New York, to aid in redeeming the family of the Prince from slavery. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [New York] : Printed by Daniel Fanshaw, [1828]; New York.
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A tale of a walled town and other verses / by B. 8266, ------ Penitentiary with an introduction by William Stanley Braithwaite. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Philadelphia and London : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1921; ENG. London. ; PA. Philadelphia.
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A view of exertions lately made for the purpose of colonizing the free people of colour, in the United States, in Africa, or elsewhere. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: City of Washington : Printed by Jonathan Elliot, 1817; D.C. City of Washington
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A voice from Harper's Ferry : A narrative of events at Harper's Ferry; with incidents prior and subsequent to its capture by Captain Brown and his men / By Osborne P. Anderson, one of the number. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Boston : Printed for the author, 1861; MASS. Boston.
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Abstract of a journal of E. Bacon, assistant agent of the United States, to Africa : with an appendix, containing extracts from proceedings of the Church Missionary Society in England, for the years 1819-20. To which is prefixed An abstract of the journal, of the Rev. J.B. Cates, one of the missionaries from Sierra Leone to Grand Bassa; in an overland journey ... 1819. The whole showing the successful exertions of the British and American governments in repressing the slave trade. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Philadelphia : published by S. Potter, & Co. D. Dickinson, printer, 1821; PA. Philadelphia.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1821 Bac 17152.O .4 (Hub- bell).
Abstract of a journal of E. Bacon, assistant agent of the United States, to Africa : with an appendix, containing interesting accounts of the effects of the Gospel among the native Africans. With cuts, showing a contrast between two native towns, one of which is Christianized and the other heathen. Published for the benefit of Africa. by
Edition: Second edition.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: biography; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Philadelphia : Clark & Raser, printers, 1822; PA. Philadelphia.
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Adam Shuffler / by S.A. Beadle. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Jackson, Miss.] : Published by Harmon Publishing Company, Jackson, Miss., c1901; MISS. Jackson.
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Address of Booker T. Washington, principal Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Tuskegee, Ala. : Delivered at the opening of the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition. Sept. 18, '95. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Tuskegee, Ala.? : s.n., 1895]; ALA. Tuskegee.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1895 Wash 78537.O.
Address of Hon. F.T. Frelinghuysen,* senator from New Jersey.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Washington, D.C.] : Published by the American Colonization Society., [1868?]; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1868 Frel 53770.O .4.
Address of M. Carey to the public. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n., 1794]; PA. Philadelphia.
Other title:
  • Carey's miscellanies vol. 3
  • Pamphlets and papers
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (2)Call number: Am 1794 Carey 3734.O.2, ...
Address of T.J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs : the Indian's helping hand. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [New York? : s.n., 1892]
Other title:
  • Indian's helping hand
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1892 Morgan 107295.O.
Address of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society to its auxiliary societies. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington, Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1831; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1831 Ame Col Soc 12588.O .10.
Address of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, to the auxiliary societies and the people of the United States. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington : Printed by Davis and Force, July, 1820; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1820 Ame Col Soc 67799.O .2.
Address of the Hon. Edward Everett : at the anniversary of the American Colonization Society, January 18, 1853. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Boston] : [Printed for the Massachusetts Colonization Society, by T.R. Marvin, 42 Congress Street], [1853]; Boston.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1853 Eve 72501.O (Mar- shall).
Address of the Hon. Edward Everett, secretary of state : at the anniversary of the Am. Col. Society, 18th Jan., 1853. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Washington? : s.n.], [1853]; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1853 Eve 74152.O (Du- Pont).
Address of the managers of the American Colonization Society, to the people of the United States : Adopted at their meeting, June 19, 1832. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington : printed by James C. Dunn, Georgetown, D.C., 1832; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1832 Ame Col Soc 50599.O .13 (Gilpin).
Address on the Indian question / delivered by Rev. H.A. Stimson, of Minneapolis, Minn. before the American Missionary Association, at their annual meeting, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 29, 1879. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [United States : s.n., 1879?]
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Address prepared by Mr. Booker T. Washington for delivery at a dinner given by the members of the Union League Club on February 12, 1899 in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. by Series: Afro-American history series | Rhistoric publication ; no. 241.
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: [Philadelphia : Rhistoric Publications, 1969]; PA. Philadelphia.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1899 Wash 70586.O .41.
Africa and colonization. : An address delivered before the American Colonization Society, January 21, 1873, / by Edward P. Humphrey ... ; Published by request.. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : M'Gill & Witherow, printers and stereotypers., 1873; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1873 Humph 53399.O .20.
Africa for Africans : being the annual discourse delivered at the sixty-seventh anniversary of the American Colonization Society, held in Foundry Methodist E. Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday, January 13, 1884 / by Otis H. Tiffany by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington City : American Colonization Society, 1884; D.C. Washington.
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1884 Tiff 52900.O .3.
African colonization : an address delivered before the American Colonization Society, in Washington, D. C., January 19, 1875 / by John Orcutt. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: New York : [s.n.], [1875?]
Availability: Items available for loan: Library Company of Philadelphia (1)Call number: Am 1875 Orc 71045.O.
African colonization : An address delivered by Hon. John H.B. Latrobe ... at the anniversary meeting of the American Colonization Society, held in the hall of the House of Representatives, Washington City, January 21, 1862. by
Material type: Text Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction
Publication details: Washington : printed by H.S. Bowen, 1862; Washington, D.C.
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