Black History Collection (page 2)

Black Empire, Seattle, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Black Empire, Seattle, 1938. Federal Theatre...The Black Magic of Haiti in teh story of the only man Napoleon feared..."Black Empire" by Christine Ames...'

Rev. C.P.T. White; Editor of The Messenger, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Rev. C.P.T. White; Editor of The Messenger, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1902. African-American newspaper editor and journalist Captain Philip Thomas White

Mahlon Van Horn; U.S. Consul in Danish West Indies, 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
Mahlon Van Horn [sic]; U.S. Consul in Danish West Indies, 1902. Politician, community leader, minister and teacher Mahlon Van Horne; principal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion School in

Blanche K. Bruce; Ex-United States Senator from Mississippi, 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
Blanche K. Bruce; Ex-United States Senator from Mississippi, 1902. Politician Blanche Kelso Bruce was the first elected African-American senator to serve a full term

H. A. Rucker; Collector Internal Revenue, Atlanta, Georgia, 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
H. A. Rucker; Collector Internal Revenue, Atlanta, Georgia, 1902. African-American entrepreneur and politician Henry Allen Rucker. From The Negro in revelation, in history, and in citizenship

W.F. Powell; Minister to Hayti, 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
W.F. Powell; Minister to Hayti, 1902. African-American politician, diplomat, teacher William F. Powell; supervising principal for all black schools in Camden, New Jersey, US minister to Haiti

Owen W.L. Smith; Late U.S. Minister to the Republic of Liberia, 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
Owen W.L. Smith; Late U.S. Minister to the Republic of Liberia, 1902. African-American teacher, minister and diplomat Owen Lun West Smith fought for the Union Army in the Battle of Bentonville during

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell; Graduate of Oberlin College; Eloquent speaker and linguist of note, 1902. Creator: J. H
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell; Graduate of Oberlin College; Eloquent speaker and linguist of note, 1902. African-American civil rights activist and journalist

General Robt. Smalls, Beaufort, South Carolina; Collector of Customs, 1902. Creator: Unknown
General Robt. Smalls, Beaufort, South Carolina; Collector of Customs, 1902. African-American politician, publisher and businessman Robert Smalls

E.M. Hewlett; Harvard Graduate; U.S. Magistrate D.C. 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
E.M. Hewlett; Harvard Graduate; U.S. Magistrate D.C. 1902. African-American attorney, judge, and civil rights activist Emanuel D. Molyneaux Hewlett

Hon. B. W. Arnett, 1886. Creator: Folger
Hon. B. W. Arnett, 1886. African-American civil rights activist, politician, educator, minister, bishop and author Benjamin William Arnett

Harlem Jamboree, Peoria, IL, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Harlem Jamboree, Peoria, IL, 1938. Federal Tent Theatre...Harlem Jamboree - New & Different - 32 People...Girls - Gowns - Dancers - Music - What A Show!'

R. L. Perry, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. L. Perry, 1887. African-American classical scholar, educator, journalist, newspaper editor and Baptist minister Rufus L

John P. Green; Ex-member Ohio Senate, now U.S. Stamp Agent, D.C. 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
John P. Green; Ex-member Ohio Senate, now U.S. Stamp Agent, D.C. 1902. Attorney, politician, Justice of the Peace and writer John Patterson Green was the first African-American state senator in Ohio

W. H. Steward, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. H. Steward, 1887. African-American educator, journalist, civil rights activist William Henry Steward was president of the Afro-American Press Association

Hon. H. P. Cheatham [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. H. P. Cheatham [recto], 1902. African-American businessman, inventor, educator, farmer and politician. One of only five black Americans elected to Congress from the South in the Jim Crow era of

Col. Jas. H. Deveaux; Collector of Customs, Savannah, Georgia, 1902. Creator: J. H. Cunningham
Col. Jas. H. Deveaux; Collector of Customs, Savannah, Georgia, 1902. African-American collector of customs, journalist and soldier John H Deveaux established

Mikado, Chicago, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Mikado, Chicago, 1938. Great Northern Theatre...Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan - Modern Version'. Poster for a musical theatre adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, The Mikado

Ballet Fedre, Chicago, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Ballet Fedre, Chicago, 1938. Ballet FedrU - Grace and Kurt Graff - Berta Ochsner - Katherine Dunham - Great Northern Theatre'

Home in Glory, Birmingham, AL, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Home in Glory, Birmingham, AL, 1936. Federal Theatre of Alabama Presents - "Home in Glory" - With an All Colored Cast - Municipal Auditorium - Thu. Apr. 16 For Colored People - Fri. Apr

Rev. John Coleman, B. D. Chaplain, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Rev. John Coleman, B. D. Chaplain, 1888. African-American cleric. From The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Bishop B. W. Arnett, Orator of the day, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Bishop B. W. Arnett, Orator of the day, 1888. Benjamin William Arnett, African-American educator, minister, bishop and author. From his The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

L. A. Grimes, 1887. Creator: Unknown
L. A. Grimes, 1887. Leonard Andrew Grimes, African-American abolitionist and pastor, conductor of the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

Rev. James Poindexter, D. D. President of the day, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Rev. James Poindexter, D. D. President of the day, 1888. Abolitionist, civil rights activist, politician, minister of white, Native American and black heritage

D. A. Gaddie, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Gaddie, 1887. Daniel Abraham Gaddie, African-American Baptist minister and blacksmith, leading participant of the 1869 Kentucky Colored Education Convention

Rev. Geo. F. Bragg, Jr. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Rev. Geo. F. Bragg, Jr. [recto], 1902. African-American priest, journalist, social activist and historian George Freeman Bragg

J. M. Gregory, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. M. Gregory, 1887. James Monroe Gregory, African-American civil rights activist and professor of Latin and Dean at Howard University

E. M. Brawley, D. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
E. M. Brawley, D. D. [recto], 1902. Educator and minister Rev. Edward Macknight Brawley, the first African American to attend Bucknell University. Served as president at Selma University

Ohio Centennial Building, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Ohio Centennial Building, 1888. Ohio Centennial Columbus - Opens Sept. 4th - Closes Oct. 19th - 1888'. The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Prof. B. W. Arnett, Jr. A. B. 1888. Creator: Unknown
Prof. B. W. Arnett, Jr. A. B. 1888. African-American educator, minister, bishop and author Benjamin William Arnett. From his The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Prof. T. W. Johnson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Prof. T. W. Johnson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888. African-American academic. From The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Rev. E. S. Gilmore, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Rev. E. S. Gilmore, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1888. African-American cleric. From The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Hon. Wm. Copeland, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Hon. William Copeland, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1888. From The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Hon. Jere A. Brown, Cleveland, Ohio, 1888. Creator: Vogt Bros
Hon. Jere A. Brown, Cleveland, Ohio, 1888. African-American politician and civil rights activist Jeremiah A. Brown. When young, he worked on steamboats with Mark Twain

Harry C. Smith, Director of Band Music, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Harry C. Smith, Director of Band Music, 1888. African-American musician, newspaper editor and politician. From The Centennial Jubilee of Freedom at Columbus, Ohio

Dr. Crum; Collector Port Charleston, S.C. 1903. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Crum; Collector Port Charleston, S.C. 1903. William Demosthenes Crum, physician, diplomat, and collector of customs for the port of Charleston in South Carolina

Mr. Edward E. Lee, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Edward E. Lee, 1897. Portrait of an African-American man. From The philosophy of Negro suffrage

Jerome R. Riley, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Jerome R. Riley, 1897. African-American/Canadian physician; author of The philosophy of Negro suffrage

Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, clergyman, preacher and orator James B. Fields. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

W. Q. Atwood, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. Q. Atwood, 1887. William Q. Atwood, African-American businessman and lumber baron; active in the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

David Abner, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown
David Abner, Jr. 1887. Educator and journalist; first African American to graduate from a Texas school of higher education, professor of Bishop College in Texas

Charles L. Reason, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Charles L. Reason, 1887. African-American mathematician, linguist, and educator; the first black college professor in the United States

Alexander Clark, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Clark, 1887. African-American diplomat, businessman and activist; United States Ambassador to Liberia, co-owner and editor of The Conservator newspaper

I. M. Burgan, 1887. Creator: Unknown
I. M. Burgan, 1887. African-American minister and educator Isaac M. Burgan, principal of Paul Quinn College in Texas. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

D. A. Payne, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Payne, 1887. Reverend Daniel Alexander Payne, educator, clergyman and author; bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the founders of Wilberforce University in Ohio

John Jasper, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John Jasper, 1887. African-American minister, activist and public speaker. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Settler, attorney and land agent Edward P. McCabe

P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. African-American preacher and politician Patrick Henry Alexander Braxton was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Baltimore

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