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R. DeBaptiste, 1887. Creator: UnknownR. DeBaptiste, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, abolitionist and journalist Richard DeBaptiste worked in the Underground Railroad
Alexander Walters, 1887. Creator: UnknownAlexander Walters, 1887. African-American bishop, clergyman, civil rights leader. Born into slavery, he become a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
R. T. Greener, 1887. Creator: UnknownR. T. Greener, 1887. Scholar, philosopher, professor, diplomat and attorney Richard Theodore Greener was the first African American to graduate from Harvard College
John Mitchell, Jr. 1887. Creator: UnknownJohn Mitchell, Jr. 1887. African American businessman, newspaper editor, civil rights activist, and politician: founded and served as president of the Mechanics Savings Bank; editor of the Richmond
Preston Taylor, 1887. Creator: UnknownPreston Taylor, 1887. African-American businessman, minister and philanthropist, created Greenwood Cemetery, the second oldest African-American cemetery in Nashville, and Greenwood Park
Henry F. Williams, 1887. Creator: UnknownHenry F. Williams, 1887. African-American musician and composer, one of two black musicians to play in the orchestra at the 1872 National Peace Jubilee
J. H. Burrus, J. D. Baltimore, J. R. Clifford, Wiley Jones, 1887. Creator: UnknownJ. H. Burrus, J. D. Baltimore, J. R. Clifford, Wiley Jones, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Professor of mathematics John Houston Burrus, whose parents were a slave-owner and a slave
W. E. Mathews, 1887. Creator: UnknownW. E. Mathews, 1887. William E. Matthews, African-American lawyer, financier, and civil rights activist, promoted education for freedmen during and after the US Civil War
J. E. Jones, 1887. Creator: UnknownJ. E. Jones, 1887. Joseph Endom Jones, African-American Baptist minister and professor at the Richmond Theological Seminary and Virginia Union University, in Richmond, Virginia
T. T. Allain, 1887. Creator: UnknownT. T. Allain, 1887. Theophile T. Allain, African-American politician and civil rights activist. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons
H. C. Smith, 1887. Creator: UnknownH. C. Smith, 1887. Harry Clay Smith, African-American newspaper editor and state legislator. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons
Robert Smalls, 1887. Creator: UnknownRobert Smalls, 1887. African-American politician, publisher, businessman and maritime pilot. Born into slavery, he escaped
S. R. Lowery, 1887. Creator: UnknownS. R. Lowery, 1887. Samuel R. Lowery, African-American lawyer and preacher, the first black lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court of the United States of America
W. C. Chase, 1887. Creator: UnknownW. C. Chase, 1887. African-American editor. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons
J. A. Brown, 1887. Creator: Vogt BrosJ. A. Brown, 1887. African-American man. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons
Granville T. Woods, 1887. Creator: UnknownGranville T. Woods, 1887. Inventor Granville Tailer Woods, the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War
W. B. Derrick, 1887. Creator: UnknownW. B. Derrick, 1887. African Methodist Episcopal (AME) bishop and missionary William B. Derrick, served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War
Frederick Douglass, 1887. Creator: UnknownFrederick Douglass, 1887. African-American diplomat, abolitionist, writer, politician. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons
Wm. J. Simmons, 1887. Creator: UnknownWm. J. Simmons, 1887. African-American writer, journalist, and educator William J. Simmons. Born into slavery, Simmons became the second president of Simmons College of Kentucky which was named after
I. Garland Penn, 1897. Creator: UnknownI. Garland Penn, 1897. African-American educator, writer and journalist Irvine Garland Penn was a lay leader in the Methodist Episcopal church. He was co-author with Frederick Douglass, Ida B
Sojourner Truth, 1897. Creator: UnknownSojourner Truth, 1897. African-American abolitionist, women's rights activist and writer. From The white side of a black subject
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, 1897. Creator: UnknownPaul Lawrence Dunbar, 1897. African-American poet, novelist and songwriter. From The white side of a black subject, enlarged
Phillis Wheatley, 1897. Creator: E. T. WoodPhillis Wheatley, 1897. African-American artist, engraver, poet, author. From The white side of a black subject, enlarged
Amanda Smith, 1897. Creator: UnknownAmanda Smith, 1897. African-American evangelist preacher and activist Amanda Berry Smith fundraised for The Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned
Robert Smalls, 1897. Creator: UnknownRobert Smalls, 1897. African-American politician, publisher, businessman. From The white side of a black subject, enlarged
Samuel R. Lowery; [Silk culturist], 1897. Creator: UnknownSamuel R. Lowery; [Silk culturist], 1897. African-American preacher and lawyer, first black lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court of the USA
Bishop Daniel A. Payne, 1897. Creator: UnknownBishop Daniel A. Payne, 1897. Reverend Daniel Alexander Payne, educator, clergyman and author; bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the founders of Wilberforce University in Ohio
George W. Williams, 1897. Creator: UnknownGeorge W. Williams, 1897. George Washington Williams, African-American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer, served as a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico
The author and Rev. Harry Knight, 1897. Creator: UnknownThe author and Rev. Harry Knight, 1897. African-American writer Norman Barton Wood shaking hands with a white clergyman. "One is your master, even Christ
T. Thomas Fortune, 1891. Creator: UnknownT. Thomas Fortune, 1891. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor, economist and publisher. From The Afro-American press and its editors
Henry Highland Garnett. 1887. Creator: UnknownHenry Highland Garnett [sic]. 1887. Henry Highland Garnet, African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and orator. Born into slavery, on 12 February 1865, Garnet delivered a sermon in the U.S
Chemistry laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, c1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin JohnstonChemistry laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, c1902. Photograph shows interior view of chemistry laboratory/classroom with students at the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama
Library interior at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin JohnstonLibrary interior at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. [Teacher training school for African Americans in Alabama]
Mathematics class at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin JohnstonMathematics class at Tuskegee Institute, 1906. [Young black women learning maths]
Interior view of library reading room with male and female students... Tuskegee Institute, c1902Interior view of library reading room with male and female students sitting at tables, reading, at the Tuskegee Institute, c1902. [African American students studying]
Interior view of dining hall, decorated for the holidays, with students sitting at tables at the Tuskegee Institute, c1902. [Young African Americans share a meal at Christmas or Thanksgiving]
Interior view of chapel filled with female students at the Tuskegee Institute, c1902. [Young black women at a church service]
George Washington Carver, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin JohnstonGeorge Washington Carver, half-length portrait, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1906. [Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor, and a professor at the Tuskegee Institute
Group of school children in front of statue of George Washington, Washington, D.C. (1899?). [African American children on a school trip
Run Little Chillun, [193-]. Creator: UnknownRun Little Chillun, [193-]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers
Run Little Chillun, [193-]. Creator: UnknownRun Little Chillun, [193-]. The Federal Div's W.P.A...'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935
Androcles and the Lion, [193-]. Creator: UnknownAndrocles and the Lion, [193-]. Federal Music Theatre...Belasco...An All Colored Production of George Bernard Shaw's Frantic Comedy - "Androcles
Photograph of Kappa Alpha Psi members, 1937-1938. Creator: Dexheimer-Carlon StudiosMembers of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in front of the Alpha Chapter house during the North Central Province regional meeting
Training robe worn by Muhammad Ali at the 5th Street Gym, 1964White terry cloth Everlast robe worn by Muhammad Ali at the 5th Street Gym, a boxing gym in Miami Beach, Florida. Ali became World Heavyweight Boxing Champion the same year
Army belt flashlight, 1917. Creator: Beacon Electric WorksFlashlight with a metal body, glass lens, and leather strap, to attach the light to a belt. The front of the flashlight has a circular glass bulb
Bully beef can opener, 1914-1918. Creator: UnknownBully beef or corned beef is meat made from minced salt-cured brisket of beef in gelatin. The word bully possibly comes from the French " bouilli" (boiled)
US Army green service uniform worn by Colin L. Powell, 1989-1993A US Army green service uniform worn by Colin L. Powell as General and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell, (born 1937), was the first African-American Secretary of State
Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie, ca. 1887; printed 1992A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie
