African-American Books

History of the American Negro in the Great World War

W. Allison Sweeney

History of the American Negro in the Great World War is a biographical work by W. Allison Sweeney narrating the participation of Negro's in the word war. Preface from the book follows.Lies the st..

Imperium in Imperio - A Study of the Negro Race Problem

Sutton E. Griggs

History of the American Negro in the Great World War; his splendid record in the battle zones of Europe, including a resume of his past services to his country in the wars of the revolution, of 1812, ..

The Heart of Happy Hollow

Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Heart of Happy Hollow features sixteen short stories that provide rare glimpses into the lives of African Americans after the Civil War. Through characters ranging from schemers to preachers, Paul..

The History of Mary Prince

Mary Prince

The history of Mary Prince, related by herself, is a first-person account of the horrifically brutal treatment experienced by Prince, and others, as she was bought and sold on between slave-‘owners’. ..

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920

Various Authors

The Journal of Negro History,  Volume 5 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 Lost Hero

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

A Lost Hero is a fiction work by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. Excerpts from the book.HE materials of heroism are everywhere; each day and all situations are full of them. The power to recognize ..

History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War

Edward A. Johnson

History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War is a collection of biographical work narrating the participation of Negro Soldiers in the war. Many causes led up to the Spanish-American war. Cub..

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by a young mother and fugitive slave published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author, Harriet Ann ..