African-American Books
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
Various AuthorsThe Journal of Negro History, Volume 2 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. ..
An Account of Some of the Principal Slave Insurrections, and Others
Joshua CoffinAn Account of Some of the Principal Slave Insurrections, and Others, Which Have Occurred, or Been Attempted, in the United States and Elsewhere, During the Last Two Centuries...
Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery
Work Projects AdministrationSlave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery is a multi volume book by Work Projects Administration...
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma
Various AuthorsSLAVE NARRATIVES A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves compiled by various authors...
Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt!
Jewell Ellen SmithA young child is caught up in violent events that intrude upon the small community life in which she lives. But deep down she and every other resident of Drake Eye Springs knows that no act of violenc..
The Anti-slavery Harp
Various AuthorsThe Anti-slavery Harp: A Collection of Songs for Anti-slavery Meetings written by various authors compiled by William W. Brown...
Oroonoko - or, the Royal Slave
Aphra BehnOroonoko: or, the Royal Slave is a short work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn, published in 1688 by William Canning and reissued with two other fictions later that year.Aphra Behn was the first woman w..
The Fugitive Blacksmith
James W. C. PenningtonThe Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States.The brief narrative I h..