Black History Collection

Uniform cap worn by Pullman Porter Philip Henry Logan, 1966. Creator: Unknown
A black cap with metallic braid trim and a label reading PULLMAN PORTER in black. Being a Pullman porter was one of the jobs that helped build the black middle class in America

Buffalo soldiers on a rough trail
Buffalo soldier and his horse taking a tumble from the trail, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Bootsy Collins style star-shaped mirrored lens sunglasses, 1993-2013. Creator: elope, inc
A pair of sunglasses with five-pointed star-shaped mirrored lenses lisensed by Bootsy Collins. The bridge is made of a gold colored metal and has two (2) clear rubber nosepads attached to it

Drum major baton, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Drum major baton with a wooden body and a white metal tip and bulb. The wooden body is stained a dark brown and has two holes

Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25, 1959
The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City

George Scott Winslow, 1866. Creator: Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis is one of the most important American sculptors of the 19th century. The free-born child of an African American man and a Chippewa woman, Lewis was also known by her tribal name

Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature, 1868. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called " Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War

Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn, 1868-1871. Creator: Unknown
An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of African-American politician, musician and businessman Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left

Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. African-American attorney and politician from Georgia; Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia

Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C. 1914. African-American attorney and politician from Georgia; Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S. Elocutionist, 1888. African-American educator, a professor of elocution, writer and activist Hallie Quinn Brown received a Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce

Diploma awarded to William A.Yancey by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, June 12, 1873. Hampton Institute in Virginia was founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School

Run Little Chillun, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Run Little Chillun, Los Angeles, 1938. Folk opera Run Little Chillun was the first Broadway show directed by an African-American

John Henry, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown
John Henry, Los Angeles, 1936. Mayan Theatre..."John Henry" - Federal Theatre Project...Div. of W.P.A.'. Play based on the African-American folk hero

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Entertainment Challenge - Black and White Revue - 30 Sepian Entertainers - 30 White Variety Stars - A Battle of Songs - Dances - Music - Comedy - Bobby

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Presents - Under Tent - Gibraltar Field...Southbridge - Auspices: Gibraltar Athletic Ass'n Inc...Black & White Revue - Sweet Rhythm vs

Androcles and the Lion, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Androcles and the Lion, [193-]. Federal Music Theatre...Belasco...An All Colored Production of George Bernard Shaw's Frantic Comedy - "Androcles

All-Star Vaudeville, Boston, Mass. [193-]. Creator: Unknown
All-Star Vaudeville, Boston, Mass. [193-]. Federal Theatre Presents...All-Star Vaudeville - 2 Hours of Great Fun - 30 Variety Artists - 30 Sepian Stars - 2 Orchestras - Singing - Dancing

Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Princeville Homecoming and Centennial...Admission Free - Harlem Jamboree - 32 People...Girls - Gowns - Dancers - Music - What A Show!'

Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Harlem Jamboree, [193-]. Fairbury Fair...Harlem Jamboree - 32 People...Girls - Gowns - Dancers - Music - What A Show!'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Dixie to Broadway, Fairbury, IL, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Dixie to Broadway, Fairbury, IL, [193-]. Central Theatre - Fairbury - On Stage - America's Greatest Colored Musical Revue - "Dixie to Broadway" - 32 Sepia Stars - Studded with

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Entertainment Challenge - Black & White Revue - 30 Sepian Entertainers - 30 White Variety Stars - A Battle of Songs - Dances - Music - Comedy - Bobby

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Presents - Under Tent - Gibraltar Field...Southbridge - Auspices: Gibraltar Athletic Ass'n Inc...Black & White Revue - Sweet Rhythm vs

Black and White Revue, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Black and White Revue, [193-]. Federal Theatres Entertainment Challenge! - Black & White Revue - 30 Sepian Entertainers - 30 White Variety Stars - A Battle of Songs - Dances - Music - Comedy - Bobby

Richard W. Thompson [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Richard W. Thompson [recto], 1902. African-American civil servant, journalist and editor, wrote for The Colored American and The Washington Post among many others

Prof. H. L. Walker [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Prof. H. L. Walker [recto], 1902. Prominent African-American. From a cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to black Americans

Prof. N. W. Harllee [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Prof. N. W. Harllee [recto], 1902. Norman Washington Harllee, writer, educator and advocate for African American education

M. W. Gilbert, D. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
M. W. Gilbert, D. D. [recto], 1902. African-American minister, pastor of the First Colored Baptist Church. Vice-President and Professor of History, Political Science

Mrs. Ariel S. H. Bowen [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Ariel S. H. Bowen [recto], 1902. African-American writer, temperance activist Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen, professor of music at Clark University in Atlanta

Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto], 1902. Mary E. C. Smith, African-American Sunday-school teacher, principal of the Normal Department of the Edward Waters College

T. Thomas Fortune [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
T. Thomas Fortune [recto], 1902. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American journalist, writer, civil rights leader; editor of the leading black newspaper The New York Age, adviser to Booker T

Hon. George H. White [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. George H. White [recto], 1902. George Henry White, African-American attorney, banker and politician. From a cyclopedia of thought on the vital topics relating to black Americans

H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Henry R. Butler, African-American doctor who was awarded a gold medal for proficiency in operative surgery and dissecting'

Bishop L. H. Holsey [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Bishop L. H. Holsey [recto], 1902. African-American bishop and educational fundraiser. His mother was enslaved, his father owned the plantation where Holsey was born

Dr. John R. Francis [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
Dr. John R. Francis [recto], 1902. African-American medical practitioner, developed a private sanitarium to care for black people who lacked proper health care and sanitation in their homes

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

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

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'

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

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

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Black History: A Journey of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph" Step back in time to the sugar plantations where black slaves endured unimaginable hardships, yet their spirit remained unbroken. The Buffalo soldiers blazed a trail through rough terrains, proving their mettle as they fought against adversity with unwavering determination. In 1863, an unknown artist captured the essence of anticipation in "Waiting for the Hour, " showcasing the hope and longing for freedom during a tumultuous era. From 1993 to 2013, elope Inc. Introduced Bootsy Collins-style star-shaped mirrored lens sunglasses that became iconic symbols of Black fashion and self-expression. Witness the fierce struggle between Free Soil advocates and supporters of slavery in Kansas during the turbulent 1850s - a pivotal moment shaping Black history. An early 20th-century drum major baton stands as a testament to African Americans' contributions to music and culture throughout history - its creator remains unknown but its impact undeniable. Philip Henry Logan's uniform cap worn as a Pullman Porter in 1966 symbolizes both pride and resilience within an industry that offered limited opportunities for economic advancement at that time. Delve into the divisive pro-slavery posters from Kansas in the mid-1850s; reminders of how deeply entrenched racism was during this period of American history. Experience Charleston's bustling cotton wharf in the 1870s - witness both prosperity built on enslaved labor and aspirations for change amidst racial inequality. A ticket to Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson boxing match on June 25th, 1959 serves as evidence that sports transcended race barriers even during times marked by segregationist policies George Scott Winslow's sculpture created by Edmonia Lewis celebrates his achievements as one of many accomplished Black individuals who defied societal expectations post-Civil War Glimpse into South Carolina Legislature's radical members in 1868.