Black History Collection (page 2)

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

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

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

J. P. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. P. Campbell, 1887. Jabez Pitt Campbell, African-American minister, activist, philanthropist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

B. T. Washington, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Washington, 1887. African-American man, probably not Booker T. Washington. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

J. J. Irvine, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Irvine, 1887. Engineer, farmer and politician John J. Irvine was a noted leader of a movement to establish an African-American colony in the Western United States

B. T. Tanner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Tanner, 1887. African-American clergyman and editor Benjamin Tucker Tanner founded The Christian Recorder newsaper, and was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church

J. C. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Mathews, 1887. African-American attorney and judge James Campbell Matthews was the first black law school graduate in New York

James Lewis, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James Lewis, 1887. African-American soldier and politician, born enslaved. His father was a white planter. Lewis worked on steamboats on the Mississippi

N. H. Bouey, 1887. Creator: Unknown
N. H. Bouey, 1887. Harrison N. Bouey, African-American minister, teacher, journalist and missionary. Bouey was involved in efforts to help black Americans emigrate to Africa

J. J. Spelman, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Spelman, 1887. African-American journalist, politician, stage performer and manager James J. Spelman. During the American Civil War

E. W. Blyden, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. W. Blyden, 1887. Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician Edward Wilmot Blyden was born in the Danish West Indies to free black parents who claimed descent from the Igbo people of

E. M. Brawley, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. M. Brawley, 1887. Educator and minister Rev. Edward Macknight Brawley, the first African American to attend Bucknell University. Served as president at Selma University

John W. Cromwell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John W. Cromwell, 1887. John Wesley Cromwell, African-American lawyer, teacher, civil servant, journalist, historian, and civil rights activist

B. W. Arnett, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. W. Arnett, 1887. Benjamin William Arnett, African-American educator, minister and bishop. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

John H. Smythe, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John H. Smythe, 1887. African-American diplomat, politician and educator, US ambassador to Liberia. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

H. M. Turner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
H. M. Turner, 1887. Henry McNeal Turner, African-American minister and politician, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

T. T. Fortune, 1887. Creator: Unknown
T. T. Fortune, 1887. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor, economist and publisher

P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Publisher, politician, and Union Army officer Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the second African American to serve as governor and lieutenant governor of a U.S

J. C. Price, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Price, 1887. African-American founder, orator and educator Joseph Charles Price was the first president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina

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