Celebrating African American History and Culture

COLORED MEN WHO SERVED IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. Image sourced from The Negro in American History; men and women eminent in the evolution of the American of African descent by John Wesley Cromwell, 1914.

This collection contains material from almost every branch of the Libraries, including our new location in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. We've put this together to celebrate the opening of our newest Smithsonian museum in September 2016 and to showcase some of the public domain material we hold that supports research on the African American experience.

Cover of An inside view of slavery

An inside view of slavery

Parsons, C. G.; Stowe, Harriet Beecher

J.P. Jewett and Co.

1855

Cover of Emancipation and the freed in American sculpture

Emancipation and the freed in American sculpture

Murray, Freeman Henry Morris

The author

1916

Cover of Father Henson's story of his own life

Father Henson's story of his own life

Henson, Josiah; Stowe, Harriet Beecher

J.P. Jewett

1858

Cover of Folks from Dixie

Folks from Dixie

Dunbar, Paul Laurence

Dodd, Mead

1922, ©1898

Cover of Frederick Douglass the orator

Frederick Douglass the orator

Gregory, James Monroe

Willey

1893

Cover of Harriet, the Moses of her people

Harriet, the Moses of her people

Bradford, Sarah H.

for the Author by G.R. Lockwood & Son

1886

Cover of Leaven for doughfaces

Leaven for doughfaces

Lyman, Darius

Bangs and Company

1856

Cover of Liberty or slavery; the great national question

Liberty or slavery; the great national question

Thurston, R. B.; Baldwin, A. C.; Williston, Timothy; Congregational Board of Publication

Congregational Board of Publications

1857

Cover of Life of Charles Sumner

Life of Charles Sumner

Shotwell, Walter Gaston

T.Y. Crowell & Co.

[1910]

Cover of Oration by Frederick Douglass, delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Wa

Oration by Frederick Douglass, delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14th, 1876

Douglass, Frederick; Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana (Library of Congress); Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Gibson Brothers, Printers

1876

Cover of Selections from the addresses, inaugurals, and letters of Abraham Lincoln

Selections from the addresses, inaugurals, and letters of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln, Abraham

Macmillan Co.

1909

Cover of Speeches, lectures, and letters

Speeches, lectures, and letters

Phillips, Wendell

Lee and Shepard

1884

Cover of Teachings of patriots and statesmen

Teachings of patriots and statesmen

Chase, Ezra B.

J.W. Bradley

1860

Cover of The American Negro

The American Negro

Thomas, William Hannibal

The Macmillan Company

1901

Cover of The history of slavery and the slave trade, ancient and modern

The history of slavery and the slave trade, ancient and modern

Blake, W. O.

H. Miller

1860

Cover of The moral crusader, William Lloyd Garrison

The moral crusader, William Lloyd Garrison

Smith, Goldwin

Funk & Wagnalls Company

1892

Cover of The overthrow of American slavery

The overthrow of American slavery

Queal, William G.

Phillips & Hunt

1885

Cover of The planter's victim; or, Incidents of American slavery

The planter's victim; or, Incidents of American slavery

Smucker, Samuel M.

W.W. Smith

1855

Cover of The Suppressed book about slavery!

The Suppressed book about slavery!

G.W. Carleton & Co.

Carleton

1864

Cover of The underground rail road

The underground rail road

Still, William

Porter & Coates

1872

Cover of William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879

William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children

Garrison, Wendell Phillips; Garrison, Francis Jackson

The Century co

1885-1889