Historic Newspapers: Black Americana
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Item #705731GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 19, 1794
* 18th century America publication
The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction. The front page features 5 illustrated ship advertisements. Half of page 2 is taken up with reports from the "Federal Legislature".... Read full description -
Item #580720ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, November 29, 1933 This 20 page newspaper has various headlines on the front page that include: "INQUIRY ORDERED IN MISSOURI MOB'S BURNING OF NEGRO", "Negro Attacker of Women Lynched By Mob at St. Joseph, Mo., Prison", "'Did All I Could' Sheriff Says; Eye-Witness Describes Attack" and more.
This tells of the... Read full description -
Item #177004HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 28, 1912
This issue is an Industrial Issue and has a color cover sheet over it. The front page of this issue has a photo called "A Recent Ceremony at the Vatican."
In this issue there is an illustration called "Mere Man and the Suffragette" by Kemble. There are photos of "Strange Air and Sea Craft from Europe" and there... Read full description -
Item #569408THE CINCINNATI DAILY GAZETTE, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 6, 1870 Taking over 3 1/2 columns on the ftpg. is the: "President's Message" signed in type at it's conclusion by the President: U.S. Grant. This was his annual state-of-the-union address, with subheads including: "The Slave Trade Treaty" "Our Army" "The Indian Policy" "The Census" and... Read full description -
Item #689620DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 3 has a report on the raid upon Harper's Ferry by John Brown and his cohorts, headed: "The Harper's Ferry Conspirators" which reports on the coming legal case of those involved.... Read full description -
Item #679521THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 16, 1903
* Joplin, Missouri
* Negro lynching & riot
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO HANGED BY A MISSOURI MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... Read full description -
Item #718161NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 12, 1856
* Bleeding - Bloody Kansas - Border War
* Sacking of Osawatomie & Palmyra
* Free-Staters vs. Border Ruffians
* Fight for pro and anti-slavery
Pages within have reports on the "Bleeding Kansas" situation with: "Kansas" "Battle of Palmyra" "An Expedition--Guerilla... Read full description -
Item #707674THE NEW NORTHWEST, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 26, 1882
* Rare old West publication
A great title for a newspaper from this part of the country in the 19th century.
Among the articles: "Women's Legal Rights" "The Woman's College" "John Brown and Fred Douglass" "Desertion & Bigamy" partially concerns the Mormon issue; 'Woman's Cause In The South" and... Read full description -
Item #572702THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 22, 1934
* Son Griggs negro lynching
* Kirbyville, Texas
This 42 page newspaper has small one column headlines on the back page (pg. 42) "HANG, SHOOT, DRAG NEGRO" "Texas Mob Lynches Prisoner Arrested With White Woman"
Tells of the lynching of Negro Son Griggs in Kirbyville, Texas.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #678328NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 15, 1858 The front page is entirely taken up with many reports headed: "OUR INDIAN WARS" with various subheads as seen in the photos.
Page two has: "Arrival of Another Captured Slaver at Charleston" which tells of the capture of the slave ship 'Brothers". Another related article providing... Read full description -
Item #684578FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 11, 1796 Much of pages 2 and 3 are taken up with reports from Congress concerning debates on the controversial Jay Treaty with England.
The front page has an ad: "For Sale, For the term of 10 Years, A Likely healthy Negro Girl..." with details.
Page 4 has other "reward" ads... Read full description -
Item #568126THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 19, 1947
* Henry Benjamin 'Hank' Greenburg
* Detroit Tigers - Pittsburgh Pirates
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the first page of the sport's section (near the back, section 5): "GREENBURG IS SOLD FOR 'SIZABLE SUM' TO THE PIRATES" "Detroit Parts With Home Run King When Others in... Read full description -
Item #698905THE CIRCULAR, Oneida Community (New York), Dec. 19, 1870
* Joseph Rainey
Near the top of the back page is a brief yet very significant report. It reads: "Joseph H. Rainey, a colored man, has taken his seat in the House of Representatives as the member elect from the 4th District of South Carolina."
Joseph... Read full description -
Item #621023FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 12, 1931
* Raymond Gunn lynching
* Maryville MO Missouri
* Burned atop a schoolhouse
The front page has one column headings: "Mob Burns Negro To Death On School Roof" "Building Made Funeral Pyre; Victim Chained To Prevent His Escape" and more. (see) Early, same day 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #700690GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Nov. 25, 1854 A title much like the more popular "Harper's Weekly" being tabloid-size with several pages of prints. This title actually precedes Harper's, which did not begin publication until 1857. The masthead features a very decorative engraving of Boston Harbor.
Perhaps the most notable prints are the 3 on... Read full description -
Item #697204THE CIRCULAR, Oneida Community (New York), Dec. 19, 1870 Near the top of the back page is a brief yet very significant report. It reads: "Joseph H. Rainey, a colored man, has taken his seat in the House of Representatives as the member elect from the 4th District of South Carolina."
Joseph Rainey was the very first... Read full description -
Item #669093THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, March 22, 1797 Beginning on the front page & ending on pg. 4 signed: Samuel Adams is "An Act ...Respecting Highways" in the state of Mass. Page 2 has: "Slave Trade"
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Item #700773FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Nov. 24, 1796 The front page includes 13 illustrated ship ads. The back page has an interesting ad headed: "To Be Sold....Upwards of 100 Negroes..." with various details. Also an ad: "For Sale, on a Credit, Two strong, healthy NEGRO MEN..." with details.
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Item #645608COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 25, 1806
* Zeb Pike Explores The Mississippi River
Page 2 references: "...a letter from St. Louis...says Lieut. Pike returned a few since for reconnoitering the head waters of the Mississippi--All I can understand of his tour is, that the Mississippi heads out of a large lake, and runs a... Read full description -
Item #702746NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 5, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial
Page 4 has a report from Washington: "Reliable letters from Richmond state that under no possible circumstances will Gov. Wise commute Brown's sentence. His fate may be considered as sealed..." with a bit more.
Page 5 has 2 columns... Read full description -
Item #208924THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, N.Y., Dec. 16, 1840.The Message From The President Of The United States To The Two Houses Of Congress, takes 3 col. on the front page, all of page 2 and concludes on page 3, signed in type: Martin Van Buren. Some discussion about the measures employed to suppress the slave trade. Bit of margin dirtiness, some foxing. -
Item #177030HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1900 (Supplement not included with this issue.) This issue features illustrations of the Boer War in South Africa; and illustrations featured at the Pennsylvania Academy Exhibition. It also contains numerous news articles of the day. See photos for full details.The Supplement, which contains the desirable print of Teddy Roosevelt on... Read full description -
Item #585263SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 4, 1902
* Jimmy Winkfield - Negro jockey... Last black to win Kentucky Derby
* Thoroughbred horse racing
Inside has a report of the running of the 1902 Kentucky Derby, won by the horse Alan-A-Dale, ridden by famed Hall of Fame African-American jockey Jimmy Winkfield. Winkfield... Read full description -
Item #570055THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 13, 1935
* Ab Young negro lynching
* Slayden, Mississippi
This 40 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MISSISSIPPI" "Accused of Murder, He Sings Hymn as Rope Is Placed Around His Neck"
Tells of the lynching of Ab Young in Slayden, Mississippi.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #600772THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1932
* Anna Elizabeth Dickinson death
* Anti slavery - Women's rights
Page 19 has one column headlines:
"ANNA E. DICKINSON, SLAVERY FOE, DEAD"
"Had Been Hoping to Celebrate 90th Birthday Next Friday Until Just Before End"
"Woman's Rights Champion"
and more with photo. (see) See images for 1st report... Read full description -
Item #174330HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 8, 1879 Full ftpg. Nast print: 'The Civilization Of Blaine'. Full page has 4: "Scenes At Pine Bluff, Arkansas". Dblpgctrfld: "Life in Southern India--Return from Early Tea". A fullpg. Nast cartoon: "Attack On The Resumption Safe". Fullpg: 'The Golden Gate--Entrance to San Francisco Harbor'.
Other news and... Read full description -
Item #570852THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 16, 1926
* Raymond Bird negro lynching
* Wytheville, Virginia
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "NEGRO CAPTIVE SLAIN IN CELL BY MOB" "Masked Virginians Storm Jail and Hang the Body to a Tree"
Tells of the lynching of negro Raymond Bird in Wytheville, Virginia
Other... Read full description -
Item #694925NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 1, 1812
* Carthagena's independence
* Rare mention of The Inquisition
* Report from Caracas re: their independence
Page 7 has under the heading "South America" mention of the manifesto of Carthagena, stating in part that in the previous November, they had declared... Read full description -
Item #175876HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 23, 1893 The front page is an illustration by A.B. Frost showing a Black man & his dog entitled: "Fo' De Lan's Sake! I Done Forgot De Chillun's Candy!". Within the issue is another full page Frost illustration "The Christmas Savings". Articles "The Chaplain of the House" and "The New... Read full description -
Item #691531NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 17, 1859
* John Brown's armed insurrection
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 2 begins with: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" & further down the column: "Capt. John Brown's Early History--Almost A D.D." which mentions he almost died years earlier.
Page 4 has: "The Case of the Fugitive... Read full description -
Item #703967NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV - West Virginia
The front page has various reports on the Harper's Weekly insurrection as well as other items of collector interest.
Among the column heads are: "The Harper's Ferry Insurrection - Lecture by Rev. J. Sella Martin" "Capture of... Read full description -
Item #569822THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1930
* Pigg Lockett & Holly White Negro lynchings
* Scooba MS Mississippi
This 56 page newspaper has small one column headlines on the back page (page 56): "TWO NEGROES LYNCHED BY MISSISSIPPI MOB" and "Two Officers Escorting Accused Highwaymen to Trial Are Overpowered on the Road" which tells... Read full description -
Item #676822HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1859 This issue contains "Something About Diamonds" which takes 12 pages and contains many illustrations on mining and cutting. Also included are: "Tropical Journeyings - Panama" (which includes content and an image related to General Morgan's capture of Panama along with... Read full description -
Item #683853DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 1858 Page 3 has a report headed: "Examination In The Slaver Case" which reports on the infamous Echo slave ship.
Four pages, piece missing from the top of the front leaf causes loss only to ads on page 2, otherwise nice condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half. -
Item #173192HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1868 The front page features a full-page illustration entitled "The Mariner's Children". The Impeachment Trial also includes a half-page illustration "The Impeachment Trial - The Senate in Consultation in the Ladies' Parlor" and a full page "The Ladies' Gallery of the Senate... Read full description -
Item #705728THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 26, 1862
* Rare pro-Confederate title
* Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
* Fort Donelson - Tennessee
Among the items in this issue are: ""The Free Negro Question in Ohio" "Jeff. Davis' Message Accompanying the Report of Floyd of the Battle of Fort Donelson" which is signed in type: Jefferson Davis; "Reflections on the... Read full description -
Item #571485THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1927 This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 29 that include: "LITTLE ROCK MOB LYNCHES A NEGRO" "Drags Body Through Street Behind Auto and Burns It in Colored Quarter" "Youth Alleged to Have Confessed Attack on White Woman and Her Daughter" and more. (see)
Tells of the lynching of negro Jonathan Carter in... Read full description -
Item #691632THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1928
* Casper Holstein kidnapping (set free)
* Harlem Negro mobster leader
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KIDNAPPED NEGRO FREED BY CAPTORS; FIVE SEIZED IN PLOT" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #691647DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 3, 1847 Inside pages have many reports on the Mexican War including: "Gen. Scott's Proclamation" "The Ten Regiment Bill" "Late From the City of Mexico" and: "Rio De La Plata".
Also inside is: "A Slave Case in Albany" concerning a New Orleans man with two young slaves who arrived in Albany,... Read full description -
Item #706988DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 1865 The front page has a somewhat brief article: "The Georgia Convention - Abolishment Of Negro Slavery" which concerns the historic 13th Amendment. When Georgia ratifies it in December it would become the law of the land.
Page 2 has two: "Proclamation" documents... Read full description -
Item #707053NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1859
* Slaver - slave ship Orion
* African Slave Trade Patrol
The front page has two-thirds of a column headed: "The Suspected Slaver - Description of the Belssel--Manifest of her Cargo...". The text notes in part: "The bark Orion...which arrived in this port...from the coast of Africa...been seized...upon... Read full description -
Item #683861DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9 1858 Page 3 has: "The Slave Case In South Carolina" which is about the infamous slave ship Echo.
Four pages, nice condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half. -
Item #173872HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 24, 1874 Full ftpg. Nast: 'A Burden He Has To Shoulder' shows U.S. Grant being overburdened. Fullpg. Nast: 'The Hobby In The Kinder-Garten' halfpg. of white men looking at an Indian family & their children. Less than qtr pg. Nast: "Worse than Slavery," which is a political cartoon with an illustration of the White... Read full description -
Item #691656DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1847 The front page has two columns taken up with: "Speech of Mr. Ashimun, of Mass., On The Mexican War" which carries over to page 2 as well
Page 3 has several reports on the Mexican War including; "Letters of the Sec. of War to Gen. Taylor" "Affairs In Mexico" "Additional Items From Vera Cruz" "Return of... Read full description -
Item #640633GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1791 Taking nearly 2 pages is: "An Expository Address to the People of England on the Late Memorable Decision Against the Abolition of the Slave Trade". Among the news reports near the back are a few items headed: "America" beginning: "America has now to boast a flourishing trade & a wise... Read full description -
Item #173864HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 26, 1874 Fullpg. Th. Nast cartoon shows a black man "The Commandments in South Carolina". Nearly fullpg. with 2 illustrations, plus text: 'Brigham Young's Wives in the Great Mormon Tabernacle' & 'Mormon at the Communion Table'.
Doublepage centerfold: 'Emigrants Leaving Queenstown for New York' at the... Read full description -
Item #708423NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 15, 1861
* President Abraham Lincoln letter
* To General John C. Fremont
* re. unauthorized Emancipation order
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "The Rebellion" "Retreat of the Rebel Army to Manassas" "Grand Balloon Reconnoissance by General Smith" "Important Letter of the President to General Fremont"... Read full description -
Item #684638FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 1, 1796 Much of page 2 is taken up with a report from Congress: "On motion for making provision for carrying into effect the treaty with Great Britain." which refers to the controversial Jay Treaty.
The front page has an ad: "For Sale, For A Term of Years, A Negro Man about... Read full description -
Item #696624THE DETROIT NEWS, July 28, 1962
* Albany Georgia civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King Jr. announces visit
The bottom of page 6-B has a one column heading: "Integration Leader to Speak Here" with small photo of King. (see image)
Complete with 22 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition. -
Item #678481THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 29, 1902
* Thomas Clark burned at the Stake
* Corinth, Mississippi Negro lynching
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description
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