Historic Newspapers: Black Americana
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Item #686129THE SPECTATOR, New York, June 8, 1799 The entire front page & a bit of page 2 are taken up with a portion of the very lengthy Act of Congress on regulating duties on imports, headed with an engraving of a heraldic eagle.
Page 2 has a "Five Dollars Reward" ad for a runaway negro man, as well as reports on the Napoleonic War including a document signed: Buonaparte.
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Item #695237THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 11, 1847 In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Page 3 has four slave-related ads, one headed: "Negroes Wanted.." each having... Read full description -
Item #688674DUNLAP & CLAYPOOLE'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER EXTRA, Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 1794
* 18th century runaway slave ad
A single sheet "Extra" edition. The front page taken up with ads with a runaway slave ad headed: "Twenty Dollars Reward" (see)
Complete as a single sheet issue, never-trimmed margins, nice condition. -
Item #697109WEEKLY MUSEUM, New York, Oct. 18, 1800 Somewhat of a literary title but other content as well including a poem titled: "Slave Trade". Also: "Horrid Murder" "Radnor Forest"; an interesting unpublished letter by George Washington dated Nov. 26, 1775; "Female Constancy" and more.
Four pages, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, nice condition. -
Item #626815MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 1971 This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960 as a weekly publication. It was distributed nationwide by the Nation Of Islam and covered current events around the world as well... Read full description -
Item #583867THE WORLD, New York, March 8, 1865
* General William T. Sherman
* Columbia, South Carolina
* Last weeks of the Civil War
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S ARMY", "News Direct From Columbia, S.C.", "Full Particulars of the Capture of the City", "GEORGIA", "Davis Handled Without Gloves", "The Negro-Arming Nonsense",... Read full description -
Item #694556THE UNION subtitled: "United States' Gazette and True American for the Country", Philadelphia, April 17, 1819 This was the semi-weekly country edition of the "Union" which was a daily.
Page 2 includes: "Claims of the North American Indians" and: "Curious Roguery. A page 3 report begins: "The slave trade treaties were the subject of some... Read full description -
Item #694552SUPPLEMENT TO CLAYPOOLE'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Oct. 15, 1796 Occasionally newspapers would publish a "Supplement" to an issue to either provide space for advertisements or to report news that would not fit within the 4 page issue. This is one.
The front page begins with a: "Twenty-Dollars Reward" for a runaway: "...Negro... Read full description -
Item #666550THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, July 5, 1865 From just after the end of the Civil War but still with some nice war-related reports including: "Sherman--Then and Now" "The Negro At Home" "Brutal Treatment of Mr. Jefferson Davis..." "Vermont & the Negro" "The Fallen President" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Described as "The Hottest... Read full description -
Item #596292NEW YORK OBSERVER, June 13, 1846
* Mexican War
* The slave trade
The front page has: "Proceedings of the General Assembly" and "Discussion On The Subject of Slavery" which is quite lengthy. Page 2 has: "The Late Declaration on Slavery" and pg. 3 has; "Progress of the War--Surrender of Matamoras: Blockade of Vera Cruz--Murder of American... Read full description -
Item #545946PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated May 10, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "What's Coming? - An Answer by Vice President Wallace" "Our Sea Attack Will Continue - Gen. Mac Arthur" "Jean Muir Demands Fair Deal For Negro Themes in Movies". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
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Item #688251DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 19, 1852
* Emigrants travel to California
Page 3 has an article: "Mortality On The Plains" which reports on: "The mortality among emigrants to California by the overland route continues very large..." with some detail.
Also: "Intelligence From California takes over a full... Read full description -
Item #706751Pamphlet: "REMARKS of HON. LYMAN TRUBULL, OF ILLINOIS, ON seizure of Arsenals at Harper's Ferry, Va., and Liberty, Mo., and in vindication of the Republican Party and its Creed, in response to Senators Chesnut, Yulee, Saulsbury, Clay, and Pugh. Delivered in the United States Senate, December 6, 7 and 8, 1859".... Read full description -
Item #175666HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 19, 1891 Among the prints in this issue are the full front page by famed artist A. B. Frost: "Making the Best Of It"; a half page print of: "The Hon. Thomas B. Reed"' a full page: "The Opening of Congress--The Ladies' Gallery of the House of Representatives"; a half page: "Sweets For The Holidays"; a small print of: "The... Read full description -
Item #177435HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 9, 1907 There is a front page illustration, "As Taught at Groton, Massachusetts, "Rub Them Out, Obliterate the Lines"" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "The Arrival of the New British Ambassabor, Mr. James Bryce, in America"; "The Japanese Squadron that will Visit American Waters"; "Our Navy's Newest and Fastest... Read full description -
Item #177221HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 19, 1903 -
Item #177430HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1907 -
Item #681801NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 30, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Our Rebel Prisoners" "How Uncle Sam Can Keep a Hotel" "His Boarders on David's Island--Who They Are & How They Feel" "News From Charleston" "Union Attack in Large Force on the Enemy's Rifle Parts" "The Bombardment Still Going On" "Jeff. Davis... Read full description -
Item #573511THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1927
* Joseph Upchurch negro lynching
* Paris, Tennessee
This 36 page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column headline on page 14: "POSSE KILLS NEGRO" and more. (see)
Tells of the lynching (shooting) of negro Joseph Upchurch in Paris, Tennessee.
Other news of the day. Light browning with... Read full description -
Item #636897THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1933.
* Lloyd Warner Negro lynching
* St. Joseph MO Missouri
* Verne C. Miller slaying
* Gangster era gunman - bootlegger
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "MISSOURI OPENS LYNCHING INQUIRY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the lynching of Negro Lloyd Warner in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The back... Read full description -
Item #177245HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1904 -
Item #592074THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1865
* General William T. Sherman march up the coast
* Arming the slaves? South's last hope
This genuine newspaper has a wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE SOUTH", "Rebel News, Rumors and Speculations", "THE MILITARY... Read full description -
Item #177425HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 29, 1906 -
Item #681973NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 18, 1864
* Second Battle of Petersburg
* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
* Gettysburg two week away
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Grant's Rapid Progress" "Capture of Petersburg" "Retreat of the Rebels Across the Appomattox" "Bravery of the Negro Troops" "Rebels... Read full description -
Item #689420NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 19, 1829
* Offer to buy Texas from Mexico
* President Andrew Jackson proposal
* Pre-Texas War for Independence
The front page has an item: "Texas" which begins: "Many rumours have been afloat as to a project entertained by the executive to acquire the Mexican province of Texas by... Read full description -
Item #175988HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 19, 1895 Full front page illus. of "The Latest Thing in Cuckoos." Inside is a 1/4 pg. portrait of "Rear-Admiral Richard W. Meade, U.S.N." 1/2 pg. illus. of "The New Bridge Over the East River, New York." Two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Mining for Gold in California." Full pg. illus. of "A Royal Flush." 1/3 pg. illus. of... Read full description -
Item #698618RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Virginia, Aug. 21, 1874 Page 2 has a report concerning the Bowley-Jones feud within the Republican party of South Carolina. Both are African-Americans. Much can be found about them on Wikipedia. James Bowley had escaped slavery in Maryland with the help of Harriet Tubman.
"The Negro Quarrel At Georgetown,... Read full description -
Item #176274HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 16, 1897 Full front page portrait of "Seth Low." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Decorative Paintings by C. Y. Turner in the Dining Room of the Astoria Hotel, New York" and "Decorative Painting by Edwin Howland Blashfield for the Astoria Hotel, New York." "Full pg. illus. of "On the Way to the Klondike Gold Fields -... Read full description -
Item #175854HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1893 Front full pg. illus. of "Drilling the Crew of the 'Vigilant'." Inside is a 1/3 pg. portrait of "Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, President of Cornell University." 1/2 pg. illus. of "Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Showing the Principal Buildings." Full pg. of illus. of "Old Strawberry Bank - Portsmouth,... Read full description -
Item #725593BOSTON GAZETTE, April 10, 1809
* Edgar Allan Poe's mother theater ad (Eliza Arnold Hopkins Poe)
A curious literary item here as the top of page 3 has an advertisement for the "Boston Theatre" for the performance of: "BARBAROSSA", a theatrical performance, with one of the actors being Edgar Allan Poe's mother ("Mrs. Poe) playing... Read full description -
Item #177244HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 19, 1904 -
Item #675680NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1866 The conclusion of the Civil War brought with it an interest in expending west, so it would not seem unusual that articles that read like a 19th century travelogue would appear in newspapers of the day.
This issue has one on page 5, which was part of a larger series: "A... Read full description -
Item #173130HARPER'S WEEKLY Sept. 21, 1867 Full front pg. illus. of "The Raccoon Hunt." Inside: 1/3 pg. illus. of "Disaster to Shipping in the White Sea." 2/3 pg. illus. of "Seal Hunting as Practiced by the Norwegians." 1/3 pg. illus. of "Fairmount Water Works, Near Philadelphia." Small illus. of "Whale Captured Near Tiverton, Rhode Island." 1/2 pg. illus. of... Read full description -
Item #173164HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 18, 1868 The front page features a 2/3 page illustration of "Ruins of the Wall of Clerkenwell Prison, London, Immediately After the Explosion" (which was in regards to Michael Barrett's efforts to free Richard O'Sullivan-Burke). Inside are two 1/2 page illustrations pertaining to "First and Second Floors - A Study... Read full description -
Item #582693THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1864
* Suffolk VA Virginia
* Negro troops
Among the front page columns heads on the Civil War are: "The Intentions of the Rebels" "Very Latest Intelligence" "Grand Division of the Mississippi" "Concentration of the Rebels" "Capture of Suffolk by the Union Troops" "Gallantry of... Read full description -
Item #174450HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 1, 1880 Fullpg. text with 5 illus. on: 'The Hudson River Tunnel'. Fullpg: 'The Negro Exodus--the Old Style & the New' fullpg: 'The West Point Outrage--The Court of Inquiry in Session'.
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Item #582761LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 22, 1937
* Joe Louis to win World Boxing Heavyweight title (day of)* James Braddock - pre fight reporting
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7: "JOE LOUIS FAVORED IN PRE-FIGHT DOPE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT" and "Negro Believed to Pack to Much Wallop for Aged Champion..." ... Read full description -
Item #177443HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1907 There is a front page illustration, "Patriotism---Conspiracy" by W. A. Rogers. There are photos of "the Only Living Ex-President and His Family"; a double page photo spread of "Blazing New Trails for a City's Needs"; and an illustrations of "The Waning Theatrical Season" by Hamilton Williams, and other advertisements of the day are included as well. See photos for full details. -
Item #583985SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 28, 1917
* Race riots in Chester PA
* Mob - Negroes
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MOB BEATS NEGRO", "ANOTHER NEAR DEATH", "Riots In Chester, PA.", "Authorities Are Taken by Surprise in Night Attack by Several Thousands", and more. See... Read full description -
Item #177439HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 6, 1907 -
Item #699385THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, Dec. 4, 1819
* Slavery in Missouri question
* Expansion of United States
* Prelude to Statehood - free or slave state ?
An uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began in 1811, but not... Read full description -
Item #174496HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "The Democratic Axe Grinder." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Hopeless Undertaking." Full pg. Nast illus. entitled "A Financial Mistake."
Doublepage centerfold by Nast entitled "Another Kind of 'Silent (Democratic) Majority'." Two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to "Not a Fit Party to Trust." Full pg.... Read full description -
Item #177408HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 8, 1906 There is a front page, illustration, "This Iz Tu Mutch" by W. A . Rogers. "English as She is Spelt, The 300 Words Selected for Change" is an article and list of words such as "licence to license and encyclopaedia to encyclopedia." There is both an article, "The Future in America" by H. G. Wells,... Read full description -
Item #175710HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 21, 1892 Front full pg. portrait of "Charles Francois Gounod." Inside are three small illus. of "Argentine's President Conducted by Admiral Walker Inspecting the White Squadron," "Li Hung-Chang," and "Gordon Hall, Tientsin, in Which the Banquet was Given." 1/2 pg. illus. of "At the Open Air Horse Show - Showing... Read full description -
Item #709384THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 12, 1765 The front page has reports headed: "America" including a note of boats in the Upper Lakes being destroyed by enemy Indians, etc. The back page has an item from Jamaica that begins: "A fellow here, a gold coast Negro, whom I bought two years since, & can already speak English, has made a discovery...".
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 11 inches, very nice condition. -
Item #679337THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 1852 Among the reports in this anti-slavery newspaper are: "Gen. Pierce and the Fugitive Slave Law". The back page has an ad for: "Little Eva, Uncle Tom's Guardian Angel. A song composed & dedicated to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Poetry by John G.... Read full description -
Item #177223HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 3, 1903 -
Item #175678HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1892 Half page: 'Design for the Carnegie Library at Pittsburg, Pa.' Full page: 'At the Brooklyn Navy Yard'.
Great doublepage centerfold: 'Some of the Ships of the U.S. Navy' is displayable. Nice Remington full page: 'Garza Revolutionists in the Texas Chaparral' -
Item #716291THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1865
* Cornerstone laid for the Gettysburg monument
Page 5 has: "Gettysburg", "The Celebration Yesterday on the Great Battle Field", "General Howard's Tribute to the Veterans", "Miles O'Reilly's Poem of the Day and Place", and "The Ceremonies of Laying the... Read full description -
Item #174504HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 6, 1880 Full ftpg. Nast political cartoon: "The North means business". Fullpg: 'In & About Rugby--The English Colony in Tennessee'. Fullpg: 'Hqts. of the National Republican Committee, Fifth Ave., N.Y.' & halfpg: 'The Lenox Library, Fifth Ave., New York City'.
Full page: "Call You That Backing Of... Read full description
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