The Emancipation Proclamation Exposition of 1913
byIn 1913, African-American New Yorkers celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation with a ten day exposition. Led by W.E.B. DuBois and members…
African American
Little-known tidbits about the people and the contributions of African-Americans to society.
Book: Colored People’s Blue-Book and Business Directory of Chicago
byI could find little on the author of this business directory, which was published privately in 1905, but the directory itself is a goldmine…
Alonzo Herndon and his Crystal Palace
byThe amazing and outrageous dichotomies of life under Jim Crow were embodied in Alonzo Herndon. Each day, he traveled from his home to ride…