Southern Horrors (1892) is a pamphlet by Ida B. Wells. Published several months after a white mob destroyed the office o......more
A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture (1798) is an autobiography by Venture Smith. Written while Smith was l......more
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (1852) is a speech by Frederick Douglass. Having escaped from slavery in the So......more
Born into slavery on a Maryland farm, Josiah Henson (1789-1883) worked as a foreman, married, and became a preacher in t......more
Traces the history and culture of various Native American tribes in Florida, addressing such topics as mounds and other ......more
In "Indian Wars: North Carolina," Enoch Lawrence Lee delves into the tumultuous conflicts between Indigenous tribes and ......more
Frederick Douglass: A Biography (1899) is a book by African American author, lawyer, and political activist Charles Ches......more
The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation (1911) is a work of nonfiction by Charles Eastman. Recognized for his achievem......more
American Indian Stories (1921) is a collection of stories and essays from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Sá. Published wh......more
Each of the 27 captivating tales in this rich collection, passed down from generation to generation, long ago provided a......more
The wife of a minister in a small frontier town west of Boston, Mary Rowlandson was forced to leave her house in the lat......more
Raised among the Sioux until the age of 15, Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) resolved to become a physician in orde......more
Ida B. Wells exposes a series of racially-motivated acts that disproportionately affect African Americans and is overwhe......more
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A Fast Walk Through a Long History is a brisk but richly informative retelling of our civil rights history, originally p......more
Warriors, statesmen, prophets and scholars; they were the firmest of friends and the most formidable of foes. They are h......more
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Craftspeople who admire striking Indian designs can now create beautiful, colorful beadwork originated by the Chippewa, ......more
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A Negro Explorer at the North Pole (1912) is a memoir by Matthew Henson. Published a few years following an expedition t......more
A Son of the Forest (1829) is an autobiography by William Apes. An indentured servant, soldier, minister, and activist, ......more
Memories of an Indian Boyhood (1902) is a memoir by Charles Eastman. Recognized for his achievements as a pioneering Nat......more
The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh (1847) is a memoir by George Copway. Written while he was living wit......more
"This heartfelt tribute to the great Harriet Tubman, by outstanding African American and Hispanic leaders with whom I ha......more
A collected biography of 100 notable Native Americans....more
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From the intro: This little volume is the third of aeries designed to promote anthropologic researches among the North ......more
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From the intro: James Smith, pioneer, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1737. When he was eighteen years of......more
From the intro: Andrew J. Blackbird, the author of this little book, is an educated Indian, son of the Ottawa Chief. Hi......more
Of all the Native American leaders who attempted to resist the westward expansion of the United States and further white......more
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This article explores one of the great Indians of our time who successfully used the skills he learned at Carlisle to fi......more
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This first-hand narrative of the life of Matthew Brayton, a seven-and-a-half year old white child of a settler who was k......more
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A story about a Native American festival celebrated long before the Europeans arrived and is still celebrated today.This......more
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This is a sourcebook and treasury of unique designs, in a collection never published before--300 original motifs created......more
The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation (1850) is a work of Indigenous American histor......more
A thorough account of Africa’s history and its lasting influence on Western culture told from the perspective of the dis......more
A compilation of more than 30 addresses from Booker T. Washington explaining the importance of personal responsibility, ......more
*Includes pictures depicting important Iroquois leaders and art. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. From the ......more
The War Chief of the Ottawas is a Native American history text by Thomas Guthrie Marquis. There was rejoicing throughout......more
North Carolina acquired the nickname, the Tar Heel State due to its relationship with tar, pitch and turpentine. The o......more
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Four American Indians: King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, and Osceola contains biographies of these Native Americans, along......more
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Douglass’ powerful account of his journey, by way of determined self education, from slavery to being one of America’s g......more
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In this provocative essay, the authors explore how John Trumbull, famed painter of the American Revolutionary War period......more
Luther Standing Bear, a Lakota Sioux born in the 1860s, heard these legends in his youth, when his people were being mov......more
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