<I>History of the Negro Race In America From 1619 to 1880</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1882
name: label: Written by
content: George Washington Williams, 1849 - 1891
label: Published by
content: G. P. Putnam's Sons, American, 1838 - 1996
label: Owned by
content: Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, American
notes: label: Caption
content: Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown is an influential Baptist minister and NAACP leader in San Francisco, CA. A Mississippi native, Brown first became involved in the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager in the 1950s. He worked closely with both Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King. Jr. This book played a powerful role in Brown's decision to become an activist.
label: Description
content: A hardback book (a), the History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880, owned by Rev. Amos Brown. This is the first popular edition, which combines Volume 1: 1619-1800 and Volume 2: 1800-1880 into a single book. In addition to providing a comprehensive history of the African American experience, the book contains an "historical sketch of Africa" and commentary on the governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia.
label: Description
content: The book is bound in green cloth and the back cover is missing. Printed across the top of the front cover in black is [History of the] with [Negro Race] printed across the bottom. Both parts of the title are framed in gold. Printed at the top of the spine of the book in gold is [HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA] with [WILLIAMS] and [1619-1880] printed under it. Handwritten inside of the front cover in black ink is [P. 216]. On the next page is [Rev. C.D. Brown] with an address written below it in black ink. On the top right corner of the title page is [see back inside cover] handwritten in black ink. There is a frontispiece portrait of the author, George Washington Williams, opposite the title page along with a reproduced signature.
label: Description
content: Inside of the book are two pieces of ephemera. One is a 1935 advertisement celebrating Natchez College's 50th anniversary (b). Printed at the top of the advertisement is a black and white photo of one of the buildings at Natchez College. Printed at the bottom left side is a photo of the president of the college at the time. On the back of the paper are inscriptions. At the top left side is a Chicago address written in pencil. Below that is [Rev. G.W. Myers] with a phone number under it written in pencil. The paper has yellowed, is torn around the edges, and is stained. The second piece of ephemera is a fragment of a 1950's newspaper (c). The fragment is of the top left corner of the paper and the paper has yellowed.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: United States History
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Amos C. Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2025.37.2abc
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with cardboard and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 7/16 × 6 1/2 × 2 in. (24 × 16.5 × 5.1 cm)