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The 1619 Project (special issue of The New York Times Magazine, with supplementary materials; 2019), ed. by Nikole Hannah-Jones (PDF with commentary at pulitzercenter.org)
Manuscript for a Proposed Text Book in Negro History (only volume published; typescript covering up to early 19th century; Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Public Schools, ca. 1934), by A. Julian Lee (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The Black Experience in America, by Norman Coombs (Gutenberg text)
The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America (Boston: The Stratford Co., 1924), by W. E. B. Du Bois (multiple formats at archive.org)
Historical Romance of the American Negro (Baltimore: Press of Thomas and Evans, 1902), by Charles H. Fowler (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880: Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers and as Citizens, Together With a Preliminary Consideration of The Unity of The Human Family, an Historical Sketch of Africa, and an Account of The Negro Governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia (2 volumes; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883), by George Washington Williams
- Volume I: Gutenberg text and page images
- Volume II: Gutenberg text and page images
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The Mob Violence and the American Negro: "My Experience in the Sunny South" (1919), by Velley Loyn Lester (multiple formats at archive.org)
A Narrative of the Negro (Washington: Press of R.L. Pendleton, 1912), by Leila Amos Pendleton
- illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC
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The Negro in American History: Men and Women Eminent in the Evolution of the American of African descent (Washington: American Negro Academy, 1914), by John Wesley Cromwell
- multiple formats at archive.org
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The Negro in Our History (c1922), by Carter Godwin Woodson (multiple formats at archive.org)
A New Negro for a New Century: An Accurate and Up-to-Date Record of the Upward Struggles of the Negro Race (Chicago: American Publishing House, ca. 1900), ed. by John E. MacBrady, contrib. by Booker T. Washington, Norman B. Wood, and Fannie Barrier Williams
- multiple formats at archive.org
- page images at HathiTrust
Progress of a Race: or the Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro (revised and enlarged edition; Atlanta et al.: J. L. Nichols and Co., 1902), ed. by J. W. Gibson and W. H. Crogman, contrib. by Booker T. Washington and Fannie Barrier Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
Progress of a Race: or the Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro (new edition, some early pages missing (see earlier edition for full B. T. Washington introduction); Naperville, IL: J. L. Nichols and Co., c1920), ed. by J. L. Nichols, W. H. Crogman, H. F. Kletzing, and J. W. Gibson, contrib. by Margaret James Murray Washington, Charles M. Melden, Matthew W. Dogan, Albon L. Holsey, and Robert Russa Moton
- multiple formats at archive.org
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Progress of a Race: or the Remarkable Advancement of the Colored American (revised and enlarged edition; Naperville, IL: J. L. Nichols and Co., c1912), ed. by J. W. Gibson, W. H. Crogman, and H. F. Kletzing, contrib. by Booker T. Washington and Fannie Barrier Williams (multiple formats at archive.org)
A School History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1890, Combined With the History of the Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia (revised edition, 2 parts in 1 volume; New York: I. Goldmann, 1911), by Edward A. Johnson
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- page images at HathiTrust
A School History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1890, With a Short Introduction as to the Origin of the Race; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia (first edition; Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton, 1890), by Edward A. Johnson
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A School History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1890, With a Short Introduction as to the Origin of the Race; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia (revised edition; Chicago: W. B. Conkey Co., 1893), by Edward A. Johnson
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A School History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1890, With a Short Introduction as to the Origin of the Race; Also a Short Sketch of Liberia (revised edition; Chicago: W.B. Conkey Co., 1895), by Edward A. Johnson
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- multiple formats at archive.org
A Social History of the American Negro: Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States, Including a History and Study of the Republic of Liberia (1921), by Benjamin Brawley (Gutenberg text)
The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery (2 volumes; New York: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1909), by Booker T. Washington
- Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
Twentieth Century Negro Literature: or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro (Toronto et al.: J. L. Nichols and Co., c1902), ed. by Daniel Wallace Culp (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
History of the Black Man: An Authentic Collection of Historical Information on the Early Civilization of the Descendants of Ham, the Son of Noah; History of the Black Kingdoms of Ghana, Melle, Songhay and Hansas, and the Early American Negro (ca. 1921), by Joseph Julius Jackson
- multiple formats at archive.org
- page images at HathiTrust
The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race (only volume published; Montgomery, AL: National Pub. Co., 1919), ed. by Clement Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
Life of George Henry; Together with a Brief History of the Colored People in America (Providence, RI: H.I. Gould, 1894), by George Henry (HTML and TEI at UNC)
A social history of the American Negro. (AMS Press, 1971), by Benjamin Brawley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
For the dignity of humanity : 2nd annual commemoration of Black history (The Administration : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979), by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
The gift of Black folk; the Negroes in the making of America. (AMS Press, 1971), by W. E. B. Du Bois (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A guide to the study of the Negro in American history (National publication co., 1943), by Merl Raymond Eppse (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro, too, in American history. (National Publication Co., 1949), by Merl Raymond Eppse (page images at HathiTrust)
The industrial history of the Negro race of the United States (Negro educational association, 1911), by Giles B. Jackson and D. Webster Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the colored race in America ... (Negro Universities Press, 1968), by William T. Alexander (page images at HathiTrust)
A social history of the American Negro : being a history of the Negro problem in the United States : including a history and study of the republic of Liberia (The Macmillan Company, 1921), by Benjamin Griffith Brawley (page images at HathiTrust)
A school history of the Negro race in America from 1619 to 1890, combined with the history of the Negro soldiers in the Spanish-American War; also a short sketch of Liberia. (AMS Press, 1969), by Edward A. Johnson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The story of the Negro; the rise of the race from slavery. (P. Smith, 1969), by Booker T. Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
The American Negro : what he was, what he is, and what he may become; a critical and practical discussion (Macmillan Co. ;, 1901), by William Hannibal Thomas (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The story of the Negro; the rise of the race from slavery (P. Smith, 1940), by Booker T. Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
Negro makers of history (The Associated publishers, inc., 1928), by Carter Godwin Woodson (page images at HathiTrust)
Negro makers of history. (Associated Publishers, 1942), by Carter Godwin Woodson (page images at HathiTrust)
Black tide. (Jamax Books, 1963), by Julius A. Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)
Shadow and light; an autobiography. (Arno Press, 1968), by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the American Negro in the Great World War; his splendid record in the battle zones of Europe ... (Negro Universities Press, 1969), by William Allison Sweeney (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The Negro in Africa and America (For the American Economic Association by the Macmillan Company;, 1902), by Joseph Alexander Tillinghast (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The people's almanac. (New Century Publishers, 1955), by Elizabeth Lawson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (News & letters, 1963), by News & Letters. National Editorial Board (page images at HathiTrust)
The tragedy of the Negro in America : a condensed history of the enslavement, sufferings, emancipation, present condition and progress of the Negro race in the United States of America ([S.n.], 1897), by P. Thomas Stanford (page images at HathiTrust)
A brief history of 75 years of Negro progress ([Detroit, 1940), by Charles H. Wesley and John C. Dancy (page images at HathiTrust)
A century of Negro migration (The Association for the study of Negro life and history, 1918), by Carter Godwin Woodson (page images at HathiTrust)
Our brother in black: his freedom and his future. (Publishing House of M. E. Church, South, 1896), by Atticus G. Haygood (page images at HathiTrust)
Study of Negro development (Presiding Bishop and Council, Department of Missions and Church Extension, 1922), by Theodore DuBose Bratton and Episcopal Church. National Council. Dept. of missions and church extension (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro American : a mission investigation (Catholic students mission crusade, 1935), by John Thomas Gillard (page images at HathiTrust)
Legislation to establish within the Smithsonian Institution a National Museum of African-American History and Culture (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2003), by United States House Committee on House Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
The providence of God in the historical development of the Negro ([New York? : American Missionary Association?, 1895), by Augustus Field Beard (page images at HathiTrust)
A guide to the study of the Negro in American history (National education publishing co., 1937), by Merl R. Eppse (page images at HathiTrust)
The gift of black folk; the Negroes in the making of America (The Stratford co., 1924), by W. E. B. Du Bois (page images at HathiTrust)
The white side of a black subject : enlarged and brought down to date : a vindication of the Afro-American race : from the landing of slaves at St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565, to the present time (American Publishing House, 1897), by Norman Barton Wood (page images at HathiTrust)
Our brother in black : his freedom and his future. (Books for Libraries Press, 1970), by Atticus G. Haygood (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The progression of the race in the United States and Canada; treating of the great advancement of the colored race (Atwell Printing and Binding Co., 1907), by D. D. Buck (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The Negro vanguard. (Negro Universities Press, 1971), by Richard Bardolph (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Mail fraud charges against Marcus Garvey : hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, first session ... July 28, 1987. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1988., 1988), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (page images at HathiTrust)
Wanted - leaders! a study of Negro development (Presiding Bishop and Council, Department of Missions and Church Extension, 1922), by Theodore DuBose Bratton and Episcopal Church. National Council. Dept. of Missions and Church Extension (page images at HathiTrust)
Colored girls and boys' inspiring United States history, and a heart to heart talk about white folks (Searle & Dressler Co., Inc., 1921), by William Henry Harrison (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro from Africa to America (George H. Doran Co., 1924), by Willis D. Weatherford (page images at HathiTrust)
The industrial history of the Negro race of the United States (Negro Educational Association, 1911), by Giles B. Jackson and D. Webster Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
Division and reunion, 1829-1889 (Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893), by Woodrow Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
A short history of the American negro. (Macmillan, 1919), by Benjamin Griffith Brawley (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro in American history men and women eminent in the evolution of the American of African descent (The American Negro Academy, 1987), by John Wesley Cromwell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Der geheime Dienst : das Feldlager, das Gefängnisz und die Flucht (American Publishing Co., 1865), by Albert D. Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
Progress and achievements of the colored people : a handbook for self-improvement which leads to greater success (Washington, D.C. : A. Jenkins, [1917], 1917), by Kelly Miller, Carter Godwin Woodson, Joseph R. Gay, and Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (page images at HathiTrust)
A school history of the Negro race in America, from 1619 to 1890, with a short introduction as to the origin of the race; also a short sketch of Liberia. ([s.n.], 1891), by Edward A. Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
The African abroad, or, his evolution in western civilization, tracing his development under Caucasian milieu (The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor press, 1913), by William Henry Ferris (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro in American history; men and women eminent in the evolution of the American of African descent (The American Negro academy, 1914), by John Wesley Cromwell (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the negro race in America from 1619 to 1880. Negroes as slaves, as soldiers, and as citizens; together with a preliminary consideration of the unity of the human family, an historical sketch of Africa, and an account of the Negro governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia. (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1882), by George Washington Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
The sacrifice of a race (Edwards & Broughton, 1900), by Paul B. Barringer (page images at HathiTrust)
A guide to the study of the Negro in American history. (National Publication Co., 1953), by Merl R. Eppse (page images at HathiTrust)
A short history of the American Negro. (Macmillan Co., 1927), by Benjamin Brawley (page images at HathiTrust)
The Ethiopian's place in history and his contribution to the world's civilization... (The Afro-American Co., 1916), by John William Norris (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the colored race in America : containing also their ancient and modern life in Africa ... the origin and development of slavery in the Old World, and its introduction on the American continent : the slave trade : slavery ... : the Civil War, emancipation, education and advancement of the colored race ... (Palmetto Pub. Co., 1887), by William T. Alexander (page images at HathiTrust)
A school history ... of the Negro race in the United States : with a short introduction as to the origin of the race : also a short sketch of Liberia. (Edwards & Broughton, 1894), by E. A. Johnson and N.C.) Edwards and Broughton Company (Raleigh (page images at HathiTrust)
The story of the Negro; the rise of the race from slavery. (Negro Universities Press, 1969), by Booker T. Washington (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A new Negro for a new century (AMS Press, 1973), by Booker T. Washington, Norman Barton Wood, and Fannie Barrier Williams (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Evidences of progress among colored people (G.S. Ferguson, 1902), by G. F. Richings (page images at HathiTrust)
Pleas for progress (M.E. Church, 1895), by Atticus G. Haygood (page images at HathiTrust)
Cole's war with ignorance and deceit : and his lecture on education, delivered in the St. Cyprian Church, Tuesday evening, August 11, 1857. (Printed by J.H. Udell & R.P. Locke, 1857), by Peter Cole (page images at HathiTrust)
The black man, his antecedents, his genius, and his achievements (T. Hamilton;, 1863), by William Wells Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
The tragedy of the Negro in America. A condensed history of the enslavement, sufferings, emancipation, present condition and progress of the negro race in the United States of America (C. A. Wasto, printer, 1897), by P. Thomas Stanford (page images at HathiTrust)
The tragedy of the negro in America. A condensed history of the enslavement, sufferings, emancipation, present condition and progress of the negro race in the United States of America (Boston, Mass., 1898), by P. Thomas Stanford (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the Negro race in America from 1619 to 1880 : Negroes as slaves, as soldiers, and as citizens; together with a preliminary consideration of the unity of the human family, an historical sketch of Africa, and an account of the negro governments of Sierra Leone and Liberia (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885), by George Washington Williams, Knickerbocker Press, and G.P. Putnam's Sons (page images at HathiTrust)
Division and reunion, 1829-1889 (Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896), by Woodrow Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
Historical romance of the American Negro (Press of Thomas & Evans, 1902), by Charles H. Fowler (page images at HathiTrust)
Facts about "The birth of a new nation" ([United States] : [The Author?], 1919., 1919), by George Walter Lytle and Charles Simpson Butcher (page images at HathiTrust)
Then and now ([United States] : [The Author?], [1920?], 1920), by James E. Mason (page images at HathiTrust)
Crossing the line : a little light on a dark subject (Cleveland, Ohio : [publisher not identified], 1913., 1913), by S. Douglass McDuffie and Charles Simpson Butcher (page images at HathiTrust)
Why believers should be baptised and Catholicism exposed (Nashville, Tenn. : National Baptist Pub. Board, 1911., 1911), by J. P. Robinson, Randall K. Burkett, J. Gordon Melton, R. H. Boyd, and National Baptist Publishing Board (page images at HathiTrust)
Students' oratory (Philadelphia : A.M.E. Book Concern, 1911., 1911), by Charles Simpson Butcher, S. E. Bailey, and A.M.E. Book Concern (page images at HathiTrust)
Our political status (Xenia, Ohio : Torchlight Job Rooms, 1884., 1884), by W. S. Scarborough, Charles Simpson Butcher, and Pa.) Colored Men's Inter-State Conference (1884 : Pittsburgh (page images at HathiTrust)
Progress of a race (Atlanta, Ga. : J.L. Nichols & Co., 1898., 1898), by H. F. Kletzing, Booker T. Washington, and W. H. Crogman (page images at HathiTrust)
The story of the Negro, the rise of the race from slavery (Association Press, 1909), by Booker T. Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
The story of the Negro : the rise of the race from slavery (T. Fisher Unwin, 1909), by Booker T. Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
Lux gentis nigrae (Philadelphia : A.M.E. Book Concern, [1903?], 1903), by H. T. Johnson, Charles Simpson Butcher, Booker T. Washington, and A.M.E. Book Concern (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro from A to Z (Washington, D.C. : Press of R.L. Pendleton, 1897., 1897), by A. B. Cosey, Alexander Crummell, and Alexander Crummell Pamphlet Collection (Emory University. General Libraries) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro in progressive circle : a compendium of his beginning and progress through life, down to the present time (Nashville, Tenn. : A.M.E. Sunday School Union Print, 1913., 1913), by William Knight, Randall K. Burkett, and A.M.E. Sunday School Union (page images at HathiTrust)
The roots of the Universal Negro Convention : held in the City of New York, August 1st to 31st, 1920 : an historical background and review of the causes leading up to the great Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World ([New York?] : [A.L. Sewell?], [1920], 1920), by Ashton L. Sewell, Randall K. Burkett, Harcourt A. Tynes, and Joseph Pinckney (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the Black man : an authentic collection of historical information on the early civilization of the descendents of Ham, the son of Noah : history of the Black kingdoms of Ghana, Melle, Songhay and Hansas, and the early American Negro ([Bellefontaine, Ohio?] : [The Author?], [1921], 1921), by Joseph Julius Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)
The Negro in the light of the Great War (Baltimore, Md. : [publisher not identified], 1918., 1918), by William Pickens and Thomas W. Harvey (page images at HathiTrust)
"At the peace table" ([United States] : [publisher not identified], [1919?]], 1919), by Prince A. Glanton and Thomas W. Harvey (page images at HathiTrust)
The price of victory : an oration ([Jacksonville, Fla.?] : [The College?], [1919?]], 1919), by L. D. Watson, Thomas W. Harvey, and Edward Waters College (page images at HathiTrust)
The place of the Negro in American history (Philadelphia : A.M.E. Pub. House, 1905., 1905), by R. William Fickland, William H. Crawford, Charles Simpson Butcher, Abraham Lincoln Murray, and A.M.E. Book Concern (page images at HathiTrust)
Universal black men catechism. ([New York?] : [Universal Negro Improvement Association?], [1921?]], 1921), by Universal Negro Improvement Association, Randall K. Burkett, and George Alexander McGuire (page images at HathiTrust)
The re-birth of Negro ideals (Nashville, Tenn. : National Baptist Publishing Board, 1920., 1920), by Alexander S. Jackson and William H. Crawford (page images at HathiTrust)
Freedom to the free : century of emancipation, 1863-1963 (U. S. Government Printing Office, 1963), by United States Commission on Civil Rights (page images at HathiTrust)
An elementary history of America, including the contributions of the Negro race (National Publication Co., 1953), by Merl R. Eppse (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Remarkable advancement of the American Negro (Atlanta, Ga. : J.L. Nichols, 1900., 1900), by H. F. Kletzing, James V. Hatch, Camille Billops, Booker T. Washington, and W. H. Crogman (page images at HathiTrust)
One tenth of a nation. (Progressive Book Shop, 1946), by Harold W. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The Negro in American life (Oxford Book Co., 1954), by Harry J. Walker (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The American Negro. What he was, what he is, and what he may become : a critical and practical discussion (Negro Universities Press, 1969), by William Hannibal Thomas (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Supplementary units for the course of study in social studies, grades 7-8. ([Chicago, 1942), by Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education. Bureau of Curriculum (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
History of the Black man; an authentic collection of historical information on the early civilization of the descendants of Ham, the son of Noah: history of the Black kingdoms of Ghana, Melle, Songhay, and Hansas, and the early American Negro. (Bellefontaine, Ohio, 1921), by Joseph Julius Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)
The African abroad, or, his evolution in a western civilization, tracing his development under Caucasian milieu. (Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Press, 1968), by William Henry Ferris (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
We the black people of the United States (U.S. G.P.O., 1970), by United States Bureau of the Census (page images at HathiTrust)
Our brother in black: his freedom and his future. (New York, : Phillips & Hunt, 1881., 1881), by Atticus G. Haygood (page images at HathiTrust)
Wanted—Leaders! : A study of Negro development, by Theodore DeBose Bratton (Gutenberg ebook)
The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America, by W. E. B. Du Bois, contrib. by Edward F. McSweeney (Gutenberg ebook)
The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race, by William Wells Brown, contrib. by Alonzo D. Moore and Elijah W. Smith (Gutenberg ebook)
Index of Project Gutenberg Works on Black History: A 2019 Project Gutenberg Contribution for Black History Month, ed. by David Widger (Gutenberg ebook)
The Negro at Work in New York City: A Study in Economic Progress, by George Edmund Haynes (Gutenberg ebook)
The Negro and the Nation: A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement, by George Spring Merriam (Gutenberg ebook)

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