Autograph manuscript letter from R. B. Robinson, editor and proprietor of The Kanawha Advance in Charleston, West Virginia, to Benjamin F. Jones, chairman of the Republican National Committee, dated 1884 September 22. Robinson asks for funds to suppor...
Description:
Robert B. Robinson was an African American newspaper owner and editor born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1848, to Reverend Robert H. Robinson (1824-1909) and Mary Ann Warwick Robinson (1832-1899). With his brother Magnus L. Robinson (1852-1918), he found...
Subject (Geographic):
West Virginia., United States, and West Virginia
Subject (Name):
Jones, Benjamin F. 1824-1903. (Benjamin Franklin),, Robinson, R. B. 1848- (Robert B.),, Colored Men of West Virginia., and Republican National Committee (U.S.)
Subject (Topic):
African American newspaper editors, African American newspapers, African Americans, Political activity, Presidents, Election, and Politics and government
Photograph album with photographs taken by an unidentified photographer of students and teachers at Gibbons High School in Paris, Texas, circa 1915-1919. Depicted are African-American men and women--most of whom are identified--posing alone or in grou...
Description:
Gibbons (initially known as the Provine Street Colored School), a school for African-American students, was established in Paris, Texas, in 1884. The building burned down circa 1914 and was rebuilt before 1916 March. The school, which included an elem...
Subject (Geographic):
Texas, Texas., and Paris (Tex.)
Subject (Name):
Gibbons High School (Paris, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
African American students, African American teachers, African Americans, High school students, High school teachers, and Segregation
