Photographic postcard depicting the tree where Scott Burton was lynched on August 14, 1908 during the Springfield, Illinois race riot, taken by an unidentified photographer
Description:
Captions in English.
Subject (Geographic):
Illinois., Illinois, Springfield., and Springfield (Ill.)
The collection includes photographs, clippings, and copies of drawings primarily of well-known Black artists, writers, activists, political figures, singers, actors, musicians, scholars, and other figures throughout history. Most of the images depict ...
Description:
Josephine DeWitt Rhodehamel (1901-2000) was a librarian in California and co-authored Ina Coolbrith: Librarian and Laureate of California (1973).
Subject (Name):
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967., Rhodehamel, Josephine DeWitt, 1901-2000., and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Subject (Topic):
African American actors, African American athletes, African American authors, African American celebrities, African American musicians, African American singers, African Americans, and History
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
