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Book Catalogue of the Wilberforce University 1859 60 Xenia Ohio

Download or read book Catalogue of the Wilberforce University 1859 60 Xenia Ohio written by Wilberforce University and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of Wilberforce University for the Academical Year 1878 79

Download or read book Catalogue of Wilberforce University for the Academical Year 1878 79 written by Wilberforce University and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Happy Dreams of Liberty

Download or read book Happy Dreams of Liberty written by R. Isabela Morales and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant, multi-generational saga of a mixed-race family in the US West and South from the antebellum period through the rise of Jim Crow. When Samuel Townsend died at his home in Madison County, Alabama, in November 1856, the fifty-two-year-old white planter left behind hundreds of slaves, thousands of acres of rich cotton land, and a net worth of approximately $200,000. In life, Samuel had done little to distinguish himself from other members of the South's elite slaveholding class. But he made a name for himself in death by leaving almost the entirety of his fortune to his five sons, four daughters, and two nieces: all of them his slaves. In this deeply researched, movingly narrated portrait of the extended Townsend family, R. Isabela Morales reconstructs the migration of this mixed-race family across the American West and South over the second half of the nineteenth century. Searching for communities where they could exercise their newfound freedom and wealth to the fullest, members of the family homesteaded and attended college in Ohio and Kansas; fought for the Union Army in Mississippi; mined for silver in the Colorado Rockies; and, in the case of one son, returned to Alabama to purchase part of the old plantation where he had once been held as a slave. In Morales's telling, the Townsends' story maps a new landscape of opportunity and oppression, where the meanings of race and freedom--as well as opportunities for social and economic mobility--were dictated by highly local circumstances. During the turbulent period between the Civil War and the rise of Jim Crow at the turn of the twentieth century, the Townsends carved out spaces where they were able to benefit from their money and mixed-race ancestry, pass down generational wealth, and realize some of their happy dreams of liberty.

Book Catalogue of Wilberforce University 1885 6

Download or read book Catalogue of Wilberforce University 1885 6 written by Wilberforce University and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Daniel Alexander Payne

Download or read book Daniel Alexander Payne written by Nelson T. Strobert and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed biography gives a portrait of the life of Daniel Alexander Payne, a free person of color in nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. This work highlights his life as educator, pastor, abolitionist, poet, historiographer, hymn writer, ecumenist, and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Payne was a strong voice for the freedom of his enslaved brothers and sisters of color as well as a vociferous supporter of general and theological education. Upon his election as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio in 1863, Payne became the first African American to lead an institution of higher education in the United States. In addition to exploring his work within the United States, this biography highlights and includes sources from Payne’s travels, work, and reception in nineteenth century Europe.

Book The Annual Catalogue of Wilberforce Univesity 1905 06 1907 08

Download or read book The Annual Catalogue of Wilberforce Univesity 1905 06 1907 08 written by Wilberforce University and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rare historical document provides a fascinating glimpse into the early years of Wilberforce University, a historically black college in Ohio founded in 1856. With detailed listings of students, faculty, courses, and expenses, as well as photographs and testimonials, this catalog offers a unique perspective on higher education in the early 20th century. An essential resource for historians and genealogists alike, it is also a valuable reminder of the perseverance and achievement of African Americans during a challenging time in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Invisible in Plain Sight

Download or read book Invisible in Plain Sight written by Jill E. Rowe and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Land Act of 1820 made it possible for settlers to begin to populate the West and added to the confiscation of land from Native Americans. Former landowners - a mix of Native American, African and European ancestry - migrated to the northern frontier and founded at least thirty well-defined free black communities between 1820 and 1850 in the Old Northwest, becoming an important safe haven and beacon of freedom. Its notoriety and size grew as slaves often migrated to these locations after they were granted emancipation in the wills of slave owners who purchased land in the area for them to settle on. The newly free people found sanctuary as these communities were also rumored to shelter runaway slaves in their role as active participants in the Underground Railroad Movement. However, the prosperity of blacks living in these villages angered some of the local whites - many of whom were migrating at the same time and were connected to local law officials and politicians. Archival documents reveal continued acts of terrorism perpetuated against blacks which heightened the importance of the strength of the communities they founded - specifically schools, churches, businesses, and intergenerational family structures-in providing a unified front that allowed them to bond and thrive in an environment that was not always conducive to their survival. Invisible in Plain Sight: Self-Determination Strategies of Free Blacks in the Old Northwest provides a rare detailed examination of an often overlooked piece of the American tapestry. It is perfect reading for history classes in high school and college, as well as for history enthusiasts looking for something new.

Book General Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity written by Psi Upsilon and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of Wilberforce University 1891 1892

Download or read book Catalogue of Wilberforce University 1891 1892 written by Wilberforce University and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: