Found 6 collections related to African%20Americans%20--%20Biography

An African American career soldier, Jesse J. Johnson authored eight books and several plays about the military service of black men and women. The Jesse J. Johnson military collection consists primarily of secondary sources and printed material, along with typescripts of his plays and one of his books. less

Author/historian William Loren Katz is the author of "Eyewitness: The Negro in American History" (1967), "The Black West" (1971), "A History of Black Americans" (1973), "Black Indians: a Hidden Heritage" (1986), and other titles about African-American history. The William Loren Katz Manuscript and Research collection contains Katz's research files, drafts, and correspondence related to the research, development and publication of: "Eyewitness: the Negro in American History," "The History of the Black West," "A History of Black Americans," and "Black Indians: a Hidden Heritage." For "The Black West" there are a large number of photographic negative prints. less

The J.A. Rogers "Your History" column collection consists of approximately 120 weekly columns he wrote for the Pittsburgh Courier. The column included both thematic subjects and biographical sketches of Blacks worldwide from ancient to contemporary times. The illustrations, which formed an integral part of the column, were done by A. Samuel Milai. The collection dates are 1958-1961, however, not all of the columns are included in this collection. less