Poetry and Songs

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A character from life. (Poem)

Attached to: Elegant extracts from the most eminent British poets. (Title page) London, John Shappe, 1810.
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey.

Monody on the death of Wendell Phillips, 1891 April 13. "Copied for Mr. Wendell Phillips Stafford, Split
A.W. Auner, Song Publisher & Printer, Tenth and Race

Sts., Philadelphia, Pa... Yellow Rose of Texas.
Boker, George H.

The Ballad of New Orleans. (Song)
Brown, John.

Old John Brown, a song for every southern man. Seven stanzas with chorus. Pro-slavery song. On verso - holographic notes on private and public ethics.
Brown, John ( -1859), Address.

Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court on receiving the sentence of death for his heroic attempt at Harper’s Ferry to give deliverance to the captives, and to let the oppressed go free.
Cullen, Countee Porter, 1903-1946, Poem.

Afterward (for Yolande). A poem.
Cullen, Countie P.

Coleridge's artistry in "The Ancient Mariner."
Darling Nelly Gray.

12521 Darling Nelly Gray. The music sent to any address on receipt of 35 cents in postage stamps.
“De Archer Principal”

Poem - n.d. n.p. “In honor of Fesser Norton” a school Principal at Archer, Florida. Written with alleged Black dialect Purchased.
Death is Only A Dream.
Emancipation. Emancipation Ode.

Charleston, South Carolina, 1902. Six verses. Written by Jno. Nathl. Samuels-Belboder, of British Guiana, sojourning in Charleston, South Carolina.
Hammon, Jupiter.

An evening thought. Salvation by Christ,. with Penetential cries; composed by Jupiter Hammon, a Negro belonging to Mr. Lloyd, of Queen's Village, on Long Island, 1760, Dec.
Kitty Wells.

/109/ Kitty Wells. The music will be sent, post- paid, on receipt of 30 cents. Address the firm you receive this form, World Manufacturing Co., N.Y., n.d.
Leeds.

Alphabet of slavery, 1856 July. Printed by Kershaw and son. Donated by C.E. Tuttle to Moorland Spingarn Research Center.
Lennon, Florence Becker.

Little White School House Blues, the Chicago Jewish Forum, Summer, 1961
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane. (Poem)

Seven verses of uneven lengths
Merrill, C.E.

Brochure, “Ole Mose,” A Gettysburgh Incident. Dedicated to the Memory of Henry W. Grady. ca.1900. A poem telling the story of a Black slave who brought the body of his master back through battle. ...
Montgomery, James.

The Negro is free. Printed by Sheffield.
National Anti-Slavery Bazaar Gazette.

Vol. I No. II The Old Cradle of Liberty.
Negro Slavery /and/ Stage of Life.

/Two poems/Printed by W. Bishop, ca. 1790?
Patton, W.W. Rev.

New John Brown Song, “His Soul Is Marching On!” Drawn by Truesdell.
Poor Old Slave, As Sung by J. Carroll.

Poor Old Slave. As Sung by J. Carroll with Tremendous Applause at Whites Celebrated Band of Minstrels, N.Y. Distributed by D. Kimball & Co., Providence,. Three stanzas and chorus.
Popel, Esther.

Womanhood's jewels of distinction.Contents: My Jewel the Diamond - Symbol of Purity; My Jewel the Emerald - Symbol of Devotion; My Jewel the Garnet - Symbol of Determination; My Jewel, the Ruby - Symbol of Courage; My Jewel the Sapphire - Symbol of Loyalty; My Jewel the Onyx - Symbol of Patience.
“Proclaim Liberty Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof”.

The Edict of Emancipation, Second Anniv. of Emancipation Proclamation. Jan. 2, 1865, Banneker Institute. The Oration: Frederick Douglass, Robert Purvis, esq. Messrs. John W. Simpson, Octavius V. Catto, Music by the U.S. States Military Post Band.