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Barlow, Leila Mae.

Across the Years: Memoirs. Montgomery, AL: Paragon Press, 1959. Description: Professor at Alabama State, educated at Spelman Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.773 B258

Browne, Rose Butler (1897- ), and James English.

Love My Children: An Autobiography. Index. New York: Meredith Press, 1969. Reprinted Elgin, IL: David C. Cook Pub. Co., 1974. Description: College educator; taught at North Carolina College (Central) during career Duke holds the 1969 edition and the 1974 edition. Duke Location: 1969 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.773 B883 and Duke Off-Site Stacks B B883; 1974 edition-- Perkins 370.92 B883

Campbell, Thomas Monroe (1883-1956).

The Movable School Goes to the Negro Farmer. Introduction by Bradford Knapp. Illustrated. Appendix. Tuskegee Institute, AL: Tuskegee Institute Press, 1936. Reprinted New York: Arno Press, 1969. Description: Extension Service of the US Dept of Agriculture field agent; raised in GA and attended Tuskegee; focuses on history, practices, and goals of the educational services offered by his organization. Duke holds the 1936 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein E #11290; Additional copy-- Divinity 371.974 C191M

Cansler, Charles Warner (1871-1953).

Three Generations: The Story of a Colored Family of Eastern Tennessee. Illustrated. Kingsport, TN: The Author, 1939. Description: Vignettes of two preceding generations of his family; discusses his own childhood in TN, his college years, employment, and his long teaching and administrative career in Knoxville. Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 C228T

Corrothers, James D. (b. 1869).

In Spite of the Handicap: An Autobiography. Introduction by Ray Stannard Baker. Illustrated. New York: George H. Doran, 1916. Description: Straightforward story of author's life: a northern Negro who becomes a minister, successful newspaper and short story writer Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 C825

Clark, Septima Poinsette (1898- ), with LeGette Blythe.

Echo in My Soul. Foreword by Harry Golden. Illustrated. New York: Dutton, 1962. Description: Educator and community leader in SC, work with Highlander Folk School-civil rights activist Duke Location: Perkins 923.773 C595; Additional Photocopy-- Perkins 923.773 C595

Coppin, Fanny M. Jackson (1836-1913).

Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching. Preface by Levi Jenkins Coppin. Illustrated. Philadelphia: AME Book Concern, 1913. Description: Former slave from Washingon, DC, purchase by NE family, career as educator, travels to England and Africa, wife of Levi Jenkins Coppin, AME bishop Duke holds a microfiche of the 1913 edition. Duke Location: Perkins News/Micro M6580

Coppin, Levi Jenkins (1848-1924).

Observations of Persons and Things in South Africa, 1900-1904. Illustrated. Philadelphia: AME Book Concern, nd [1905?]. Description: AME bishop's travelogue which includes letters written from Africa in 1901 Duke Location: Divinity 287.868 C7850

Coppin, Levi Jenkins (1848-1924).

Unwritten History. Illustrated. Philadelphia: AME Book Concern, 1919. Reprinted New York: Negro Universities Press, 1968. Description: Educator and AME bishop recounts religious life in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Delaware Duke holds the 1919 edition and the 1968 reprint. Duke Location: 1919 edition-- Divinity 922.773 C785; 1968 reprint-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 922.773 C785U

Cotton, Ella Earls.

A Spark for My People: The Sociological Autobiography of a Negro Teacher. New York: Exposition Press, 1954. Description: VA native, graduate of Knoxville College and educator in Alabama Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 C851S

Crumes, Cole, Sr. (1906-1968).

My Life is an Open Book. Illustrated. New York: Carlton Press, 1965. Description: Louisiana native and educator, education at Prairie View (TX), Leland College (LA), WWII experiences and LA teaching career Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.773 C956

Davidson, Henry Damon (b. 1869).

Inching Along; or the Life and Work of an Alabama Farm Boy: An Autobiography. Introduction by H. Council Trenholm, Illustrated. Nashville, TN: National Publication Co., 1944. Description: Founder of Centreville Industrial Institute in 1900 in Alabama, education at Tuskegee, Paine, Hampton, Columbia, and Fisk, features addresses and lectures Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 D252

Day, Helen Caldwell (1926- ).

Color, Ebony. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1951. Reprinted New York: Sheed & Ward, 1952. Description: Religious conversion, youth in TX, Catholic volunteer in Memphis, work in Harlem during WWII Duke holds the 1951 edition and the 1952 edition. Duke Location: 1951 edition-- Perkins 922.273 D273C; 1952 edition-- Rubenstein E 12mo #4737

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Edwards, William James (1869-1950).

Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt. Illustrated. Appendix. Boston: Cornhill Co., 1918. Reprinted Westport, CT: Negro Universities Press, 1970. Description: Tuskegee graduate and founder of Snow Hill Institute (AL). Youth in Snow Hill, essays on racial problems Duke holds the 1918 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.92 E26; Additional copy-- Duke Off-Site Stacks B E26

Everett, Syble Ethel Byrd (1902?- ).

Adventures with Life: An Autobiography of a Distinguished Negro Citizen. Introduction and Epilogue by Faye P. Everett. Illustrated. Boston: Meador Publishing, 1945. Description: Educator from OK, education at Langston College and U of Utah, work with AME church Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 E93A

Evers, Charles (1922- ).

Evers. Edited and Introduction by Grace Halsell. New York: World Publishing Co., 1971. Description: Brother of Medgar Evers covers childhood in MS, migration to Chicago and political work in MS Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 323.40924 E93, E93, 1971; Additional copy-- Perkins 923.273 E93

Grant, Daniel T. (1914- ).

When the Melon is Ripe: The Autobiography of a Georgia Negro High School Principal and Minister. Appendixes. New York: Exposition Press, 1955. Description: GA educator and AME minister, educated Morris Brown, Atlanta U., Ohio State U., encounters with Communist party activists Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.81 G761W

Green, [Elisha] Ely (1893-1968).

Ely: An Autobiography. Introduction by Lillian Smith. New York: Seabury Press, 1966. Description: Story of author's youth in TN Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 818.5 G795EL; Additional copies-- Divinity 326.93 G795 and Perkins 818.54 G795E

Green, [Elisha] Ely (1893-1968).

Ely: Too Black, Too White. Edited by Elizabeth N. and Arthur Ben Chitty. Foreword by Arthur Ben Chitty. Amherst, MA: U of Massachusetts P, 1970. Description: Laborer, and personal advocate of civil rights, experiences in TX, CA, and in Army in WWI Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 818.54 G795EB; Additional copies-- Perkins 818.5 G795ELL and Perkins 818.54 G795EB

Harris, Charles Jacob (1885- ).

Reminiscences of My Days with Roland Hays. Orangeburg, SC: The Author, 1944. Description: In this brief pamphlet, the piano accompanist to concert singer Roland Hayes describes their adventures and music performances in Boston, New England, and the South from 1911-1917 Duke Location: Rubenstein Pamphlet Collection #7277

Haskin, Sara Estelle (b. ?).

The Handicapped Winners. Nashville, TN: Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South, 1922. Reprinted and revised Nashville, TN: Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South, Lamar & Barton, Agents, 1925. Duke holds a microfiche of the 1922 edition as well as a copy and a microfiche of the 1925 edition. Duke Location: 1922 edition-- Perkins News/Micro M6580; 1925 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.81 H351H and Perkins News/Micro M6580

Herndon, Angelo (1913- ).

Let Me Live. Illustrated. Appendixes. New York: Random House, 1937. Reprinted New York: Arno Press, 1969. Description: Communist labor activist in AL and GA, discusses work as coal miner, court cases, prison years Duke holds the 1937 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 H558L

Himes, Chester (1909- ).

The Quality of Hurt: The Autobiography of Chester Himes. Vol. 1. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972. Reprinted London: Joseph, 1973. Description: MI native, novelist describes extensive US travel south and north, OH state education, criminal activities, imprisonment, career as fiction writer Duke holds the 1972 edition and the 1973 reprint. Duke Location: 1972 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 813.5 H657AL v.1; 1973 reprint-- Perkins 813.59 H657AU, v.1

Holley, Joseph Winthrop (1874-1958).

You Can't Build a Chimney from the Top: The South Through the Life of a Negro Educator. Introduction by Chase S. and Stellanova Osborn. Illustrated. New York: William-Frederick Press, 1948. Reprinted Lanham, MD: U P of America, 1992. Description: SC Native, educator, minister; founder and first president of Albany (GA) State College, educated Phillips Academy (MA) and Lincoln Duke holds the 1948 edition and the 1992 reprint. Duke Location: 1948 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.773 H738Y; 1992 reprint-- Perkins 305.896073 H738 Y67 1992

Holtzclaw, William Henry (1870?-1943).

The Black Man's Burden. Introduction by Booker T. Washington. Illustrated. New York: Neale Publishing Co., 1915. Reprinted New York: Haskell House, 1970. Reprinted New York: Negro University Press, 1970. Description: Educator, AL native; founder and first principal Utica Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee educated Duke holds the 1915 edition. Duke Location: Divinity 923.7 H758B

Hudson, Hosea (1898- ).

Black Worker in the Deep South: A Personal Record. Introduction by Ralph David Abernathy. New York: International Publishers, 1972. Description: Labor, civil rights activist, GA native, former sharecropper, organizer for the Communist Party Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 331.63 H885B

Hunter, Jane Edna Harris (1882-1971).

A Nickel and a Prayer. Introduction by George Bellamy. Cleveland: Elli Kani Publishing, 1940. Reprinted Nashville: Parthenon Press, 1940. Description: SC Native, civil service worker and social activist in Cleveland, OH, nurse in SC and FL Duke holds the 1940 Nashville reprint. Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 H945N

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Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938).

Along this Way: The Autobiography of James Weldon Johnson. Illustrated. Index. New York: Viking Press, 1933. Reprinted New York: Penguin Books, 1941. Reprinted New York: Viking Press, 1965. Reprinted New York: Compass Books-Viking Press, 1968. Reprinted New York: Da Capo Press, 2000. Description: NAACP secretary, educator, attorney, writer and diplomat, FL native, educated Atlanta U and Columbia Duke holds the 1933 edition, the 1965 edition, and the 2000 edition. Duke Location: 1933 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 811.5 J67AL, Perkins 818.5209 J67, A454, 1933 and Perkins 811.5 J67AL; 1965 edition-- Divinity 923.773 J67A; 2000 edition-- Perkins 818.5209 J67, A454, 2000

Johnson, Jesse J. (1914- ).

Ebony Brass: An Autobiography of Negro Frustration Amid Aspiration. Appendix. New York: William-Frederick Press, 1967. Description: Retired US Army lieutenant colonel, MS native, conditions for blacks in the Army Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.573 J67

Jones, Laurence Clifton (1884- ).

Piney Woods and Its Story. Introduction by S. S. McClure. Illustrated. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1922. Description: Description of school life Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19185; Additional copy-- Perkins 371.974 P652P

Lynch, John Roy (1847-1939).

The Facts of Reconstruction. Illustrated. New York: Neale Publishing, 1913. Reprinted New York: Arno Press, 1968. Reprinted Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1970. Description: Citizen and politician in MS and Washington, DC; defends Reconstruction programs Duke holds the 1913 edition and the 1968 reprint. Duke Location: 1913 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 973.8 L987F; 1968 reprint-- Perkins 976.206 L987 F142, 1968

McDonald, [Emanuel] Sam [B.] (1884-1957).

Sam McDonald's Farm: Stanford Reminiscences. Preface by Tully C. Knoles. Illustrated. Index. Stanford, CA: Stanford UP, 1954. Description: Grew up in Louisiana and later migrated to Southern CA; CA farmer and steamship laborer, began working at Stanford in 1903 Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19390

Micheaux, Oscar (b. 1884).

The Conquest: The Story of a Negro Pioneer. Lincoln, NE: The Woodruff Press, 1913. Reprinted Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. Description: Autobiography of the famous black filmmaker Duke holds the 1913 edition and the 1994 reprint. Duke Location: 1913 edition-- Rubenstein E# 20531; 1994 reprint-- Perkins 813.52 M623 C753 1994

Moore, Martha Edith Bannister (1910- ).

Unmasked: The Story of My Life on Both Sides of the Race Barrier. New York: Exposition Press, 1964. Description: Account of a Pittsburgh woman who often passed for white, her work in the US Civil Service, the Republican Party, the Urban League, and the NAACP Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.81 M823U

Morant, James John (1870-1961).

Mississippi Minister. Illustrated. New York: Vantage Press, 1958. Description: Born in AL, AME minister, dean of E. W. Lampton Theological Seminary School of Religion (Vicksburg, MS) and dean of the School of Religion at Campbell College (Jackson, MS) Duke Location: Divinity 922.773 M829M

Morton, Lena Beatrice (1901- ).

My First Sixty Years: Passion for Wisdom. New York: Philosophical Library, 1965. Description: Born in KY, attended U of Cinn and Western Reserve U, and taught at various southern colleges; includes author's essays on education and racial topics, some of her speeches, and some of her poems Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.773 M889

Moton, Robert Russa (1867-1940).

Finding a Way Out: An Autobiography. Index. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, 1920. Reprinted College Park, MD: McGrath Publishing, 1969. Reprinted New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Description: Grew up in VA, attended Hampton Institute, distinguished scholar, educator, college administrator, lawyer, and later succeeded Booker T. Washington as principal of Tuskegee Institute Duke holds the 1920 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.92 M919F

Owens, [Jones] Jesse [Cleveland] (1913- ), with Paul G. Neimark.

Blackthink: My Life as Black Man and White Man. New York: William Morrow, 1970. Reprinted New York: Pocket Books, 1971. Description: Track star of the 1936 Olympics, grew up in AL and OH, attended Ohio State U Duke holds the 1970 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19273; Additional copies-- Perkins 927.9642 O97 and Duke Off-Site Stacks 301.451 O97B

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Patterson, Haywood. (1913?-1952), and Earl Conrad.

Scottsboro Boy. Foreward by Earl Conrad. Illustrated. Appendixes. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950. Reprinted New York: Collier Books, 1969. Description: One of the eight "Scottsboro Boys" accused of raping two white girls in Alabama in 1931, describes the experience of going on trial, spending time in Alabama prisons, and his escape to the North in 1948 Duke holds the 1950 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19043; Additional copy-- Perkins 343 P317S

Perry, John Edward (1870-1962-).

Forty Cords of Wood: Memoirs of a Medical Doctor. Introduction by John A. Kenney. Illustrated. Jefferson City, MO: Lincoln UP, 1947. Description: Kansas City, MO, physician, taught in AR, grew up in TX, attended Bishop College and the Post Grad Medical College (Chicago), and served as curator of Lincoln U, MO Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 926.1 P463F

Phillips, Charles Henry (1858-1951).

From the Farm to the Bishopric: An Autobiography. Nashville, TN: Parthenon Press, 1932. Description: CME bishop, grew up in GA, attended Atlanta U, Central TN College, Walden U, and Meharry College (studied medicine and religion) Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 922.7 P558F

Pickens, William (1881-1954).

Bursting Bonds. Boston: Jordan & More Press, 1923. Reprinted Boston: Jordan & More Press, 1929. Reprinted Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1991. Description: Professor at Wiley U, administrator at Morgan College (Baltimore), and a leader in the NAACP (continuation of story below) Duke holds the 1929 reprint and 1991 reprint. Duke Location: 1929 reprint-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.93 P594HA; 1991 reprint-- Perkins 973.0496073 P594 B972 1991

Pickens, William (1881-1954).

The Heir of Slaves: An Autobiography. Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1911. Description: Grew up in SC and AR, attended Talladega College and Yale U, and taught at Talladega Duke Location: Rubenstein E# 20530

Pope, Oliver R. (1876- ).

Chalk Dust. New York: Pageant Press, 1967. Description: Describes his years from 1912-1947 as a teacher and supervising principal of Negro schools in "Duraton" (probably Rocky Mount, NC) Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19276

Proctor, Henry Hugh (1868-1933).

Between Black and White: Autobiographical Sketches. Introduction by S. Parkes Cadman. Illustrated. Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1925. Reprinted Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1972. Description: Congregational minister, grew up in TN, attended Fisk and Yale Div School, discusses racial issues Dukes holds the 1925 edition. Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326. 93 P964B

Rutland, Eva (1917- ).

The Trouble with Being a Mama. New York: Abingdon Press, 1964. Description: Describes life as a housewife and mother of four in AL, OH, and CA; discusses racial issues, topics, and incidents Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19278; Additional copy-- Divinity 649.1 R978T

Sams, Jessie Bennett (1917- ).

White Mother. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1957. Description: Los Angeles school teacher; describes the financial and moral support of a white woman to her and her sister in their youth in FL; graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 920.7 L479S

Sewing, Henry Warren (1891- ).

Henry Warren Sewing; Founder of the Douglass State Bank: An Autobiography. Illustrated. New York: Exposition Press, 1971. Description: A Kansas City, KS, businessman, banker, civic leader, NAACP activist, and Baptist Church volunteer; grew up in TX and attended Tillotson College (TX) and Fisk U, also taught in TX Duke Location: Rubenstein E #19277

Spellman, Cecil Lloyd (1906- ).

Rough Steps on my Stairway: The Life History of a Negro Educator. New York: Exposition Press, 1953. Description: NC native, college educator and administrator, attended NC A&T, OR State, and Cornell Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 326.92 S743R

Starks, John Jacob (1876-1944).

Lo These Many Years: An Autobiographical Sketch. Introduction by C. A. Johnson. Illustrated. Columbia, SC: State Co, 1941. Description: Baptist minister, professor, and college administrator in GA and SC, born and raised SC, attended the Atlanta Baptist Institute (Morehouse College), and served as president of Morris College and Benedict College Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.773 S795

Thomas, Jesse O. (1885- ).

My Story in Black and White: The Autobiography of Jesse O. Thomas. Foreword by Whitney M. Young, Jr. Index. New York: Exposition Press, 1967. Description: Born and raised in MS and educated at Tuskegee; served as principal of Voorhees Institute (SC), field secretary of the National Urban League, and as administrator for the US Government and the American Red Cross Duke Location: Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 923.673 T458

Turner, Bridges Alfred (1908- ).

From a Plow to a Doctorate-So What! Illustrated. Appendix. Hampton, VA: The Author, 1945. Description: Grew up in MS and AR; attended Arkansas Agricultural, Mech, and Normal College and Penn State; taught in AR, worked at Hampton Institute Duke Location: Rubenstein Pamphlet Collection #7276

Ward, Matthew [Denby, Charles] (1907- ).

Indignant Heart. New York: New Books, 1952. Reprinted South End Press, 1978. Reprinted Detroit, MI: Wayne State UP, 1989. Description: Detroit auto worker involved in union work (former member of the Trotskyist Party), grew up in TN; discusses his experiences in the factory and his job as a chauffeur for a prominent Memphis lawyer Duke holds the 1952 edition, the 1978 edition, and the 1989 edition. Duke Location: 1952 edition-- Perkins 326.93 W261I; 1978 edition-- Perkins 331.63 D391 I39 1978; 1989 reprint-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 331.6396073 D391 I39 1989

White, Walter Francis (1893-1955).

A Man Called White: The Autobiography of Walter White. Index. New York: Viking Press, 1948. Reprinted New York: Arno Press, 1969. Reprinted Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1970. Description: Essayist, novelist, lecturer, and long-time secretary of NAACP; born and raised in Atl; attended Atl. Univ.; focuses on his distinguished career as a national civil rights leader and organizer. Duke holds the 1948 edition and the 1970 edition. Duke Location: 1948 edition-- Duke Off-Site Stacks B W588; 1970 edition-- Rubenstein Off-Site Stacks 813.5 W589 AM

Wright, Richard Robert, Jr. (1878-1967).

87 Years Behind the Black Curtain: An Autobiography. Index. Philadelphia: Rare Book Co., 1965. Description: Born and raised in GA, attended GA State, U of Chicago, and U Penn; AME minister in Chicago and Philadelphia as well as social worker; twice president of Wilberforce; served as church bishop in Africa, the West Indies, TN, KY, GA, MS, LA, and the Far West Duke Location: Divinity 287.83 W952 E34 1965