A black periodical known for its literary sophistication. This first issue includes an excerpt of Martin Delany's novel "Blake; or, the Huts of America," considered early Black Nationalist literature.
Created:
1859
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
The Givens Ephemera Collection contains diverse subject files on African American figures, with a focus on those in the performing and creative arts. This folder contains a photograph of Thomas Wiggins (May 25, 1849 – June 14, 1908, age 59), an African American virtuosic pianist who was billed under the name ""Blind Tom."" Wiggins was born int...
Created:
1861
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
The Givens Ephemera Collection contains diverse subject files on African American figures, with a focus on those in the performing and creative arts. This folder contains the sheet music for ""Who Knows?"" music by Ernest Ball, words Paul Lawrence Dunbar; ""Back, Back, Back to Baltimore,"" music by Egbert Van Alstyne, words by Harry H. Williams,...
Created:
1901; 1904; 1911
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1905-04-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1918-12-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1918-09-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1918-09-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-04-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-12-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-02-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-01-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-01-30
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-07-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-06-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1919-11-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1920-12-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1920-01-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1920-07-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Born in 1903, Countee Cullen was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Primarily known as a poet, he also wrote children's books, plays, and a novel. Born Countee Porter, he was adopted by Rev. Frederick Cullen, a Methodist minister, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. Cullen received degrees from New York University an...
Created:
1920-07-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.