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Pamphlets documenting the African-American experience from slavery to
the early twentieth century are the most recent addition to the American
Memory historical collections.  From Slavery to Freedom: The
African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909 contains 397 pamphlets
written by African Americans and others on a variety of subjects
relating to African-American history, including slavery, African
colonization, Emancipation, and Reconstruction. The materials range from

personal accounts and public orations to organizational reports and
legislative speeches.  Authors include Lydia Maria Child, Alexander
Crummell, Frederick Douglass, Kelly Miller, Charles Sumner, Mary Church
Terrell, and Booker T. Washington.