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Illustration from The Black Christ and Other Poems, by Countee Cullen with decorations by Charles Cullen. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929.
Cullen, poet of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote The Black Christ as an epic poem about the lynching of a young black man for a crime he did not commit. The poem contemplates the value and purpose of faith in a god who abides the suffering of African…
Black Panthers “Free Breakfast” and Coloring Book, 1968.
Purportedly published by the Black Panthers, the “Black Panthers Coloring Book” was actually produced by the FBI’s counter-intelligence division Cointelpro to incite division within the Black Panthers movement.
Letter from W.E.B. Du Bois requesting a copy of his own book, Quest of the Silver Fleece, 1938.
Quest of the Silver Fleece, a book critical of racial prejudice and economic exploitation, was Du Bois’s first novel and was originally published in 1911 following his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folks.
Penumbra: A new theater opening. 1976.
A press clipping featuring an interview with founder Lou Bellamy on Penumbra’s inaugural season, 1976.
Mission Statement of Penumbra Theatre Company, founded in 1976 in St. Paul, Minnesota, by Lou Bellamy.
Today, the theater is one of four African American theaters in the United States.
Countee Cullen Correspondence and poetry manuscripts
Countee Cullen Correspondence and poetry manuscripts. The Givens Collection holds a substantial collection of correspondence and poetry manuscripts by Harlem Renaissance poet and writer Countee Cullen (1903-1946) sent between 1918 and 1927 to his…
Countee Cullen Correspondence and poetry manuscripts
Countee Cullen Correspondence and poetry manuscripts. The Givens Collection holds a substantial collection of correspondence and poetry manuscripts by Harlem Renaissance poet and writer Countee Cullen (1903-1946) sent between 1918 and 1927 to his…
Countee Cullen Correspondence and poetry manuscripts
Countee Cullen Correspondence and poetry manuscripts. The Givens Collection holds a substantial collection of correspondence and poetry manuscripts by Harlem Renaissance poet and writer Countee Cullen (1903-1946) sent between 1918 and 1927 to his…
Photograph from 1997 production of Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences by August Wilson at Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul Minnesota. Penumbra Theatre Archives.
Fences, part of Wilson’s “20th Century Cycle,” was written when Wilson was a Penumbra Theatre company member and chronicles the 1950s through the story of a gifted African American baseball player who gets shut out of the game and of history because…
Archie Givens, Sr. at the Givens Ice Cream Bar. The Givens Ice Cream Bar opened in 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Givens Foundation Photos
Givens would later become a prominent businessman and Minnesota’s first African American millionaire. With the support of ten prominent African American families and the University of Minnesota, “The Black Literature Collection,” (later renamed the…
Letter from Richard Wright to fellow novelist Henrietta (Henri) Weigel, 1938.
Richard Wright’s letter of support for Henrietta Weigel, addressed to the executive director of Yaddo, an esteemed artist residency program located in upstate New York, 1941.
Envelope from Richard Wright to fellow novelist Henrietta (Henri) Weigel, 1938.
Richard Wright’s letter of support for Henrietta Weigel, addressed to the executive director of Yaddo, an esteemed artist residency program located in upstate New York, 1941.
Envelope from Richard Wright to fellow novelist Henrietta (Henri) Weigel, 1938.
Richard Wright’s letter of support for Henrietta Weigel, addressed to the executive director of Yaddo, an esteemed artist residency program located in upstate New York, 1941.
Letter from Richard Wright to fellow novelist Henrietta (Henri) Weigel, 1938.
Richard Wright’s letter of support for Henrietta Weigel, addressed to the executive director of Yaddo, an esteemed artist residency program located in upstate New York, 1941.
Bird at My Window (1966), by Rosa Guy, forward by Sandra Adell. Minneapolis: Coffee House Pess, 2001. Givens Collection Black Arts Movement Series.
Book from the Givens Collection reprints series (Washington Square Press) and the Black Arts Movement Series (Coffeehouse Press).
Dem, by William Melvin Kelley.
Book from the Givens Collection reprints series (Washington Square Press) and the Black Arts Movement Series (Coffeehouse Press).
The Conquest: The Story of a Negro Pioneer (1913), by Oscar Micheaux, introduction by Jayna J. Brown. New York: Washington Square Press, 2003. Givens Collection Series.
Book from the Givens Collection reprints series (Washington Square Press) and the Black Arts Movement Series (Coffeehouse Press).
Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil (1920), by W.E.B. Du Bois, introduction by David Levering Lewis. New York: Washington Square Press, 2004. Givens Collection Series.
Book from the Givens Collection reprints series (Washington Square Press) and the Black Arts Movement Series (Coffeehouse Press).
Cotillion Debutantes. Kathryn Gagnon Collection. 1989.
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Links presented these debutantes and escorts at the 1989 cotillion. The Links, the women’s service organization founded in 1946 for women of color, was committed to enhancing the quality of life in African American…
Cotillion Escorts. Kathryn Gagnon Collection. 1989.
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Links presented these debutantes and escorts at the 1989 cotillion. The Links, the women’s service organization founded in 1946 for women of color, was committed to enhancing the quality of life in African American…
Photos from an Eyes: The Negroes’ Own Picture Magazine story on Neighborhood Cooperative Store Number 3. June 1946.
This integrated co-op was located in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, MN, a historically black neighborhood that was razed in the 1960s for the construction of Interstate 94.
Photos from an Eyes: The Negroes’ Own Picture Magazine story on Neighborhood Cooperative Store Number 3. June 1946.
This integrated co-op was located in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, MN, a historically black neighborhood that was razed in the 1960s for the construction of Interstate 94.
1909 musical score “Who Knows?” by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the first African American poets to gain international recognition. Besides being a poet, he is the author of short stories, novels, songs, librettos, plays, and essays.
Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, 1966-1972. Volume 1. Originally published in individual volumes by Bertram A. Fitzgerald, Jr., of Fitzgerald Publishers, Dix Hills, NY.
According to its publisher, Golden Legacy is not a comic book collection. It is “a new approach to the study of history” designed for young people with contributing writers such as the esteemed Pan-Africanist historian, John Henrik Clarke.
Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, 1966-1972. Volume 13. Originally published in individual volumes by Bertram A. Fitzgerald, Jr., of Fitzgerald Publishers, Dix Hills, NY.
According to its publisher, Golden Legacy is not a comic book collection. It is “a new approach to the study of history” designed for young people with contributing writers such as the esteemed Pan-Africanist historian, John Henrik Clarke.
Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, 1966-1972. Volume 2. Originally published in individual volumes by Bertram A. Fitzgerald, Jr., of Fitzgerald Publishers, Dix Hills, NY.
According to its publisher, Golden Legacy is not a comic book collection. It is “a new approach to the study of history” designed for young people with contributing writers such as the esteemed Pan-Africanist historian, John Henrik Clarke.
Golden Legacy: Illustrated History Magazine, 1966-1972. Volume 1. Originally published in individual volumes by Bertram A. Fitzgerald, Jr., of Fitzgerald Publishers, Dix Hills, NY.
According to its publisher, Golden Legacy is not a comic book collection. It is “a new approach to the study of history” designed for young people with contributing writers such as the esteemed Pan-Africanist historian, John Henrik Clarke.
The Taking Eggs, by Robert D. San Souci, with illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1993.
Artist Jerry Pinkney has illustrated over one hundred children’s books including Julius Lester’s historic retelling, Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales (1999). His works have received numerous awards including the prestigious Caldecott Medal.
John Henry, by Julius Lester, with illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1994.
Artist Jerry Pinkney has illustrated over one hundred children’s books including Julius Lester’s historic retelling, Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales (1999). His works have received numerous awards including the prestigious Caldecott Medal.
I Want to Be, by Thylias Moss, with illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1993.
Artist Jerry Pinkney has illustrated over one hundred children’s books including Julius Lester’s historic retelling, Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales (1999). His works have received numerous awards including the prestigious Caldecott Medal.