African Americans -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-077
Abstract
This collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. Harry was one of 14 people that Wilson had enslaved and manumitted in 1822.
Dates:
1822
Jeffrey T. Wilson Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-015
Abstract
The collection consists of two diaries (1913, 1928) written by Jeffrey T. Wilson (1843-1929). Wilson was a former enslaved person who spent most of his life in and around Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia. He worked as a bailiff in the Norfolk courts after leaving the U. S. Navy and wrote a column, "Colored Notes," for The Portsmouth Star from 1924 until his death in 1929. He outlived four wives and had at least twelve children. Wilson's diaries...
Dates:
1913, 1928
"You Must Shun Ole Satan" Sheet Music
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-048
Abstract
This collection contains sheet music to the spiritual "You Must Shun Ole Satan", and artwork from similar songs.
Dates:
1881