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African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Black History, 1870-2009

 File — Drawer SC0702: [Barcode: SC0702]
Scope and Contents

Pamphlets, articles, school reports, and book excerpts related to the history of the Underground Railroad in the Niagara Falls area. Includes essays related to the Niagara Movement and a book related to Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement.

Dates: 1870-2009

Black History

 Collection
Identifier: BLH-000-000-001
Dates: Majority of material found in 1870-2009

Black History - Archives at Buffalo State Coll 2008-, 2001 - 2002

 File — Drawer SC0927: [Barcode: SC0927]
Scope and Contents

Index of microfilmed Rev. Dr. J. Edward Nash Papers in the Buffalo State College collection and information about the Monroe Fordham Regional History Center [originals]

Dates: 2001 - 2002

Black History Month Exhibit Photo's 1997, 1997

 Box — Box SC0653: Series Series 5 [Barcode: SC0653]
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents

Photographs, photocopied photographs, exhibition labels and panels, and city proclamation related to Black history month exhibition at the Niagara Falls Public Library

Dates: 1997

Black History - Pams, 1992-2009

 File
Scope and Contents

Pamphlets of events and tours related to history of the Underground Railroad, Niagara River, Niagara County and Niagara Falls

Dates: 1992-2009

Black in NF - Niagara Action Coalition, 1973 - 1977

 File — Drawer SC0927: [Barcode: SC0927]
Scope and Contents

Documents related to the Niagara Action Coalition including letters, press releases, newspaper clippings, and information about politicians including Ruby Martin Howard, Johnnie (Slick) Robertson, Eugene Walker, George Mathews, and Ernest Ruffin. [originals]

Dates: 1973 - 1977

Blacks in NF, 1991

 File — Drawer SC0927: [Barcode: SC0927]
Scope and Contents

Program from The Niagara Improvement Association's 5th Annual Awards Banquet 11/01/1991 [originals]

Dates: 1991

Blacks in NF, 1966 - 1998

 File — Drawer SC0927: [Barcode: SC0927]
Scope and Contents

Two copies of a program from the Rainbow Senior Citizen Inc honoring Black senior citizens in Niagara falls, an article about the development of the Niagara Community Center, and a copy of the Buffalo Motorist newspaper with an article about Johnnie Ewing [originals]

Dates: 1966 - 1998

Books, 2001 - 2009

 File — Drawer SC0927: [Barcode: SC0927]
Scope and Contents

Two newspaper clippings concerning the Book Corner bookstore and a flyer for a publication on African American history [originals]

Dates: 2001 - 2009

Churches, St. John's A.M.E., 1928 - 1988

 File — Drawer SC1326: [Barcode: SC1326]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of St. John's A.M.E. Church at 155 13th Street and 917 Garden Avenue, including photographs of pastor Reverend C. Carlton Woodward

Dates: 1928 - 1988