"M" Index to African American Newspaper Articles
Grand Rapids Public Library, 1830-1935

Main Entry

Ethnic

Name

Title

Source

News Date

Date

Year

Vol

Page

Mabin's Col. Independents

AA

n

Mabin's Colored Independents beat by Elster's Athletics

????

1922-07-30

07-30

1922

9

057

Mackinac Island

AA

n

Colored waiters headed to Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

GRE

1893-06-23

06-23

1893

6

044

Mackinac Island

AA

n

Colored porter at Astor House

CD

1884-07-31

07-31

1884

3

242

Mackinac Island

AA

n

18 colored waiters G.R. & I. RR to Grand Hotel

GRE

1887-07-11

07-11

1887

4

108

Mackinac Island

AA

n

Colored waiters headed to Petoskey and Mackinac Island

GRE

1891-06-26

06-26

1891

5

157

Mackinac Island

AA

n

18 colored waiters G.R. & I. RR to Grand Hotel

GRE

1887-07-11

07-11

1887

4

107

Mackinac, MI

AA

n

Waiters and waitresses heading for Petoskey & Mackinac

GREL

1892-06-30

06-30

1892

5

364

Madison, Sophie

AA

n

Sensation created by Allegan Negro Woman

GRTH

1887-02-06

02-06

1887

4

091

Maine

AA

n

Article on political contest in Maine

GRDL

1879-09-06

09-06

1879

3

079

Maloney, Emma

AA

y

Investigating disorderly conduct charges

GREP

1904-11-29

11-29

1904

7

134

Manistee Co., MI

AA

n

Colored constable voted in

GRDMD

1870-06-18

06-18

1870

2

083

Manistee, MI

AA

n

The Phelps Family at Opera House, Manistee, MI

VP

1887-07-28

07-28

1887

4

109

Mapes, Carl E.

AA

y

Opposed to 'Jim Crow' street cars in Washington

GHDT

1915-02-02

02-02

1915

8

056

Marinette, Wisconsin

AA

n

Pardon granted to 6 men accused of burning Klan tent

GRP

1926-12-31

12-31

1926

9

251

Marshall, Bufford

AA

y

Arrested for attempt to steal

PR

1902-09-03

09-03

1902

7

078

Marshall, Dr. F. B.

AA

y

Muskegon physician receives warning note from Klan

GRH

1923-08-30

08-30

1923

9

115

Marshall, Ida

AA

y

Colored woman arrested for stealing

GREL

1889-01-10

01-10

1889

4

180

Marshall, MO

AA

n

Drunken policeman fires on crowd, Marshall, MO

GREL

1889-12-10

12-10

1889

4

264

Marshall, William

AA

y

Assaulted 13 year old girl

GREL

1881-06-29

06-29

1881

3

129

Marshall, Wm

AA

y

Arrested for stealing wood

GREL

1885-02-04

02-04

1885

4

006

Martin, Albert

AA

y

Man assaulted woman, taken from jail and hanged

GRE

1889-05-27

05-27

1889

4

212

Martin, Florence

AA

y

Daughter left home, in bad company

GRH

1897-08-04

08-04

1897

6

229

Martin, John B.

AA

y

Wins suit against John B. Martin, amount of commission

GREP

1899-11-02

11-02

1899

6

317

Martin, Louise

AA

y

Warrant issued for daughter, Florence

GRH

1897-08-04

08-04

1897

6

229

Maryland

AA

n

Slavery is the misfortune of states …

GRDEN

1856-05-20

05-20

1856

1

044

Maryland

AA

n

Emancipation in Maryland

DA&T

1863-09-19

09-19

1863

1

076

Masett, Joseph

AA

n

Sentence to prison for rape

GRE

1882-05-29

05-29

1882

3

150

Mason, Annie

AA

y

White girl marries negro man of Beaver, PA

GRDL

1879-05-21

05-21

1879

3

063

Mason, Col. J. W.

AA

y

Colored judge appointed

GRDE

1869-05-28

05-28

1869

2

044

Mason, Dr. M. C. B.

AA

y

Explains extent of negro educational work in the South

GRH

1897-11-15

11-15

1897

6

259

Mason, Mr.

AA

y

Law for Reclamation of Fugitive Slaves

GRVE

1850-09-09

09-09

1850

1

018

Massey, Sam

AA

y

Assaulted family near death, posse seeking him, Texas

GRH

1892-03-05

03-05

1892

5

290

Massiah, Rev. J. B.

AA

y

Rev. J.B. Massiah to preach at St. Mark's church

GRH

1892-03-03

03-03

1892

5

288

Massiah, Rev. J. B.

AA

y

Colored Episcopal preacher at St. Mark's church

GRH

1892-03-05

03-05

1892

5

289

Mastenbroek, Paul

AA

y

Took pictures of the crosses on Dewey Hill

GHDT

1904-10-15

10-15

1904

7

132

Mathias, Sylvester

AA

y

Arrested for attempt to rob, was shot, bled to death

GRN

1913-03-11

03-11

1913

8

021

Matthews, Bill

AA

y

Attempted assault of two young women, was lynched

GREL

1891-06-11

06-11

1891

5

151

Matthews, James

AA

y

Arrested in murder investigation

GRE

1886-08-12

08-12

1886

4

073

Matthews, James

AA

y

In prison for murder may get parole

GRN

1912-04-07

04-07

1913

8

022

May, Curtis

AA

y

Pleads guilty of armed robbery

GRP

1927-01-04

01-04

1927

9

253

May, Kent

AA

y

Arrested in holdup at Muskegon Heights

GRH

1922-12-09

12-09

1922

9

101

Mayo, Mabel

AA

y

Injured at Union Depot

GREP

1893-01-30

01-30

1893

6

011

McBride, James

AA

y

Arrested for stealing motor boat at St. Joseph

GHDT

1914-05-28

05-28

1914

8

044

McCabe's Colored Minstrels

AA

n

McCabe's Colored Minstrels at Grand Opera House

GRD

1894-08-12

08-12

1894

6

096

McCants, Crates

AA

y

Jailed for reckless driving

GRP

1926-07-27

07-27

1926

9

246

McCoy, Christine Millie

AA

y

Interview with two-headed woman

GRE

1886-05-19

05-19

1886

4

060

McCoy, Elijah

AA

y

Lawsuit regarding a barber pole

IS

1878-07-18

07-18

1878

3

035

McCoy, Kittie

AA

y

Colored girl attending Catholic Seminary in Baltimore

IS

1878-04-18

04-18

1878

3

025

McCoy, Millie Christine

AA

y

Interview with two-headed woman

GRE

1886-05-19

05-19

1886

4

060

McCoy, Wesley D.

AA

y

Veterinary college cannot draw color line

GRP

1908-11-17

11-17

1908

7

201

McCraw, Charley

AA

y

Murder at a picnic

GRDL

1879-06-28

06-28

1879

3

066

McCulloch, Oscar

AA

y

Arrested for drunken spree

GRTH

1889-08-01

08-01

1889

4

226

McDaniels, Rev.

AA

y

Comments on Rev. McDaniels and the restauranteur

GRH

1908-07-04

07-04

1908

7

188

McDaniels, Rev. G. H.

AA

y

Refused service, grievance made, Grand Rapids

GRH

1908-07-01

07-01

1908

7

187

McDonell, A. J.

AA

y

Fears a race war in the South

GREP

1901-02-25

02-25

1901

7

037

McGee, Alex

AA

y

A Blonde Schoolma'am of Lamont, MI weds Negro

GRDE

1887-12-10

12-10

1887

4

124

McGee, Emmett

AA

y

Charged with assault, acquitted

GRH

1926-08-12

08-12

1926

9

249

McGeehe, Andrew

AA

y

Killed by mob in jail in Texas

GRTH

1887-05-16

05-16

1887

4

097

McGeehe, Andrew

AA

y

Killed man in Texas

GRTH

1887-05-16

05-16

1887

4

097

McGrawville, MI

AA

n

Enticed white girl, asked to leave McGrawville, MI

GRDE

1887-08-15

08-15

1887

4

113

McGuigan, Lt. Peter

AA

n

Policeman killed by Joseph Figg

GRP

1920-10-25

10-25

1920

8

148

McKane, Cornelius

AA

y

Graduates from University of Vermont

GREL

1892-02-16

02-16

1892

5

280

McKane, Cornelius

AA

y

Graduates from University of Vermont

GREL

1892-02-16

02-16

1892

5

281

McKane, Cornelius

AA

y

Graduated medical dept., University of Vermont

DPD

1892-03-25

03-25

1892

5

306

McLellan, Charles

AA

y

Negro barber, ex-slave, a credit to his race

GRH

1910-10-16

10-16

1910

7

237

McLeod, John

AA

y

Turns self in for murder of sweetheart, Callie Mae Loving

GRP

1922-07-19

07-19

1922

9

048

McMahon, Lena

AA

y

Assaulted woman, lynched mob

GREL

1892-06-04

06-04

1892

5

351

McMullen, Frankie

AA

y

Paid fine for drunkenness

GREL

1891-12-01

12-01

1891

5

249

McPherson, Grant

AA

y

Arrested for drunk and disorderly

GREL

1892-08-05

08-05

1892

5

371

McPherson, Grant

AA

y

Arrested for living in house of ill repute

GREL

1892-02-15

02-15

1892

5

279

McReynolds, Col.

AA

y

Article on Col. McReynolds

GRDE

1868-07-01

07-01

1868

2

016

McShann, Edith

AA

y

Fight over lover, admitted to hospital

GRH

1925-07-15

07-15

1925

9

216

Mecosta, MI

AA

n

Colored Latter Day Saints, Mecosta, MI

GRE

1885-04-18

04-18

1885

4

014

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Taken from jail and shot; riot between white and colored

GREL

1892-03-09

03-09

1892

5

295

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Riots at Memphis, TN

GRDE

1866-05-10

05-10

1866

1

267

Memphis, Tn

AA

n

Women commandeering church in Memphis, Tn

GREL

1892-03-10

03-10

1892

5

297

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Riot ended in general lynching

GREL

1892-03-10

03-10

1892

5

296

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Attempt to arrest colored man results in violence

GRH

1892-03-09

03-09

1892

5

293

Merritt, Julius

AA

y

Slashed A.M.E. bishop in Chicago, IL

GRP

1927-01-03

01-03

1927

9

252

Merritt, Julius

AA

y

Draws sentence at Ionia for slashing

GRP

1927-01-04

01-04

1927

9

253

Merwin, W. R.

AA

y

Canadian Negroes

DE&E

1858-09-30

09-30

1858

1

105

Merwin, W. R.

AA

n

The Negro Abduction Case

DE&E

1858-10-01

10-01

1858

1

106

Mesick, MI

AA

n

Error - Caucasian pastor serves white Methodist Church

GRP

1915-04-19

04-19

1915

8

061

Mesick, MI

AA

n

Colored pastor serves white Methodist church at Mesick

GRP

1915-04-13

04-13

1915

8

060

Messiah Baptist Church

AA

n

Pastor deposed from ministry

GRDD

1890-12-13

12-13

1890

5

104

Messiah Baptist Church

AA

n

Elder J. W. Johnson weds Minnie Gage

GRTH

1890-12-11

12-11

1890

5

102

Messiah Baptist Church

AA

n

Expelled as pastor of Messiah Baptist Church

GRDD

1890-12-09

12-09

1890

5

098

Messmore, Col. I. E.

AA

y

Colored citizens club

GRDE

1872-08-10

08-10

1872

2

100

Metcalf, Dr. J. M. P.

AA

y

Lecture on Talladega College

GRH

1915-06-07

06-07

1915

8

065

Metzger, Albert

AA

y

Charged with intent to kill Ishmael George

GRH

1922-09-14

09-14

1922

9

073

Mich. Agricultural School

AA

n

Cancelled commencement address at Mich Agricultural

GRH

1899-04-20

04-20

1899

6

304

Michener, Atty Gen'l

AA

y

14 men indicted for murder, none convicted in Indiana

GREL

1888-09-08

09-08

1888

4

153

Michigan

AA

n

Michigan Masons will not acknowledge Ku Klux Klan

GRH

1922-07-02

07-02

1922

9

040

Michigan

AA

n

Presided over Michigan House of Representatives

GREP

1901-03-15

03-15

1901

7

040

Michigan

AA

n

Article on extension of slavery

GRE

1856-11-18

11-18

1856

1

049

Michigan

AA

n

Michigan jumps into Klan fight

GRH

1924-06-28

06-28

1924

9

184

Michigan

AA

n

Klan row stirs Michiganders

GRH

1924-06-28

06-28

1924

9

183

Michigan

AA

n

1849 Legislature denise equal suffrage to negroes

GRP

1915-04-01

04-01

1915

8

059

Michigan

AA

n

Michigan vs Texas - the color line Republican convention

GREL

1892-04-15

04-15

1892

5

329

Michigan

AA

n

6th Annual Knights of Templar - Michigan and Ontario

GRTH

1887-08-31

08-31

1887

4

115

Michigan

AA

n

Michiga Agricultural College

DE&H

1858-05-22

05-22

1858

1

094

Michigan

AA

n

Attempt to colonize Negroes in Michigan and Indiana

GREP

1903-08-22

08-22

1903

7

087

Michigan

AA

n

A.M.E. convention discuss division of Michigan districts

GREP

1913-06-04

06-04

1913

8

038

Michigan

AA

n

Conference of A.M.E. Zion churches

GREL

1884-09-15

09-15

1884

3

251

Michigan

AA

n

Attorney general - mask in parade are unlawful

GHDT

1924-05-01

05-01

1924

9

177

Michigan Agricultural College

AA

n

Chapel exercises - rumor pugilist Jack Johnson to speak

GRH

1910-02-17

02-17

1910

7

220

Michigan State College

AA

n

Agricultural Bd denies MSC discriminates against negroes

GRH

1935-06-11

06-11

1935

9

322

Milier, Sarah

AA

y

Hezekiah G. Smith, 80, and Sarah Milier, 20, to wed

GHET

1894-07-28

07-28

1894

6

091

Military

AA

n

First negro to enlist in 48th U.S. Volunteer Infantry

GRH

1899-09-22

09-22

1899

6

316

Military

AA

n

Company of colored men organized for state troops

GHDT

1901-05-23

05-23

1901

7

051

Military

AA

n

Tried by military court of attempting to kill negro

GHDT

1898-08-05

08-05

1898

6

287

Military

AA

n

Ninth cavalry attack 19th infantry at maneuvers, Tacoma

GREP

1904-07-18

07-18

1904

7

118

Military

AA

n

Reunion of Army of the Tennessee

PR

1889-10-02

10-02

1889

4

246

Military

AA

n

Many colored joining 24th & 25th Negro regiments

GRP

1920-08-18

08-18

1920

8

143

Military

AA

n

Colored volunteer regiment being organized in Illinois

GHDT

1898-07-11

07-11

1898

6

286

Military

AA

n

Training negro officers at Ft. Custer

GHDT

1917-10-11

10-11

1917

8

110

Military

AA

n

Colored men can enlist in army and fight Filipinos

GRH

1899-09-16

09-16

1899

6

315

Military

AA

n

Resigns from '40 et 8', it prohibits negro vet membership

GRH

1928-02-23

02-23

1928

9

268

Military

AA

n

Outcry against colored troops on the Rhine …

GRP

1922-12-02

12-02

1922

9

098

Military

AA

n

Draft recruits at Ft. Custer, only 12 negroes

GRP

1917-10-09

10-09

1917

8

109

Military

AA

n

Colored soldiers cheer up and sing

GHDT

1918-05-14

05-14

1918

8

112

Military

AA

n

Mascot of Co.B, 32nd MI, Spanish-American War, dies

GREP

1900-07-17

07-17

1900

7

007

Mill Point, MI

AA

n

Colored man kills husband of white lover

GREQ

1855-05-23

05-23

1855

1

035

Millbrook, MI

AA

n

Shooting at Millbrook Christmas Eve

GRTH

1888-12-31

12-31

1888

4

178

Miller, Bill

AA

y

In jail for resisting arrest, Grand Haven

GHDT

1905-08-18

08-18

1905

7

150

Miller, Jeremiah

AA

y

Ex-slave dying in Grand Rapids

GHET

1894-08-14

08-14

1894

6

097

Miller, Justice

AA

n

Judgment for colored boys vs Dr. Goerss

MD

1887-09-08

09-08

1887

4

116

Miller, Prof. Kelly

AA

y

of Howard University, will speak on 'Race Loyalty'

GRP

1922-07-26

07-26

1922

9

056

Miller, Rev. A. P.

AA

y

'Negro should seek education and property'

GREP

1902-06-10

06-10

1902

7

072

Miller, William

AA

y

Suit brought against Goodrich line for false imprisonment

GHDT

1905-11-21

11-21

1905

7

151

Mills Brothers

AA

y

In concert with Harlem Sketches

GRH

1933-03-12

03-12

1933

9

313

Mills, James

AA

y

Hung for murder at Little Rock, AR

GREL

1889-04-20

04-20

1889

4

198

Mills, Rev. Luke

AA

y

Cornerstone of new chapel laid at Withey Street

GRDE

1871-06-23

06-23

1871

2

092

Milwaukee, WI

AA

n

Cabin maid of 'Milwaukee', car ferry, dies in Milwaukee, WI

GHDT

1916-12-27

12-27

1916

8

088

Minneapolis

AA

n

Republican National Convention at Minneapolis

GRH

1892-06-07

06-07

1892

5

354

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Inferiority of the Negro Race

GRDE

1868-01-27

01-27

1868

2

003

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored waiters headed to Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

GRE

1893-06-23

06-23

1893

6

044

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Cigarette, a Negro and a dog

GREL

1889-06-03

06-03

1889

4

215

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Two colored men debating

GREL

1889-06-11

06-11

1889

4

216

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Painting of Negro mammy at Art Association galleries

GRH

1922-12-27

12-27

1922

9

106

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Two women and man cause a disturbance, arrested

GRE

1884-06-24

06-24

1884

3

233

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The War of Races

GRDE

1868-01-18

01-18

1868

2

002

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Johannus D'Afrique

DEN&H

1860-05-30

05-30

1860

1

132

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored debating club meets

GREL

1884-03-19

03-19

1884

3

224

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Moving from Pontiac, MI to Haiti

DDA

1861-01-28

01-28

1861

1

137

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Colored athlete advertising Moorhouse cigars

GREL

1884-06-26

06-26

1884

3

235

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Military

DEN&H

1860-06-15

06-15

1860

1

133

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored man vs citizens of Grayling, MI

CA

1886-07-01

07-01

1886

4

064

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Zulu's Performance deceiving

GREL

1884-06-28

06-28

1884

3

239

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Comstock Row environment

GREL

1890-04-09

04-09

1890

5

045

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Comstock Row environment

GREL

1890-04-09

04-09

1890

5

046

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Humor

GRE

1893-09-28

09-28

1893

6

051

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Colored Laborers

GRDE

1867-08-26

08-26

1867

1

290

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Southern Views in Black and White

GRDE

1867-09-09

09-09

1867

1

291

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Comstock Row environment

GREL

1890-04-09

04-09

1890

5

047

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Nine colored waiters going to hotel in Petoskey

GRE

1886-06-24

06-24

1886

4

063

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An Anti-Negro Speech

GRDE

1867-09-11

09-11

1867

1

292

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Equality of Races

DEN&H

1860-07-18

07-18

1860

1

135

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Philanthropy

DEN&H

1860-04-17

04-17

1860

1

131

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Affray Between Negroes

DP

1867-08-06

08-06

1867

1

289

Miscellaneous

MS

n

Reminiscences of Early Logging in Osceola County

RCC

1893-01-20

01-20

1893

6

007

Miscellaneous

AA

n

'Snowball', colored boot-black, knows how to entertain

GREP

1893-02-04

02-04

1893

6

015

Miscellaneous

AA

n

All For the Negro

GRDMD

1870-03-23

03-23

1870

2

068

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Negro rights

DEN&H

1859-08-09

08-09

1859

1

120

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Equality

GRDMD

1870-04-05

04-05

1870

2

072

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Community of negroes in Cass County

GREP

1903-02-10

02-10

1903

7

081

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Fast 40 days; Fails to turn water into wine

GREL

1889-04-23

04-23

1889

4

199

Miscellaneous

AA

n

'Prepared for the Cholera"

GRE

1883-08-08

08-08

1883

3

190

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article regarding Emigration of Colored People

CHDP&T

1859-04-28

04-28

1859

1

117

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The radicals love of the Negro …

GRDMD

1870-01-11

01-11

1870

2

059

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Salvationists and an incident

GRE

1886-08-12

08-12

1886

4

073

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro conditions

DEN&H

1859-08-20

08-20

1859

1

123

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored wood chopper frozed to death

GREP

1893-01-19

01-19

1893

6

005

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored wood chopper found frozen to death

GREP

1893-01-15

01-15

1893

6

003

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Two new Negro patrolmen failed to appear for duty

GRH

1922-07-11

07-11

1922

9

045

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro in the Future

GRDMD

1870-04-20

04-20

1870

2

077

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Camp meeting of colored citizens at Monteith

GRE

1886-08-31

08-31

1886

4

074

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on 'Ancient Africa'

GREL

1892-12-31

12-31

1892

5

399

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Pet crow stolen

MDC

1902-09-17

09-17

1902

7

079

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Southern lumberman talks on the race problem

GRE

1892-12-11

12-11

1892

5

396

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Lecture on, 'The Inhabitability of the Planets'

GREL

1892-12-10

12-10

1892

5

395

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Colored

GRDE

1882-01-16

01-16

1882

3

141

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Visit by African Bishop of Episcopal church

GRE

1859-09-08

09-08

1859

1

124

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Indiana temperance meeting

GRDE

1869-10-05

10-05

1869

2

051

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Fire damaged home of David Moore

GREL

1884-02-04

02-04

1884

3

217

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Poor colored woman seeks aid

GRE

1884-01-04

01-04

1884

3

216

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A song

GRDE

1869-10-26

10-26

1869

2

053

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An Argument on Monroe Street

GRDMD

1869-11-09

11-09

1869

2

054

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on North vs. South

MNR

1883-11-21

11-21

1883

3

212

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Throwing snowballs at a colored gentleman

GRDE

1869-11-24

11-24

1869

2

055

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Conditions of loading boats at Vicksburg, MS

GRE

1883-10-19

10-19

1883

3

210

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Land given to colored belongs to another, North Carolina

GREP

1893-03-11

03-11

1893

6

029

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Drunk complains of assault

GRH

1893-02-07

02-07

1893

6

017

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Colored Population

DEN&H

1859-11-29

11-29

1859

1

127

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Runaway accident

DEN&H

1859-08-14

08-14

1859

1

122

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Confrontation between a colored lady and a white one

MNR

1883-09-12

09-12

1883

3

204

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Deaths exceed births of negroes in U.S. cities

GREP

1903-08-22

08-22

1903

7

088

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro Settlements in Ohio

DP

1867-07-29

07-29

1867

1

286

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Voters of Virginia

GRE

1883-08-27

08-27

1883

3

199

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Ex-slave's sister leaves him a fortune in California

GRH

1897-08-11

08-11

1897

6

232

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Value of Negro Laborers

GRE

1883-08-22

08-22

1883

3

198

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Trouble

GRDMD

1870-01-25

01-25

1870

2

063

Miscellaneous

AA

n

"Will the Negro Work"

GRDE

1870-03-14

03-14

1870

2

067

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Black Republican Alphabet

DEN&H

1860-03-16

03-16

1860

1

130

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Legitimate Business on differences in people

DEN&H

1859-12-14

12-14

1859

1

128

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Secured room with private family

GRD

1897-01-23

01-23

1897

6

180

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Soldiers on the Negro Question

GRDE

1864-07-23

07-23

1864

1

213

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Abraham Lincoln and the Colored Race

GRDE

1865-05-25

05-25

1865

1

227

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Sidney Elmiere, bothered by corns had toes cut off

GRD

1896-02-05

02-05

1896

6

143

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Divided jury of St. Paul, MN

GRDE

1869-03-30

03-30

1869

2

032

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Dark Tragedy in Bay City, MI

GRDE

1869-04-07

04-07

1869

2

034

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Southern Blacks

GRDE

1869-04-09

04-09

1869

2

035

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Southern Blacks

GRDE

1869-04-09

04-09

1869

2

036

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Heroes

DFP

1864-06-29

06-29

1864

1

211

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Music, an important element

GREL

1885-07-07

07-07

1885

4

025

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Humor

MDN

1897-01-28

01-28

1897

6

184

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Skill and Courage

GRDE

1864-04-28

04-28

1864

1

209

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Soldiers on the Negro Question

GRDE

1864-07-23

07-23

1864

1

214

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored population employment-Grand Haven

GRDE

1864-03-31

03-31

1864

1

208

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on colored denied work

GRDE

1869-05-24

05-24

1869

2

042

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Dissension as to carpet baggers

GRDE

1869-05-26

05-26

1869

2

043

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Claims to be champion sparrow catcher of Michigan

MDN

1897-01-25

01-25

1897

6

182

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Remark by Booker T. Washington

GRPT

1905-03-16

03-16

1905

7

143

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negroes fear cold winter, going back South

GRH

1923-09-19

09-19

1923

9

125

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Barber refused colored customers

GRDE

1869-06-29

06-29

1869

2

049

Miscellaneous

AA

n

How Negroes are Treated by Ex-Rebels

GRDE

1865-07-25

07-25

1865

1

232

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A 'Dark' Transaction

DA&T

1862-12-02

12-02

1862

1

155

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on 'Whisky vs. Nigoer'

GRDE

1864-05-02

05-02

1864

1

210

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored cornet band and five fatted steers

GRE

1885-12-19

12-19

1885

4

046

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Anti-Abolitionists

GRDE

1868-06-17

06-17

1868

2

012

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Supremacy

GRDE

1868-09-19

09-19

1868

2

022

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Lecture White vs. Black

GRDE

1868-10-03

10-03

1868

2

023

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article Anti-black

GRDE

1868-06-17

06-17

1868

2

011

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Goes back South to raise cotton

GRH

1929-08-18

08-18

1929

9

288

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Claims of the Colored Race

GRDE

1868-11-27

11-27

1868

2

025

Miscellaneous

AA

n

South and the Negro

GRH

1923-09-14

09-14

1923

9

120

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Photo of two colored children on College Avenue

GRH

1905-08-12

08-12

1905

7

149

Miscellaneous

AA

n

How Soldiers Regard 'Democracy' of Kent County

GRDE

1864-08-29

08-29

1864

1

218

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Update on Ben Jones, former Grand Haven resident

GHDT

1905-05-17

05-17

1905

7

145

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Oddities of Plantation Negro Life in Alabama

GREL

1885-08-15

08-15

1885

4

033

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Receives letter from daughter who was taken from him

GRD

1896-12-02

12-02

1896

6

172

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored persons regarding the post office - 1828

GRE

1869-03-24

03-24

1869

2

030

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Wife ran away with colored man - Ottawa Co., MI

GRDE

1869-03-25

03-25

1869

2

030a

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negroes and Their Old Masters

GRE

1864-11-25

11-25

1864

1

220

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Hon. James B. Porter house set on fire

DFP

1864-12-09

12-09

1864

1

222

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Barber "Dick" robbed

DFP

1864-12-09

12-09

1864

1

222

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro

DFP

1864-12-16

12-16

1864

1

223

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Exhibition to benefit Freedmen and Refugees

GRDE

1865-04-07

04-07

1865

1

224

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Verdict for Colored Woman

GRDE

1865-05-06

05-06

1865

1

226

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Master Whipped - An Incident of the War

GRDE

1864-08-13

08-13

1864

1

217

Miscellaneous

AA

n

'Bound to be White'

GRDE

1865-07-31

07-31

1865

1

234

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro superstition on the plantation

GREL

1889-10-26

10-26

1889

4

253

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Difference between white and black

GRDE

1866-08-09

08-09

1866

1

272

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored not admitted to roller rink in Adrian

GRE

1884-11-27

11-27

1884

3

272

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article 'The Negro'

GRE

1865-11-10

11-10

1865

1

251

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Fire destroyed 'Bee Hive' apartment building

GRDD

1889-08-20

08-20

1889

4

230

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro woman's prayer

GRE

1884-11-08

11-08

1884

3

267

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro barber admitted to bar at Big Rapids, MI

RCC

1886-05-07

05-07

1886

4

057

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Not worth a dam - humor

GREL

1891-08-13

08-13

1891

5

193

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Freedmen's Aid Society of Detroit

DA&T

1863-10-05

10-05

1863

1

179

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Employment of southern colored in Panama

GRPT

1904-07-06

07-06

1904

7

114

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored People asked to exhibit at Exhibition

GREL

1884-10-07

10-07

1884

3

261

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Claims to be champion sparrow catcher of Michigan

MDN

1897-01-26

01-26

1897

6

183

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Word to the Colored Men of Grand Rapids

GRDE

1870-11-07

11-07

1870

2

089

Miscellaneous

AA

n

New Orleans Exposition local contributors

GRE

1884-12-08

12-08

1884

3

275

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negroes in Florida

GRDE

1867-01-30

01-30

1867

1

274

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Apprehended Competition of Negro Labor

DA&T

1862-10-1

10-1

1862

1

154

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Grand Rapids lady visits colored church, Savannah, GA

GRE

1890-03-02

03-02

1890

5

037

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Employing Negroes & Indians to preserve Union

AJ

1862-02-10

02-10

1862

1

143

Miscellaneous

AA

n

How The Negro Pants for Freedom

GRWEN

1861-08-21

08-21

1861

1

142

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The hired colored lady

GREL

1884-08-22

08-22

1884

3

247

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Mistreatment of colored rag picker

GRE

1884-08-21

08-21

1884

3

246

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro at Richmond

DP

1867-04-18

04-18

1867

1

281

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Nigger Better than a White Man

GRDE

1867-04-27

04-27

1867

1

283

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Riots at Memphis, TN

GRDE

1866-05-10

05-10

1866

1

267

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Testimony regarding admission as witnesses

GRDE

1865-10-16

10-16

1865

1

245

Miscellaneous

AA

n

blind colored boy knows streets as if has full sight

GHET

1895-05-21

05-21

1895

6

116

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Scrambling for coins

GREL

1890-01-18

01-18

1890

5

011

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Graves family

GHT

1897-04-07

04-07

1897

6

192

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Circular on 'Freemen of Norfolk, VA

GRDE

1865-08-22

08-22

1865

1

236

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Graves family

GHT

1897-04-07

04-07

1897

6

193

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Why Negroes are Lazy

GRDE

1`865-08-23

08-23

1865

1

237

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Scheme to Exterminate the Colored Race

GRDE

1865-08-25

08-25

1865

1

238

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A new emancipation

PR

1889-09-11

09-11

1889

4

238

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro farmer gradually turning white

GREL

1890-01-21

01-21

1890

5

014

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Letter from a Freedman to his Old Master

GRDE

1865-08-23

08-23

1865

1

249

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Laborers for a Michigan Railroad

GRDD

1865-09-20

09-20

1865

1

241

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Requests aid for colored boy

GRE

1884-12-03

12-03

1884

3

274

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored happy when hunting 'possom'

GRH

1904-12-04

12-04

1904

7

136

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Laborers - Railroad

GRE

1865-10-20

10-20

1865

1

248

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Free Negro labor

DA&Y

1863-12-02

12-02

1863

1

192

Miscellaneous

AA

n

White roustabouts to replace of negro on steamboats

GREP

1904-10-12

10-12

1904

7

128

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Strange death bed confessions

GHDT

1897-05-19

05-19

1897

6

211

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored man named 'Hoyt' brought before Justice Hoyt

GHDT

1904-08-18

08-18

1904

7

124

Miscellaneous

AA

n

White porters replacing colored at barber shops

GRD

1897-06-16

06-16

1897

6

216

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Muskegon farmers not in favor of imported negro help

GRH

1923-05-01

05-01

1923

9

111

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Women servants, north vs south

GREL

1889-08-23

08-23

1889

4

231

Miscellaneous

AA

n

White barber refuses to shave negro

GRE

1889-06-18

06-18

1889

4

218

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Blacks learning the alphabet

GRDE

1865-09-09

09-09

1865

1

240

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored man

GRDL

1879-06-30

06-30

1879

3

067

Miscellaneous

AA

n

black vs white, man vs woman

GRSEP

1874-09-19

09-19

1874

2

163

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Ohio-exclude negroes from military training

GRDEN

1857-05-26

05-26

1857

1

070

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Lecture on Three Kinds of American Negroes

GREL

1891-05-29

05-29

1891

5

144

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Heavenly Institution

GRE

1857-03-06

03-06

1857

1

060

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored barbers leave Reed City, MI

RCC

1879-08-08

08-08

1879

3

072

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Omnibus: white vs. negro

CHDT

1857-02-23

02-23

1857

1

059

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on blacks

GRE

1874-09-30

09-30

1874

2

165

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on The Right Side - Democrat vs Republican

GRE

1874-09-30

09-30

1874

2

166

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Southern ladies with colored servants

GRDL

1879-08-14

08-14

1879

3

076

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro mammies/southern families at Spring Lake

GHDT

1914-06-15

06-15

1914

8

045

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Trick played on those seated at general store stove

GRH

1899-03-13

03-13

1899

6

300

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro Insurrection

GRDEN

1856-12-30

12-30

1856

1

058

Miscellaneous

AA

n

White waitresses instead of negro waiters

GREL

1891-06-11

06-11

1891

5

150

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negroes and Railroad Cars

GRDEN

1856-12-27

12-27

1856

1

057

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Black Tragedy

MC

1919-09-03

09-03

1919

8

125

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Democrat

GRE

1856-11-19

11-19

1856

1

051

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Disagreement in Grand Rapids, MI

GRE

1875-04-05

04-05

1875

2

173

Miscellaneous

AA

n

New York DayBook and Negro Democracy

GRDEN

1856-11-18

11-18

1856

1

050

Miscellaneous

AA

n

White against black passengers on Pullman trains

GRSEP

1875-05-22

05-22

1875

2

177

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Negroes prayer

GRE

1875-08-31

08-31

1875

2

178

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Training of Negroes

GRH

1892-01-11

01-11

1892

5

269

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Michigan barber

GRE

1882-04-21

04-21

1882

3

148

Miscellaneous

AA

n

15 colored men bound for Owosso to lay cement walks

GHDT

1898-10-24

10-24

1898

6

289

Miscellaneous

AA

n

argument near Comstock's Row

GRT

1874-09-26

09-26

1874

2

164

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Emigrants in Washington bound for Indiana

GRDL

1879-12-11

12-11

1879

3

095

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Wanted to Vindicate himself

GREL

1882-01-24

01-24

1882

3

142

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An Ill-Assorted Couple

GRDE

1882-01-25

01-25

1882

3

143

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Resolutions by Colored Ladies 19th Century Literary Club

GRH

1898-11-14

11-14

1898

6

290

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Citizens of Michigan

GRDE

1879-10-24

10-24

1879

3

087

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Balls given by colored citizens

CD

1882-04-06

04-06

1882

3

146

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Chimney sweep

MDC

1882-10-11

10-11

1882

3

163

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Whites and the Negroes by James Ballard

GRDE

1870-12-24

12-24

1870

2

091

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Poor colored woman in need of assistance

GRTH

1891-06-23

06-23

1891

5

156

Miscellaneous

AA

n

West Point and the Military

CD

1882-06-15

06-15

1882

3

151

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Wheaton, a colored man badly injured

MDC

1882-08-07

08-07

1882

3

154

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Fishing - Who stole the suckers

DE&H

1858-03-30

03-30

1858

1

085

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Exhibited old whipping post destroyed by Afro-Americans

DPD

1891-05-22

05-22

1891

5

139

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article in defense of colored residents

GREP

1913-06-03

06-03

1913

8

036

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Population in Grand Rapids, 1856 and 1857

DE&E

1857-09-17

09-17

1857

1

079

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Advocate for Mulatto babies

DEN&H

1857-08-14

08-14

1857

1

077

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Old Time Negroes - Affection for their white people

GRE

1888-10-13

10-13

1888

4

163b

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Old Time Negroes - Affection for their white people

GRE

1888-10-13

10-13

1888

4

163a

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A case of disrespect

GREL

1891-05-20

05-20

1891

5

136

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro inmate of House of Correction - a fine scholar

IS

1878-02-07

02-07

1878

3

020

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An Alleged African in a Wood Pile

GREL

1883-06-09

06-09

1883

3

176

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Threat of Rising of Negroes in New Orleans

CHDT

1853-06-20

06-20

1853

1

033

Miscellaneous

AA

n

"The English and the Negroes"

GREQ

1853-05-18

05-18

1853

1

031

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negroes plan summer resort near Baldwin

GRP

1915-09-28

09-28

1915

8

078

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Law against negroes settling in Indiana

GREQ

1851-09-03

09-03

1851

1

025

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Hezekiah Brooks develops new variety of mango, Miami, FL

GRH

1922-09-05

09-05

1922

9

071

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored boy stole watermelon at Adrian, MI

GRE

1883-08-03

08-03

1883

3

187

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Young negro boy's prayer

AA

1888-02-22

02-22

1888

4

131

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Train accidently runs over girl

GRDE

1875-09-01

09-01

1875

2

179

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Attempted arrest

DP&T

1878-11-13

11-13

1878

3

041

Miscellaneous

AA

n

'Burnt Cork or Brains?'

GRE

1883-06-01

06-01

1883

3

174

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negroes in the South

IS

1878-04-11

04-11

1878

3

024

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Comparison between Indians and Negroes

GREQ

1849-11-28

11-28

1849

1

015

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored man in jail has pneumonia

GHDT

1917-04-05

04-05

1917

8

091

Miscellaneous

AA

n

'A Kicking Ghost'

GRDT

1878-04-28

04-28

1878

3

026

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Comparison between Indians and Negroes

GREQ

1849-11-28

11-28

1849

1

014

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Comparison between Indians and Negroes

GREQ

1849-11-28

11-28

1849

1

013

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Sparrows and Negroes

GRVE

1849-10-12

10-12

1849

1

011

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored man in jail has pneumonia, father found in Alabama

GHDT

1917-04-10

04-10

1917

8

093

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Three colored men on grand jury, U.S. Court

GRDT

1878-05-29

05-29

1878

3

030

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored chimney sweep

IS

1878-01-24

01-24

1878

3

017

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Exodus

GRDL

1879-04-14

04-14

1879

3

056

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Ship sails for Liberia with negro colonists

GREL

1888-11-05

11-05

1888

4

165

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored waiters headed to Petoskey and Mackinac Island

GRE

1891-06-26

06-26

1891

5

157

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Uncle Gabe's Two Wives

GRDE

1887-07-09

07-09

1887

4

106

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Effort to prove blood lines

GRP

1914-12-30

12-30

1914

8

052

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Decision of colored judge

GRDEN

1856-09-19

09-19

1856

1

047

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Awaiting transportation from Mississippi to Kansas

GRSEP

1879-05-17

05-17

1879

3

061

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Past and Present Condition of the Negro

GRDEN

1856-01-08

01-08

1856

1

038

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The New Exodus

GRSEP

1879-04-26

04-26

1879

3

060

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Relief Meeting for Colored Refugees

GRDL

1879-04-23

04-23

1879

3

059

Miscellaneous

AA

n

On cough syrup

GRDL

1879-03-24

03-24

1879

3

051

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro Exodus from Mississippi and Louisiana

GRSEP

1879-04-19

04-19

1879

3

057

Miscellaneous

----

n

State collects great sum from gravel diggers

GHDT

1917-10-17

10-17

1917

8

111

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Lawsuit in Allegan County, MI

IS

1876-09-07

09-07

1876

3

009

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Blacks and whites

IS

1876-11-16

11-16

1876

3

010

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Indiana prevents testimony of Negroes in court

GRDEN

1855-11-21

11-21

1855

1

037

Miscellaneous

AA

n

"Negroes as an Institution"

GREQ

1855-11-20

11-20

1855

1

036

Miscellaneous

AA

n

In Brazill difficult to keep servant girls

GREL

1891-07-21

07-21

1891

5

169

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Exhibition by colored people at exposition building

GREL

1891-07-25

07-25

1891

5

172

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored cook skips town with married woman

AWA

1882-12-20

12-20

1882

3

168

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Equality of white versus negroes demonstrated

GRTH

1888-07-28

07-28

1888

4

138

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Emigration of Colored People from the South

GRE

1875-10-08

10-08

1875

2

181

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Relief for the Colored Refugees

GRDL

1879-04-19

04-19

1879

3

058

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Reasons for lack of good housing for colored

GHDT

1925-07-14

07-14

1925

9

215

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on colored residences

GRSEP

1873-10-04

10-04

1873

2

138

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Canadian Negroes

DE&E

1858-09-30

09-30

1858

1

105

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Coroner's Verdict - colored boy, 'Wilson', dies

GRDE

1873-03-20

03-20

1873

2

114

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article

GRE

1858-09-28

09-28

1858

1

104

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Sandwich Jail

DE&H

1858-08-25

08-25

1858

1

102

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Black man, white woman

GRT

1873-04-16

04-16

1873

2

115

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored barber and white waitress

GRT

1873-04-19

04-19

1873

2

117

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Miscellaneous

DPL

1892-06-24

06-24

1892

5

361

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An inventor, "The Inferior Race"

GRE

1858-07-30

07-30

1858

1

100

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Negroes in Barbadoes

GRH

1892-06-26

06-26

1892

5

362

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored girl seek work caring for child or invalid

GRD

1898-02-05

02-05

1898

6

282

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Negro Race, 'The Sons of Ham'

GRDE

1873-07-09

07-09

1873

2

127

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored man works to pay way to Kalamazoo Asylum

GREL

1881-03-28

03-28

1881

3

116

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Insane girl left in Canada asylum, moved to jail

GRTH

1891-02-27

02-27

1891

5

113

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro Exodus to Mentor

GREL

1881-01-25

01-25

1881

3

113

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Negro boy takes second prize in portrait class

GREP

1902-02-15

02-15

1902

7

069

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Only colored female barber in Michigan at Pentwater

GRE

1886-12-16

12-16

1886

4

088

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored waiters on steamer, 'Dunlap'

ACR

1880-07-30

07-30

1880

3

109

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Zuluan visiting Grand Rapids - Zulu customs

GREL

1892-05-16

05-16

1892

5

337

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Population of New York not growing but labor force is

GREP

1902-08-26

08-26

1902

7

076

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Louisiana Free Negro Law

CHDP&T

1859-04-06

04-06

1859

1

115

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Black equality

GRDE

1868-06-19

06-19

1868

2

013

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Black in Texas

GRDE

1871-11-29

11-29

1871

2

095

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Song, "Strike Out the White"

GRD

1866-03-03

03-03

1866

1

261

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Black on jury in Iosco Co., MI

ICG

1872-01-18

01-18

1872

2

097

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored peoples' resort opens in Benzie County

GRH

1921-01-25

01-25

1921

8

150

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Incident of drunkenness

GRDE

1881-07-30

07-30

1881

3

132

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored Woman Lecturer - Grand Rapids, MI

GRDT

1873-03-13

03-13

1873

2

112

Miscellaneous

AA

n

'No Music in Their Souls'

GRT

1872-08-01

08-01

1872

2

098

Miscellaneous

AA

n

In quest of food startles housewife

GRH

1892-05-04

05-04

1892

5

334

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Hotel on North Canal Street almost completed

GRDE

1872-08-09

08-09

1872

2

099

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on Negro housewives thrift and ingenuity

GRD

1897-12-19

12-19

1897

6

267a

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An article on Mr. Wilsen, a.k.a. Sable Saint

DE&H

1859-03-22

03-22

1859

1

112

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An article on Mr. Wilsen, a.k.a. Sable Saint

DE&H

1859-03-22

03-22

1859

1

111

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Colored meeting regarding killing by policeman

GRDE

1873-01-29

01-29

1873

2

104

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Modern Othello - White Girl Elopes with Negro

DE&H

1859-01-09

01-09

1859

1

110

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Human oppression

MDC

1892-07-01

07-01

1892

5

365

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Waiters and waitresses heading for Petoskey & Mackinac

GREL

1892-06-30

06-30

1892

5

364

Miscellaneous

AA

n

An article on Mr. Wilsen, a.k.a. Sable Saint

DE&H

1859-03-22

03-22

1859

1

113

Miscellaneous

AA

n

The Negro, North and South

DE&H

1858-06-24

06-24

1858

1

095

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Compiling local negro statistics

GRN

1913-03-08

03-08

1913

8

020

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Peril of the negroes world wide

GREP

1913-03-04

03-04

1913

8

018

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Peril of the negroes world wide

GREP

1913-03-04

03-04

1913

8

019

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article entitle 'No Prejudice' - prejudicial

GRDE

1874-01-10

01-10

1874

2

143

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Richest negroes in Indian Territory

GREP

1902-02-15

02-15

1902

7

069

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Colored man recovers damages

GRDE

1874-01-28

01-28

1874

2

144

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on 'Fighting Intolerance'

GRP

1922-11-20

11-20

1922

9

092

Miscellaneous

AA

n

intoxicated driver

GRT

1874-06-30

06-30

1874

2

156

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Grand Rapids to widen some streets

GREL

1892-04-04

04-04

1892

5

320

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article on colored man

GRDE

1873-10-13

10-13

1873

2

139

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Deranged Negro taken to Ionia House of Corrections

IS

1880-07-01

07-01

1880

3

106

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Black and White incidents

GRE

1874-09-04

09-04

1874

2

160

Miscellaneous

AA

n

A Southerner on steam engines and Negroes

GRE

1858-07-20

07-20

1858

1

099

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Fight at Hotel d' Afrique

GRDE

1873-11-08

11-08

1873

2

140

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Article regarding exodus of negroes

GRDT

1880-06-20

06-20

1880

3

102

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Recollections of 'Old Days on the Mississippi River'

PR

1892-03-30

03-30

1892

5

313

Miscellaneous

AA

n

West Point and Negro Whittaker

IS

1880-04-29

04-29

1880

3

099

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Black and White incidents

GRSEP

1874-09-04

09-04

1874

2

161

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Procession of Colored People

GRDT

1874-03-18

03-18

1874

2

146

Miscellaneous

AA

n

Appointed messenger of weather bureau, Washington, D.C.

GHDT

1898-09-24

09-24

1898

6

288

Miscellaneous

AA

n

White and Black

GRT

1874-02-07

02-07

1874

2

145

Mississippi

AA

n

Gen. Chalmers withdrew as candidate for governor

PR

1889-10-16

10-16

1889

4

249

Mississippi

AA

n

Lynchers hold court in Mississippi

GRH

1897-12-13

12-13

1897

6

264

Mississippi

AA

n

Anti-Lynching Sentiment Growing

GRPT

1904-03-25

03-25

1904

7

093

Mississippi

AA

n

Staged more lynching bees in Mississippi

GRH

1925-09-23

09-23

1925

9

229

Mississippi

AA

n

Mississippi governor against education of negroes

GRP

1904-01-19

01-19

1904

7

089

Mississippi

AA

n

Punished White Caps for attacking white

GRH

1893-05-15

05-15

1893

6

041

Mississippi

AA

n

Relations between blacks and whites in Mississippi

GRD

1891-03-01

03-01

1891

5

114

Mississippi Jubilee Singers

AA

n

Mississippians Jubilee Singers at Grand Haven

GHDT

1908-01-22

01-22

1908

7

181

Missouri

AA

n

From Missouri to Grand Haven, MI

GRE

1857-07-03

07-03

1857

1

075

Mitchel, George

AA

y

Arrested for assault of Lady Williams

GRDE

1870-05-12

05-12

1870

2

079

Mitchell, Arthur W.

AA

y

Colored lawyer unseats Cong. DePriest in Chicago

GRH

1934-11-09

11-09

1934

9

318

Mitchell, Walter

AA

y

State investigation into lynching, Jefferson City, MO

GRH

1925-08-11

08-11

1925

9

218

Mittenberg, Mrs. Fred

AA

y

Assaulted in Petoskey

GREP

1907-08-14

08-14

1907

7

175

Moffard, Ed

AA

y

Arrested for carrying concealed weapon

GREL

1890-10-29

10-20

1890

5

082

Mohr, Mrs. C. Franklin

AA

y

Arrested for murder of husband, claims innocence

GRH

1915-09-06

09-06

1915

8

076

Moleson, Ephriam

AA

y

Union soldier, 90 yrs. old, accused of assault, dismissed

GHDT

1922-08-16

08-16

1922

9

064

Moleson, Ephriam

AA

y

Arrested on assault of wife, dismissed

GHDT

1922-08-16

08-16

1922

9

064

Molson, Ephraim

AA

y

Was stabbed in fight, shot Mr. Letts who may die

GHET

1895-07-06

07-06

1895

6

120

Molson, Ephraim

AA

y

Sentenced for shooting Will Lett who died

GHET

1895-11-11

11-11

1895

6

129

Molson, Ephraim

AA

y

Bound over for trial on murder charges

GHET

1895-07-27

07-27

1895

6

123

Molson, Mr.

AA

y

Arrested for disturbance

GHDT

1908-06-25

06-25

1908

7

186

Monroe, MI

AA

n

Colored burglar killed by turnkey at Monroe jail

GREL

1891-04-29

04-29

1891

5

133

Montague, George

AA

y

Charged with sending obscene letters through the mail

GRPT

1904-03-16

03-16

1904

7

092

Montclair, N. J.

AA

n

Will not wed negro man at Montclair, N.J.

GRH

1925-11-09

11-09

1925

9

235

Monteith

AA

n

Camp meeting of colored citizens at Monteith

GRE

1886-08-31

08-31

1886

4

074

Moody, Rev.

AA

y

A Colored Preacher

GRSEP

1877-03-17

03-17

1877

3

012

Moore, Abraham

AA

y

Ex-slave dies, 110 yrs., at Ann Arbor

GREP

1910-02-15

02-15

1910

7

219

Moore, David

AA

y

Fire damaged home of David Moore

GREL

1884-02-04

02-04

1884

3

217

Moore, David A.

AA

y

RR engineer decorates engine for …..freedom

GREP

1893-05-31

05-31

1893

6

042

Moore, David A.

AA

y

Negro railroad engineer, 70 yrs., dies at Grand Rapids

GRP

1920-04-10

04-10

1920

8

129

Moore, Engineer Dave

AA

y

Charged with blockading Shawmut Avenue

GREL

1891-03-20

03-20

1891

5

119

Moore, George Washington

AA

y

Sent to Chicago with family

GREL

1881-04-22

04-22

1881

3

117

Moore, John E.

AA

y

Charged with assault

GREL

1890-10-22

10-22

1890

5

084

Moore, Oscar

AA

y

Blind boy had amazing memory

GREL

1889-02-02

02-02

1889

4

184

Moore, Touissant H. A.

AA

n

Negro isssued certificate to practice law in Ludington

GRP

1922-10-26

10-26

1922

9

088

Moran, Peg

AA

y

Club owner attacked by men, dies in Muskegon

GRP

1922-10-19

10-19

1922

9

083

Moran, Peg

AA

y

Club owner attacked by men, dies in Muskegon

GRH

1922-10-19

10-19

1922

9

084

Moreland, Robert

AA

y

Guilty of assault, gets 90 days in jail, Grand Rapids

GRH

1925-08-11

08-11

1925

9

219

Morgan, Alfred

AA

y

Pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons

GRH

1924-12-09

12-09

1924

9

206

Morgan, Clement Garnett

AA

y

Negro as class orator at Harvard

MD

1889-11-01

11-01

1889

4

257

Morgan, Senator

AA

y

Negro Emigration Bill - Back to Africa

GRTH

1890-01-09

01-09

1890

5

005

Morrison, James

AA

y

Arrested on charge of liquor sales

GHDT

1926-05-12

05-12

1926

9

236

Morse, Judge Ben

AA

y

State Supreme court finds for colored man

PR

1890-10-15

10-15

1890

5

081

Mortimer, Rev. Charles

AA

y

Services at the Episcopalian chapel

GRE

1886-05-21

05-21

1886

4

061

Morton, Mrs. Stephen

AA

y

Arrested in killing of Mrs. William Caldwell at Ann Arbor

GRP

1920-10-22

10-22

1920

8

146

Mosely, B. F.

AA

y

Eloquent address at Colored Republicans meeting

GRH

1896-01-06

10-06

1896

6

161

Moss, David

AA

y

arrested on larceny charges at Kalamazoo,

GRDE

1873-09-26

09-26

1873

2

137

Moss, Joseph

AA

y

arrested on assault of woman at Kalamazoo

GRD

1895-04-13

04-13

1895

6

112

Moss, Sam

AA

y

Taken from jail and shot; riot between white and colored

GREL

1892-03-09

03-09

1892

5

295

Mound Bayou, MS

AA

n

Negro community abolishs jail at Mound Bayou, MS

GRH

1928-09-02

09-02

1928

9

278

Mt. Clemens, MI

AA

n

May build separate hotel for colored at Mt. Clemens, MI

GREP

1901-08-29

08-29

1901

7

056

Mull, Sheriff Edmund

AA

y

Fatally shot Sheriff Mull of Monroe, moved to Wayne Co.

GREP

1910-08-06

08-06

1910

7

229

Murder

AA

n

Colored man kills husband of white lover

GREQ

1855-05-23

05-23

1855

1

035

Murdock, Wm R.

AA

y

Convicted of disorderly conduct, sentence

GRE

1891-10-15

10-15

1891

5

226

Murfreesboro, TN

AA

n

The First Colored Jury - Murfreesboro, TN

GRDE

1866-04-30

04-30

1866

1

266

Murphy, Harriet

AA

n

Black ladies assaulted each other

GRDE

1870-05-26

05-26

1870

2

080

Murray, R.

AA

y

Colored boy drowned at Holland, MI, buried at Holland

GHDT

1920-09-30

09-30

1920

8

144

Muskegon County

AA

n

Jonathan Walker dies in Muskegon County

GRH

1917-10-07

10-07

1917

8

107

Muskegon Hgts, MI

AA

n

98 yr. Old - 'in most respects Negroes better off as slaves'

GRH

1927-10-23

10-23

1927

9

265

Muskegon Hgts., MI

AA

n

Petitions Muskegon Hts-exclude Negroes from part of city

GRH

1929-08-17

08-17

1929

9

287

Muskegon Hgts., MI

AA

n

Commission to investigate race problems, Muskegon Hgts.

GRH

1927-01-16

01-16

1927

9

254

Muskegon Hgts., MI

AA

n

Greater Muskegon Citizens Protective Ass'n

GRH

1929-08-17

08-17

1929

9

287

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Lecture to be held in Muskegon

MDC

1901-12-30

12-30

1901

7

068

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Whites barred from Negro belt at night, will be arrested

GRH

1922-12-08

12-08

1922

9

100

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

6 negroes arrested for rioting in Muskegon

GRP

1922-10-23

10-23

1922

9

087

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Muskegon physician receives warning note from Klan

GRH

1923-08-30

08-30

1923

9

115

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Waiters at Lake Harbor drunk and disorberly, arrested

GRH

1897-08-16

08-16

1897

6

238

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Colored raising money for church debt, Muskegon, MI

GRDD

1887-12-09

12-09

1887

4

123

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Negro race has earned right to protection

MC

1919-08-28

08-28

1919

8

121

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Colored churches have trouble gaining foothold, Muskegon

MC

1928-05-19

05-19

1928

9

274

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Colored churches have trouble gaining foothold, Muskegon

MC

1928-05-19

05-19

1928

9

275

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Colored slave, Union soldier, hotel keeper, dies Muskegon

GHDT

1912-07-31

07-31

1912

8

013

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Negro struck by truck, will survive

GRH

1923-12-06

12-06

1923

9

163

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Fire in building drives 25 negroes out, Muskegon

GRP

1926-06-29

06-29

1926

9

242

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Arrested for stealing in Muskegon

GRDE

1874-05-06

05-06

1874

2

150

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Klan speech is delivered at Muskegon meeting

GHDT

1923-09-28

09-28

1923

9

134

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Protests Dr. Sullivan's proposal of negro deportation

MC

1919-08-28

08-28

1919

8

122

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Arrested and sentenced at Muskegon, MI

GRE

1884-12-12

12-12

1884

3

276

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Chicago's colored form summer colony at Muskegon, MI

MC

1909-01-25

01-25

1909

7

209

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Urges deporting negro as solution to race problem

MC

1919-08-25

08-25

1919

8

120

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Former slave lives at Black Lake, Muskegon, MI

GRSEP

1877-09-08

09-08

1877

3

014

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

New pastor at African Methodist church, Muskegon, MI

MDC

1890-07-26

07-26

1890

5

066

Muskegon, MI

AA

n

Death of Johnathan Walker, former slave - Muskegon

GRDT

1878-05-3

05-03

1878

3

027

Myers, Charles

AA

y

Charge of vagrancy

GRH

1896-10-17

10-17

1896

6

166

Mystic League

AA

n

a.k.a. Minnesota White-Caps assaulted man

GREL

1889-02-12

02-12

1889

4

188

Transcriber: Evelyn M. Sawyer
Created: 21 June 2003