Berenice B. Lowe papers, 1880s-1980s.

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883

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Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797, Swartekill, New York-died November 26, 1883), African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. Truth was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. She devoted her life to the abolitionist cause and helped to recruit black troops for the Union Army. Although Truth ...

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...

Carson, Gerald Bloom, 1911-

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Post, C. W. (Charles William), 1854-1914

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Lowe, Berenice Bryant

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Berenice Lowe (1896-1983) was a local historian and writer from Battle Creek, Michigan. Much of her research was devoted to the life and career of African American abolitionist Sojourner Truth. From the guide to the Berenice Bryant Lowe Papers, 1880s-1980s, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) Local historian and collector of historical manuscripts. From the description of Berenice B. Lowe papers, 1880s-1980s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat rec...