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The Making of African American Identity: Volume II, 1865-1917
Topic: FreedomTopic: IdentityTopic: InstitutionsTopic: PoliticsTopic: Forward
Topic: Institutions
Toolbox Overview: The Making of African American Identity: Volume II, 1865-1917
Resource Menu: Institutions
Text 1. Power
Text 2. Associations (I)
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Text 3. Associations (II)
Text 4. Education
Text 5. Leadership
Text 6. Religion
Text 7. Business
Text 8. Family
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2.  Associations (I)
- "The Benevolent and Charitable Societies of Cincinnati, Ohio," from The Proceedings of the Semi-Centenary Celebration of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Cincinnati, 1874
- "Our Women's Clubs" (12 Sept. 1903) and "Women's Clubs" (6 August 1904), Cleveland Journal
    Women's Clubs
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Benevolent and Charitable Societies: PDF file*
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"Our Women's Clubs" and "Women's Clubs": PDF file*
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Images of African American organizations and institutions, 1870s-1920s, in Digital Schomburg from the New York Public Library

The Early Years of the National Association of Colored Women, 1895-1920, in Women and Social Movements in the United States., 1775-2000, from SUNY-Binghamton

National Association of Colored Women, list of clubs by state, from Howard University

African American History and Literature, 1865-1917: Online Resources



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