"J-K-L" Index to African American Newspaper Articles
Grand Rapids Public Library, 1830-1935
Main Entry |
Ethnic |
Name |
Title |
Source |
News Date |
Date |
Year |
Vol |
Page |
Jackson County, MI |
AA |
n |
First colored juryman in Jackson Co., MI |
GRDE |
1873-02-01 |
02-01 |
1873 |
2 |
110 |
Jackson Prison |
AA |
n |
Released from Jackson prison |
GREL |
1892-04-21 |
04-21 |
1892 |
5 |
332 |
Jackson, Andrew |
AA |
n |
Andrew Jackson, local resident, died |
GRTH |
1891-12-27 |
12-27 |
1891 |
5 |
256 |
Jackson, Belle |
AA |
y |
Colored female sentenced for disorderly conduct |
GRDE |
1878-07-12 |
07-12 |
1878 |
3 |
034 |
Jackson, Belle |
AA |
n |
Negro Women's Suffrage |
GRDL |
1879-03-09 |
03-09 |
1879 |
3 |
049 |
Jackson, Charles |
AA |
y |
Assaulted older woman, shot by her son |
GREP |
1910-05-13 |
05-13 |
1910 |
7 |
222 |
Jackson, David |
AA |
y |
David Jackson, died at Pontiac, MI |
GRE |
1885-07-18 |
07-18 |
1885 |
4 |
028 |
Jackson, James M. |
AA |
y |
Ex-slave dies at Lansing, MI |
GRD |
1895-07-07 |
07-07 |
1895 |
6 |
121 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Michigan Equal Rights 3rd annual convention, Jackson, MI |
GREP |
1893-03-08 |
03-08 |
1893 |
6 |
028 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Has artificial legs thru efforts of Alderman Straub, Jackson |
GRH |
1899-08-31 |
08-31 |
1899 |
6 |
313 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Colored pastors conducting revivals at Jackson, MI |
GRD |
1894-01-17 |
01-17 |
1894 |
6 |
062 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Alice Mallott killed by unknown assailanat |
GRH |
1922-06-13 |
06-13 |
1922 |
9 |
031 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Mob at jail did not succeed |
GRP |
1922-06-15 |
06-15 |
1922 |
9 |
032 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Stole a ride, lost legs, Jackson will not pay for wooden legs |
GRH |
1899-02-22 |
02-22 |
1899 |
6 |
298 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Maccabees rule saloon-keepers ineligible for membership |
GREL |
1891-08-13 |
08-13 |
1891 |
5 |
194 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Michigan Colored Masons meeting at Jackson, MI |
GREP |
1893-01-27 |
01-27 |
1893 |
6 |
009 |
Jackson, MI |
AA |
n |
Michigan Equal Rights convention at Jackson, MI |
GREP |
1893-03-24 |
03-24 |
1893 |
6 |
032 |
Jackson, Mr. |
AA |
y |
Slavin - Jackson boxing fight |
GREL |
1892-05-31 |
05-31 |
1892 |
5 |
343 |
Jackson, Pete |
AA |
y |
Pugilist in exhibition at Smith's opera house |
GREL |
1889-07-18 |
07-18 |
1889 |
4 |
220 |
Jackson, Pete |
AA |
y |
Exhibition of the manly art |
GREL |
1889-07-19 |
07-19 |
1889 |
4 |
222 |
Jackson, Pete |
AA |
y |
Clever with his dukes |
GREL |
1889-07-19 |
07-19 |
1889 |
4 |
221 |
Jackson, Peter |
AA |
y |
Killed three men, Georgia posse kills him with dynamite |
GRH |
1915-07-15 |
07-15 |
1915 |
8 |
068 |
Jackson, Peter |
AA |
y |
Boxing fight whipped Frank Slavin |
PR |
1892-06-08 |
06-08 |
1892 |
5 |
355 |
Jackson, Robert |
AA |
y |
Arrested on rape charges or young girl |
GREL |
1891-12-30 |
12-30 |
1891 |
5 |
259 |
Jackson, Robert |
AA |
y |
Arrested for rape |
GRTH |
1892-01-01 |
01-01 |
1892 |
5 |
263 |
Jackson, Robert |
AA |
y |
Arrested on rape charges or young girl |
GRE |
1891-12-30 |
12-30 |
1891 |
5 |
258 |
Jackson, Robert |
AA |
y |
Charged with assault on Peter Plass, Spring Lake |
GRH |
1925-09-23 |
09-23 |
1925 |
9 |
228 |
Jackson, Robert |
AA |
y |
Examination on charges of assault and robbery |
GHDT |
1925-09-24 |
09-24 |
1925 |
9 |
230 |
Jackson, Tobias |
AA |
y |
Claims to be Daniel, the Prophet |
GREL |
1889-08-14 |
08-14 |
1889 |
4 |
228 |
Jackson, Tut |
AA |
y |
Tut Jackson fights Jack Goyer - Washington, OH |
GRH |
1922-05-04 |
05-04 |
1922 |
9 |
013 |
Jackson, William E. |
AA |
y |
Will not wed negro man at Montclair, N.J. |
GRH |
1925-11-09 |
11-09 |
1925 |
9 |
235 |
Japan |
JP |
n |
Students at Hope College, Holland, MI |
GRDE |
1876-04-17 |
04-17 |
1876 |
3 |
006 |
Jefferson City, MO |
AA |
n |
State investigation into lynching, Jefferson City, MO |
GRH |
1925-08-11 |
08-11 |
1925 |
9 |
218 |
Jeffrey, C. A. |
AA |
y |
Pullman car conductor dies from injuries |
GREL |
1888-12-07 |
12-07 |
1888 |
4 |
171 |
Jelks, Dr. Randal |
AA |
y |
Program, 'African Americans in Furniture City, 1870-1954' |
GRVT |
2000-02-10 |
02-10 |
2002 |
9 |
329e |
Jelks, Dr. Randal |
AA |
y |
Program, 'African Americans in Furniture City, 1870-1954' |
GRVT |
2000-02-10 |
02-10 |
2002 |
9 |
329b |
Jelks, Dr. Randal |
AA |
y |
Program, 'African Americans in Furniture City, 1870-1954' |
GRVT |
2000-02-10 |
02-10 |
2002 |
9 |
329c |
Jelks, Dr. Randal |
AA |
y |
Program, 'African Americans in Furniture City, 1870-1954' |
GRVT |
2000-02-10 |
02-10 |
2002 |
9 |
329a |
Jelks, Dr. Randal |
AA |
y |
Program, 'African Americans in Furniture City, 1870-1954' |
GRVT |
2000-02-10 |
02-10 |
2002 |
9 |
329d |
Jenkins, William |
AA |
y |
Died, 51 yrs., of Cass and Berrien Counties |
GRH |
1899-03-21 |
03-21 |
1899 |
6 |
301 |
Jennings, Thomas |
AA |
y |
Murderer - first conviction on finger print evidence |
GRH |
1910-11-11 |
11-11 |
1910 |
7 |
243 |
Jeremiah |
AA |
y |
African brought from Angola by Mr. Hall Chatelain |
DPD |
1891-05-22 |
05-22 |
1891 |
5 |
138 |
Johnson, Angeline |
AA |
y |
White butcher to marry colored woman |
GRE |
1890-12-08 |
12-08 |
1890 |
5 |
097 |
Johnson, Angeline |
AA |
y |
Arrested for disturbance |
GRDD |
1889-10-05 |
10-05 |
1889 |
4 |
247 |
Johnson, Angeline |
AA |
y |
White butcher to marry colored woman |
GREL |
1890-12-08 |
12-08 |
1890 |
5 |
096 |
Johnson, Angeline |
AA |
y |
White man weds colored woman |
GREL |
1890-12-10 |
12-10 |
1890 |
5 |
100 |
Johnson, Bert |
AA |
y |
Arrested for disorderly conduct |
GRH |
1892-04-05 |
04-05 |
1892 |
5 |
321 |
Johnson, Charles |
AA |
y |
Sentenced to Jackson Prison for assault |
GREL |
1888-10-04 |
10-04 |
1888 |
4 |
160 |
Johnson, Ed. |
AA |
y |
Accused of larceny, justice is slow in moving |
GREL |
1891-04-11 |
04-11 |
1891 |
5 |
124 |
Johnson, Elder J. W. |
AA |
y |
Elder J. W. Johnson weds Minnie Gage |
GRTH |
1890-12-11 |
12-11 |
1890 |
5 |
102 |
Johnson, George |
AA |
y |
Arraigned-disorberly charges at House of All Nations |
GRH |
1910-10-19 |
10-19 |
1910 |
7 |
238 |
Johnson, George |
AA |
y |
Guilty on disorderly charges, 45 days in jail |
GRH |
1910-10-25 |
10-25 |
1910 |
7 |
240 |
Johnson, George |
AA |
y |
Kills man, is killed by shots and burned by mob |
GRH |
1930-05-17 |
05-17 |
1930 |
9 |
295 |
Johnson, George W. |
AA |
y |
Expelled as pastor of Messiah Baptist Church |
GRDD |
1890-12-09 |
12-09 |
1890 |
5 |
098 |
Johnson, Jack |
AA |
y |
Chapel exercises - rumor pugilist Jack Johnson to speak |
GRH |
1910-02-17 |
02-17 |
1910 |
7 |
220 |
Johnson, Jack |
AA |
y |
Asserts Jack Johnson, pugilist, has done harm to race |
GREP |
1913-05-13 |
05-13 |
1913 |
8 |
033 |
Johnson, James |
AA |
y |
Held for trial for selling liquor without a license |
GREP |
1893-01-20 |
01-20 |
1893 |
6 |
006 |
Johnson, James |
AA |
y |
Assaulted James Johnson at Soldiers Home |
GRH |
1892-03-06 |
03-06 |
1892 |
5 |
291 |
Johnson, James |
AA |
y |
Arrested for selling liquor without paying state tax |
GREP |
1893-01-17 |
01-17 |
1893 |
6 |
004 |
Johnson, Joe |
AA |
y |
Arrested for drunken spree |
GRTH |
1889-08-01 |
08-01 |
1889 |
4 |
226 |
Johnson, John |
AA |
y |
Negro WWI vet drowns attempting to swim Grand River |
GRH |
1930-09-02 |
09-02 |
1930 |
9 |
301 |
Johnson, Josh |
AA |
y |
Arrested for stabbing Alfred Hubbard |
GREL |
1892-06-16 |
04-16 |
1892 |
5 |
330 |
Johnson, Joshua |
AA |
y |
Arrested and sentenced for scuffling and swearing |
GRE |
1889-05-15 |
05-15 |
1889 |
4 |
205 |
Johnson, Lucy |
AA |
y |
Applies for marriage license with Jonathan Allen |
GRH |
1910-09-24 |
09-24 |
1910 |
7 |
234 |
Johnson, Mr. |
AA |
y |
Mr. Johnson, pitcher for Colored Athletics |
GRH |
1923-09-30 |
09-30 |
1923 |
9 |
141 |
Johnson, Mrs. Kathryn |
AA |
y |
Speaker at A.M.E. 'need to wipe out color line in own race' |
GRH |
1925-10-15 |
10-15 |
1925 |
9 |
231 |
Johnson, Peter |
AA |
y |
Colored man, 'Foster', assaults Peter Johnson |
GRTH |
1890-12-11 |
12-11 |
1890 |
5 |
101 |
Johnson, Prof. C.A. |
AA |
y |
Lecture on, 'The Inhabitability of the Planets' |
GREL |
1892-12-10 |
12-10 |
1892 |
5 |
395 |
Johnson, Rev. J. W. |
AA |
y |
Pastor deposed from ministry |
GRDD |
1890-12-13 |
12-13 |
1890 |
5 |
104 |
Johnson, Ripley |
AA |
y |
Charged with murdering Mr. Hefferan |
GREL |
1889-12-28 |
12-28 |
1889 |
4 |
279 |
Johnson, Robert |
AA |
y |
Arrest Robert Johnson, two deputies shot by county police |
GRH |
1922-04-03 |
04-03 |
1922 |
9 |
011 |
Johnson, S. M., Esq. |
AA |
y |
Fugitive Slave Law Debate |
GREQ |
1850-12-25 |
12-25 |
1850 |
1 |
019 |
Johnson, Walter |
AA |
y |
Charged with murder of Harvey Dickson |
GRH |
1924-07-24 |
07-24 |
1924 |
9 |
188 |
Johnson, William I. |
AA |
y |
62 yrs., died, 47 yrs. porter at Univ. of Mich. Fraternity |
GRH |
1922-01-08 |
01-08 |
1922 |
9 |
001 |
Johnson, Wm |
AA |
y |
assault in Detroit, mI |
GRDE |
1873-05-06 |
05-06 |
1873 |
2 |
120 |
Johnson, Wm |
AA |
y |
Enticed white girl, asked to leave McGrawville, MI |
GRDE |
1887-08-15 |
08-15 |
1887 |
4 |
113 |
Johnstone, E. D. |
AA |
y |
Colored man in $100 foot race at Bay City |
MDC |
1882-07-15 |
07-15 |
1882 |
3 |
152 |
Jones, Ben |
AA |
y |
Update on Ben Jones, former Grand Haven resident |
GHDT |
1905-05-17 |
05-17 |
1905 |
7 |
145 |
Jones, Ben |
AA |
y |
Civil War soldier in Wisconsin, formerly of Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1907-05-15 |
05-15 |
1907 |
7 |
169 |
Jones, Ben |
AA |
y |
Ex-slave, colored Union soldier dies at county infirmary |
GRN |
1913-05-02 |
05-02 |
1913 |
8 |
028 |
Jones, Bert |
AA |
y |
Arraigned-disorberly charges at House of All Nations |
GRH |
1910-10-19 |
10-19 |
1910 |
7 |
238 |
Jones, Bert |
AA |
y |
Guilty on disorderly charges, 45 days in jail |
GRH |
1910-10-25 |
10-25 |
1910 |
7 |
240 |
Jones, Bert |
AA |
y |
Stabbed with stilletto by Charles Hicks in critical condition |
GREP |
1910-08-11 |
08-11 |
1910 |
7 |
230 |
Jones, Billy |
AA |
y |
Billy Jones to fight Harry English |
GRH |
1933-08-20 |
08-20 |
1933 |
9 |
315 |
Jones, Charles |
AA |
y |
Two men arrest for fighting over wife of one man |
GRD |
1894-03-24 |
03-24 |
1894 |
6 |
079 |
Jones, Edward |
AA |
y |
Suit against Edward Jones for defamation of character |
GREL |
1889-06-29 |
06-29 |
1889 |
4 |
219 |
Jones, Fred |
AA |
y |
Assault between Colored man and Chinese |
GRDD |
1885-05-12 |
05-12 |
1885 |
4 |
017 |
Jones, George |
AA |
y |
White girl marries negro man of Beaver, PA |
GRDL |
1879-05-21 |
05-21 |
1879 |
3 |
063 |
Jones, George |
AA |
y |
Arrested for criminal assault on young girl |
GRH |
1896-08-08 |
08-08 |
1896 |
6 |
158 |
Jones, Hunter |
AA |
y |
Stole a ride, lost legs, Jackson will not pay for wooden legs |
GRH |
1899-02-22 |
02-22 |
1899 |
6 |
298 |
Jones, Hunter |
AA |
y |
Has artificial legs thru efforts of Alderman Straub, Jackson |
GRH |
1899-08-31 |
08-31 |
1899 |
6 |
313 |
Jones, Hunter |
AA |
y |
Has artificial legs thru efforts of Alderman Straub, Jackson |
GRH |
1899-08-31 |
08-31 |
1899 |
6 |
314 |
Jones, J. H. |
AA |
y |
Negro race has earned right to protection |
MC |
1919-08-28 |
08-28 |
1919 |
8 |
121 |
Jones, John |
AA |
y |
Ran away from State school |
GRTH |
1888-08-12 |
08-12 |
1888 |
4 |
147 |
Jones, Miss Alice Beatrice |
AA |
y |
Colored girl marries white man Leonard Rhinelander |
GRH |
1924-11-16 |
11-16 |
1924 |
9 |
204 |
Jones, Mr. |
AA |
y |
Man murdered wife, helped lynch 3 negroes for crime |
GREP |
1904-03-03 |
03-03 |
1904 |
7 |
091 |
Jones, Rev. Daniel Payne |
AA |
y |
Enterprise Institutue of Chicago - trade school for colored |
GHDT |
1914-07-20 |
07-20 |
1914 |
8 |
046 |
Jones, W. L. |
AA |
y |
Tries to cash bad check |
GRP |
1926-08-06 |
08-06 |
1926 |
9 |
247 |
Jones, William L. |
AA |
y |
Claims he has 40 wives but no home |
GRP |
1922-10-20 |
10-20 |
1922 |
9 |
085 |
Jordan, James |
AA |
y |
Boxing match with James Jordan |
GREL |
1890-03-10 |
03-10 |
1890 |
5 |
042 |
Jordan, Joe |
AA |
y |
Convicted of attack, lynched at Jessup, GA |
GRP |
1922-07-01 |
07-01 |
1922 |
9 |
039 |
Jowersma, Y. W. |
AA |
y |
Arrested for improper care of horse - fined |
GREL |
1892-12-08 |
12-08 |
1892 |
5 |
394 |
Judd, Mr. |
AA |
y |
Federal Relations Committee on Slavery |
DE&H |
1858-02-04 |
02-04 |
1858 |
1 |
083 |
Judson, Sarah |
AA |
y |
Article on Judson girl |
GHN |
1859-05-11 |
05-11 |
1859 |
1 |
118 |
Judson, Sarah |
AA |
y |
A White Girl Elopes with a Negro |
DE&H |
1859-01-05 |
01-05 |
1859 |
1 |
109 |
Kaffir Boy Choir |
AA |
n |
Kaffir Boy Choir gave concert at Zeeland, MI |
GRPT |
1905-03-18 |
03-18 |
1905 |
7 |
144 |
Kalamazoo County, MI |
AA |
n |
Thief sentenced to Jackson Prison at Kalamazoo |
GRE |
1891-06-26 |
06-26 |
1891 |
5 |
158 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
One of rum runners arrested in Kalamazoo, MI |
GRP |
1922-11-07 |
11-07 |
1922 |
9 |
091 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Shot and killed Ike Kersey in Kalamazoo |
GHDT |
1904-07-26 |
07-26 |
1904 |
7 |
121 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
'Colored Billy Sunday' preaches at Kalamazoo |
GRH |
1924-06-24 |
06-24 |
1924 |
9 |
182 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Arrested for attempt to rob, was shot, bled to death |
GRN |
1913-03-11 |
03-11 |
1913 |
8 |
021 |
Kalamazoo, Mi |
AA |
n |
Selling tickets for Kalamazoo Emancipation Day |
GRE |
1886-08-02 |
08-02 |
1886 |
4 |
068 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Colored man elected constable - Kalamazoo Co., MI |
GRDE |
1874-04-13 |
04-13 |
1874 |
2 |
149 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Emancipation Day at Kalamazoo |
GRE |
1886-08-03 |
08-03 |
1886 |
4 |
071 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Emancipation Day at Kalamazoo |
GRDE |
1886-08-03 |
08-03 |
1886 |
4 |
070 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Unity Grand Lodge met at Kalamazoo |
GRTH |
1887-01-29 |
01-29 |
1887 |
4 |
090 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
y |
Arrested for killing Robert Hargo in Kalamazoo church |
GREL |
1885-10-20 |
10-20 |
1885 |
4 |
041 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Entertainer found insane sent to Kalamazoo asylum |
GRD |
1895-07-27 |
07-27 |
1895 |
6 |
124 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Riot at Kalamazoo |
GRT |
1876-03-10 |
03-10 |
1876 |
3 |
004 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
arrested on assault of woman at Kalamazoo |
GRD |
1895-04-13 |
04-13 |
1895 |
6 |
112 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Emancipation Day celebrated at Kalamazoo |
GRD |
1894-08-02 |
08-02 |
1894 |
6 |
093 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
A.M.E. 6th District conference at Kalamazoo |
DPD |
1891-10-30 |
10-30 |
1891 |
5 |
236 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
A.M.E. 6th District conference at Kalamazoo |
DPD |
1891-10-30 |
10-30 |
1891 |
5 |
235 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
No A.M.E. church erected in Kalamazoo |
GREP |
1913-06-03 |
06-03 |
1913 |
8 |
037 |
Kalamazoo, Mi |
AA |
n |
Slapped Horace Gridley, no charges |
GRH |
1911-05-12 |
05-12 |
1911 |
8 |
005 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Eloping mulatto and white woman |
GRE |
1883-04-19 |
04-19 |
1883 |
3 |
170 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Negro refused food at Kalamazoo restaurants |
GRH |
1911-06-23 |
06-23 |
1911 |
8 |
007 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
AA |
n |
Fight between two colored men, one sought, Kalamazoo |
GRE |
1888-07-31 |
07-31 |
1888 |
4 |
141 |
Kansas |
AA |
n |
Attempts to keep Kansas out of the Union |
DE&H |
1858-04-18 |
04-18 |
1858 |
1 |
087 |
Kansas |
AA |
n |
Kansas prohibits discrimination against schooling colored |
GRTH |
1891-01-11 |
01-11 |
1891 |
5 |
107 |
Kansas |
AA |
n |
Michigan Agricultural College |
DE&H |
1858-05-22 |
05-22 |
1858 |
1 |
094 |
Kansas |
AA |
n |
Kansas governor-elect pledges to repeal law |
GRP |
1922-11-25 |
11-25 |
1922 |
9 |
094 |
Kansas City, KS |
AA |
n |
Two negro workmen wounded by patrolman |
GRH |
1925-08-30 |
08-30 |
1925 |
9 |
222 |
Kearsey, Ike |
AA |
y |
Assaulted by Ike Kearsey |
GRTH |
1891-08-17 |
08-17 |
1891 |
5 |
196 |
Keener, Miss Fannie |
AA |
y |
Shooting at Jacksonville, ILL |
GREL |
1890-01-09 |
01-09 |
1890 |
5 |
004 |
Kehoe, Daniel |
AA |
y |
Arrested for breach of peace, fined |
GRH |
1896-10-17 |
10-17 |
1896 |
6 |
166 |
Keller Pneumatic Tool Co. |
AA |
n |
Chicago Colored Giants beat Keller Pneumatic Tool Co. |
GHDT |
1919-08-11 |
08-11 |
1919 |
8 |
119 |
Keller, Miss Lucy E. |
AA |
y |
Article on Louisiana |
GHDT |
1912-02-22 |
02-22 |
1912 |
8 |
011 |
Keller, Miss Lucy E. |
AA |
y |
Article on Louisiana |
GHDT |
1912-02-22 |
02-22 |
1912 |
8 |
010 |
Kelley, Jim |
AA |
y |
Raped woman, taken from jail and hanged |
GREL |
1889-07-26 |
07-26 |
1889 |
4 |
224 |
Kelley, W. H. |
AA |
y |
Colored man rented store for a restaurant |
AWA |
1881-05-18 |
05-18 |
1881 |
3 |
124 |
Kelley's Colored Minstrels |
AA |
n |
Kelley's colored minstrels at Munising Opera house |
DMJ |
1911-07-18 |
07-18 |
1911 |
8 |
009 |
Kelley's Dixie Cotton Pickers |
AA |
n |
Kelley's Dixie Cotton Pickers at Armory Theatre |
GHDT |
1915-10-16 |
10-16 |
1915 |
8 |
079 |
Kellogg, Governor |
AA |
y |
Blacks and whites |
IS |
1876-11-16 |
11-16 |
1876 |
3 |
010 |
Kelly, Anna |
AA |
y |
Assaulted 13 year old girl |
GREL |
1881-06-29 |
06-29 |
1881 |
3 |
129 |
Kelly, Henry |
AA |
y |
98 yr. Old - 'in most respects Negroes better off as slaves' |
GRH |
1927-10-23 |
10-23 |
1927 |
9 |
265 |
Keltz, Rev. N. H. |
AA |
y |
'Colored Billy Sunday' preaches at Kalamazoo |
GRH |
1924-06-24 |
06-24 |
1924 |
9 |
182 |
Kent County |
AA |
n |
Suit filed against Klan in Kent County court |
GRH |
1924-08-21 |
08-21 |
1924 |
9 |
192 |
Kent County |
AA |
n |
Suit filed against Klan in Kent County court |
GRH |
1924-08-20 |
08-20 |
1924 |
9 |
191 |
Kent County Colored League |
AA |
n |
Kent County Colored League organized |
GRTH |
1889-12-21 |
12-21 |
1889 |
4 |
274 |
Kentucky |
AA |
n |
Slavery is the misfortune of states … |
GRDEN |
1856-05-20 |
05-20 |
1856 |
1 |
044 |
Kentucky |
AA |
n |
Men accused of flogging, intimidation, on trial - Kentucky |
GRH |
1915-08-27 |
08-27 |
1915 |
8 |
074 |
Kerfuit, Ida May |
AA |
y |
Arraigned in stabbing fray at House of All Nations |
GREP |
1911-03-23 |
03-23 |
1911 |
8 |
004 |
Kern, R. B. |
AA |
y |
500 at Muskegon listen to discourse on Klan |
GRH |
1923-09-14 |
09-14 |
1923 |
9 |
119 |
Kersey, Nathaniel |
AA |
y |
Barber, 60 yrs., dies |
GREP |
1900-07-19 |
07-19 |
1900 |
7 |
008 |
Kesey, Mrs. |
AA |
y |
Arrested for disturbance |
GRH |
1893-04-10 |
04-10 |
1893 |
6 |
036 |
King Solomon |
AA |
y |
arrested in assault, Wayne Co., MI |
GRDE |
1875-05-12 |
05-12 |
1873 |
2 |
123 |
King, Earl |
AA |
y |
Kills Farrand Reighard in attempted robbery |
GRP |
1922-09-09 |
09-09 |
1922 |
9 |
072 |
King, Earl |
AA |
y |
Sentenced to hard labor for life in murder |
GRP |
1922-09-16 |
09-16 |
1922 |
9 |
076 |
King, Mrs. Pauline |
AA |
y |
Fast 40 days; Fails to turn water into wine |
GREL |
1889-04-23 |
04-23 |
1889 |
4 |
199 |
King, W. H. |
AA |
y |
Republican versus Democrat |
GRE |
1888-08-03 |
08-03 |
1888 |
4 |
143 |
King, W. H. |
AA |
y |
Assaulted at his home |
GRDD |
1888-08-15 |
08-15 |
1888 |
4 |
152 |
Kinsley's Restaurant |
AA |
n |
Noted Restaurant Received Colored Diners, Chicago |
GRDE |
1887-09-26 |
09-26 |
1887 |
4 |
117 |
Knight, Elijah |
AA |
y |
Resident of city 31 yrs. died |
GREL |
1888-06-09 |
06-09 |
1888 |
4 |
137 |
Knights of Labor |
AA |
n |
The color line in the south - Knights of Labor |
GREL |
1891-08-06 |
08-06 |
1891 |
5 |
176 |
Knights of the Templar |
AA |
n |
A.M.E. church lyceum |
GRTH |
1887-04-18 |
04-18 |
1887 |
4 |
095 |
Kruse, John |
AA |
y |
Charged with stealing, fined |
GRD |
1898-01-14 |
01-14 |
1898 |
6 |
278 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Women organize Klan auxilliary |
GHDT |
1924-03-12 |
03-12 |
1924 |
9 |
172 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan stage big parade in Grand Rapids |
GRH |
1924-11-11 |
11-11 |
1924 |
9 |
199 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan officer was molested, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1924-06-17 |
06-17 |
1924 |
9 |
180 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Big Klan row in Oklahoma |
GRH |
1924-01-15 |
01-15 |
1924 |
9 |
171 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Article on Ku Klux Klan |
GHDT |
1923-11-21 |
11-21 |
1923 |
9 |
169 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Robert W. Lyon mistaken identity in Klan suit |
GRH |
1924-08-30 |
08-30 |
1924 |
9 |
195 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Roll call on platform |
GRH |
1924-06-29 |
06-29 |
1924 |
9 |
185 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Flayed the Ku Klux Klan in a Defense day address, Lansing |
GRH |
1924-09-13 |
09-13 |
1924 |
9 |
196 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ross Dairy and Ice Cream Co. not connected to Klan |
GRH |
1924-04-18 |
04-18 |
1924 |
9 |
174 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Fiery Cross in Central Park, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1924-04-21 |
04-21 |
1924 |
9 |
175 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan's parade vs Armistice Day parade |
GRH |
1924-11-12 |
11-12 |
1924 |
9 |
203 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Big Klan row in Oklahoma |
GRH |
1924-01-15 |
01-15 |
1924 |
9 |
170 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
The Ku Klux Klan rides again in the South |
GHDT |
1918-09-24 |
09-24 |
1918 |
8 |
114 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Inclement weather, late arrivals cancels Klan parage |
GRH |
1924-11-12 |
11-12 |
1924 |
9 |
202 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
The Ku Klux Klan rides again in the South |
GHDT |
1918-09-24 |
09-24 |
1918 |
8 |
115 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Suit filed against Klan in Kent County court |
GRH |
1924-08-20 |
08-20 |
1924 |
9 |
191 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Suit filed against Klan in Kent County court |
GRH |
1924-08-21 |
08-21 |
1924 |
9 |
192 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan stage big parade in Grand Rapids |
GRH |
1924-11-11 |
11-11 |
1924 |
9 |
200 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Assaulted blacks in Corunna, MI |
DP&T |
1878-11-14 |
11-14 |
1878 |
3 |
042 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Michigan jumps into Klan fight |
GRH |
1924-06-29 |
06-29 |
1924 |
9 |
184 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Democratic platform vote on Klan close |
GRH |
1924-06-29 |
06-29 |
1924 |
9 |
186 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Warrant issued for Klan organizer in bombing |
GRH |
1924-08-22 |
08-22 |
1924 |
9 |
193 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan camp out and stage big parade in Grand Rapids |
GHDT |
1924-11-11 |
11-11 |
1924 |
9 |
201 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan row stirs Michiganders |
GRH |
1924-06-28 |
06-28 |
1924 |
9 |
183 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Northern Ku Klux Klan |
GRDL |
1879-03-25 |
03-25 |
1879 |
3 |
052 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Michigan jumps into Klan fight |
GRH |
1924-06-28 |
06-28 |
1924 |
9 |
184 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Split in Hooded ranks during Republican primaries |
GHDT |
1925-06-13 |
06-13 |
1925 |
9 |
214 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Big meeting of Klan, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1924-05-16 |
05-16 |
1924 |
9 |
178 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan speech is delivered at Muskegon meeting |
GHDT |
1923-09-28 |
09-28 |
1923 |
9 |
134 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Oklahoma, Gov. Walton and the Klan |
GRH |
1923-10-04 |
10-04 |
1923 |
9 |
150 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
y |
Fiery Cross burned on hilltop, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1923-09-17 |
09-17 |
1923 |
9 |
122 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Appearance of Klan causes much talk |
GHDT |
1923-09-18 |
09-18 |
1923 |
9 |
123 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Traverse City refused Klan permission to meet |
GRH |
1923-09-18 |
09-18 |
1923 |
9 |
124 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Seeks funds to carry on fight against Klan -Oklahoma |
GRH |
1923-09-21 |
09-21 |
1923 |
9 |
126 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Bares details of Klan outrages |
GRH |
1923-09-24 |
09-24 |
1923 |
9 |
127 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Burning crosses at Grand Haven, MI |
GHDT |
1923-09-25 |
09-25 |
1923 |
9 |
128 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Rumor of Klan meeting in Grand Haven, MI |
GHDT |
1923-09-26 |
09-26 |
1923 |
9 |
129 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Claims the Ku Klux Klan meets with favor in the South |
GRH |
1922-03-12 |
03-12 |
1922 |
9 |
009 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Holland Sentinel hands big slam at Klan |
GHDT |
1923-10-02 |
10-02 |
1923 |
9 |
145 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Claims the Ku Klux Klan meets with favor in the South |
GRH |
1922-03-12 |
03-12 |
1922 |
9 |
008 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Fiery crosses thought to be work of boys not Klan |
GRH |
1923-09-27 |
09-27 |
1923 |
9 |
132 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
The Kuklux Democracy |
GRDE |
1868-07-28 |
07-28 |
1868 |
2 |
019 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Notice sent out for Klan meeting at Grand Haven - Fake? |
GHDT |
1923-09-29 |
09-29 |
1923 |
9 |
133 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
500 at Muskegon listen to discourse on Klan |
GRH |
1923-09-14 |
09-14 |
1923 |
9 |
119 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Notice of Ku Klux Klan meeting, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1923-09-29 |
09-29 |
1923 |
9 |
135 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ouster suit thrown out in Pennsylvania |
GRH |
1928-04-12 |
04-12 |
1928 |
9 |
269 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Of Oklahoma predicts ruin of Klan |
GRH |
1923-09-30 |
09-30 |
1923 |
9 |
136 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Won politically in Texas |
GRP |
1922-08-29 |
08-29 |
1922 |
9 |
067 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Of Oklahoma predicts ruin of Klan |
GRH |
1923-09-30 |
09-30 |
1923 |
9 |
137 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Of Oklahoma predicts ruin of Klan |
GRH |
1923-09-30 |
09-30 |
1923 |
9 |
138 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
National guard ordered to Dayne County |
GRH |
1923-09-30 |
09-30 |
1923 |
9 |
139 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Article on Ku Klux Klan - Nashville, TN |
GRDE |
1868-03-26 |
03-26 |
1868 |
2 |
008 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ku Klux Klan history |
GRH |
1923-10-01 |
10-01 |
1923 |
9 |
143 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
The Kuk Klux Klan |
GRDE |
1868-04-10 |
04-10 |
1868 |
2 |
009 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Radicalism thrives under publicity's glare |
GHDT |
1923-10-02 |
10-02 |
1923 |
9 |
146 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Charged as aiming to overthrow U.S. government |
GRH |
1923-10-03 |
10-03 |
1923 |
9 |
148 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Hornets invade Klan gathering in Traverse City |
GRH |
1923-10-04 |
10-04 |
1923 |
9 |
149 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Claims the Ku Klux Klan meets with favor in the South |
GRH |
1922-03-12 |
03-12 |
1922 |
9 |
007 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan committing violence on local residents in Arkansas |
GRH |
1897-07-22 |
07-22 |
1897 |
6 |
220 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Kansas governor banishes Ku Klux Klan from state |
GRP |
1922-11-03 |
11-03 |
1922 |
9 |
090 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Off shoot of Ku Klux Klan in Texas |
GRH |
1922-11-24 |
11-24 |
1922 |
9 |
093 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Won partial political victory in Texas |
GRP |
1922-07-24 |
07-24 |
1922 |
9 |
051 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ku Klux Klan convention at Atlanta, GA |
GRP |
1922-11-28 |
11-28 |
1922 |
9 |
096 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan warns office seeker to take ad from Jewish paper |
GRH |
1922-07-22 |
07-22 |
1922 |
9 |
049 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Pulpit topic of Rev. King D. Beach |
GRH |
1922-07-17 |
07-17 |
1922 |
9 |
047 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
American Masonry denies sympathy with Ku Klux Klan |
GRH |
1922-07-02 |
07-02 |
1922 |
9 |
043 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
American Masonry denies sympathy with Ku Klux Klan |
GRH |
1922-07-02 |
07-02 |
1922 |
9 |
042 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Will not associate with Ku Klux Klan |
GRH |
1922-07-02 |
07-02 |
1922 |
9 |
041 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Michigan Masons will not acknowledge Ku Klux Klan |
GRH |
1922-07-02 |
07-02 |
1922 |
9 |
040 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Visited president to convert him to their views |
GRP |
1922-12-20 |
12-20 |
1922 |
9 |
103 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Claims they are not violent, are moral, not in politics |
GRH |
1922-12-26 |
12-26 |
1922 |
9 |
104 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
The Ku Klux Klan of Grand Rapids, MI |
GRDE |
1868-09-09 |
09-09 |
1868 |
2 |
021 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Mob spirit menace to civilization |
GRH |
1923-03-19 |
03-19 |
1923 |
9 |
108 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Gov. Walton and the Klan in Oklahoma |
GRH |
1923-09-27 |
09-27 |
1923 |
9 |
130 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Possible meeting on Dewey Hill near Lake Michigan |
GHDT |
1904-10-12 |
10-12 |
1904 |
7 |
127 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
"The Fiery Cross' newspaper being distributed, Holland, MI |
GHDT |
1923-08-21 |
08-21 |
1923 |
9 |
113 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Cross on Dewey Hill and strangely garbed men |
GREP |
1904-10-13 |
10-13 |
1904 |
7 |
129 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Cross on Dewey Hill and strangely garbed men |
GREP |
1904-10-13 |
10-13 |
1904 |
7 |
130 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Roadside crucifix replaces fiery cross of clan |
GRH |
1930-07-13 |
07-13 |
1930 |
9 |
298 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Intention of Klan to come into Holland, MI |
GHDT |
1923-08-25 |
08-25 |
1923 |
9 |
114 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Article regarding values of Ku Klux Klan |
GRN |
1922-06-08 |
06-08 |
1922 |
9 |
028 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Muskegon physician receives warning note from Klan |
GRH |
1923-08-30 |
08-30 |
1923 |
9 |
115 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan officials call on Detroit sheriff, demand meeting right |
GRH |
1923-09-01 |
09-01 |
1923 |
9 |
116 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Organized in Grand Rapids |
GRN |
1922-06-07 |
06-07 |
1922 |
9 |
026 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ku Klux Klan |
GRDE |
1868-06-22 |
06-22 |
1868 |
2 |
014 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ku Klux Klan |
GRDE |
1868-06-23 |
06-23 |
1868 |
2 |
015 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Celebration at Lowell |
GRDE |
1868-07-09 |
07-09 |
1868 |
2 |
018 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ku Klux Klan does not thrive on violence |
GRH |
1922-12-26 |
12-26 |
1922 |
9 |
105 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Will resign if legislature enacts anti-klan law |
GRH |
1923-10-10 |
10-10 |
1923 |
9 |
152 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
The Ku Klux Klan in Grand Rapids |
GRT |
1872-10-06 |
10-06 |
1872 |
2 |
103 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
King Kleagle resigned Klan in New Jersey |
GRH |
1923-10-11 |
10-11 |
1923 |
9 |
153 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Burns Fiery Cross on Dewey Hill, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1923-11-07 |
11-07 |
1923 |
9 |
158 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Church council Washington D.C. denounces Ku Klux Klan |
GRP |
1922-10-13 |
10-13 |
1922 |
9 |
081 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Klan claims credit for solving Proctor mystery |
GHDT |
1923-12-10 |
12-10 |
1923 |
9 |
165 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Democratic County Convention - Allegan Co. |
AJ |
1872-09-14 |
09-14 |
1872 |
2 |
102 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Ku Klux Klan - Congress investigating |
GRDE |
1871-08-03 |
08-03 |
1871 |
2 |
093 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
American Legion resolution against Klan |
GRH |
1923-10-20 |
10-20 |
1923 |
9 |
155 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Nashville, TN |
GRDMD |
1870-05-04 |
05-04 |
1870 |
2 |
078 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Fiery Cross burned Christmas night, Grand Haven |
GHDT |
1923-12-26 |
12-26 |
1923 |
9 |
168 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
Pardon granted to 6 men accused of burning Klan tent |
GRP |
1926-12-31 |
12-31 |
1926 |
9 |
251 |
Ku Klux Klan |
AA |
n |
American Legion Convention Anti-Klan |
GRH |
1923-10-19 |
10-19 |
1923 |
9 |
154 |
Labor Day |
AA |
n |
Factories closed for celebration |
GREL |
1889-09-02 |
09-02 |
1889 |
4 |
233 |
Labor Day |
AA |
n |
Factories closed for celebration |
GREL |
1889-09-02 |
09-02 |
1889 |
4 |
234 |
Lacey, Gus |
AA |
y |
Owes for ring purchased from jewelry |
GRH |
1910-12-09 |
12-09 |
1910 |
7 |
245 |
Lacey, Lizzie |
AA |
y |
Arrested for being inmates of Waterloo House |
GRD |
1897-12-07 |
12-07 |
1897 |
6 |
262 |
Lacey, Lizzie |
AA |
y |
Sentenced for keepers of disorderly houses, jailed |
GRD |
1897-01-06 |
01-06 |
1897 |
6 |
179 |
Lacey, Lizzie |
AA |
y |
Tried on being inmate of house of ill repute |
GRD |
1898-01-14 |
01-14 |
1898 |
6 |
278 |
Laird, Pres. J. W. |
AA |
y |
President of Albion College raps Klan, bootleggers |
GRH |
1923-09-27 |
09-27 |
1923 |
9 |
131 |
Lake County |
AA |
n |
Sentence to jail for shooting, Lake County |
GRH |
1922-09-29 |
09-29 |
1922 |
9 |
080a |
Lake County |
AA |
n |
Scour Lake County woods for Negro |
GRP |
1922-07-24 |
07-24 |
1922 |
9 |
052 |
Lake County |
AA |
n |
Arrested, admits to killing store owner, Lake County |
GRH |
1933-02-20 |
02-20 |
1933 |
9 |
311 |
Lake Odessa, MI |
AA |
n |
Colored People's Camp Meeting at Lake Odessa |
GRD |
1895-07-27 |
07-27 |
1895 |
6 |
125 |
Lamont, Albert Pinkney |
AA |
y |
Arrested for examination for disorderly conduct |
GREP |
1904-12-02 |
12-02 |
1904 |
7 |
135 |
Lamont, Albert Pinkney |
AA |
y |
Held to superior court - gave liquor to girls |
GRH |
1904-12-20 |
12-20 |
1904 |
7 |
139 |
Lamont, MI |
AA |
n |
A Blonde Schoolma'am of Lamont, MI weds Negro |
GRDE |
1887-12-10 |
12-10 |
1887 |
4 |
125 |
Lampkins, Oswald |
AA |
y |
Oswald Lampkins recital at A.M.E. church |
GRH |
1934-03-05 |
02-05 |
1934 |
9 |
317 |
Lampman's Lodging |
AA |
n |
11 yr. Old intoxicated - Lampman's lodging house |
GRE |
1885-01-02 |
01-02 |
1885 |
4 |
001 |
Lancey, Miss Lucy |
AA |
y |
Report on Freedman's Committee |
GRH |
1896-10-09 |
10-09 |
1896 |
6 |
164 |
Lane, General |
AA |
n |
Employing Negroes & Indians to preserve Union |
AJ |
1862-02-10 |
02-10 |
1862 |
1 |
143 |
Langston-Venable Case |
AA |
n |
Filibustering to prevent seating of Prof. Langston |
PR |
1890-09-24 |
09-24 |
1890 |
5 |
078 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Colored Men Delegates to state convention, Lansing, MI |
GRH |
1892-03-31 |
03-31 |
1892 |
5 |
314 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Ex-slave dies at Lansing, MI |
GRD |
1895-07-07 |
07-07 |
1895 |
6 |
121 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Critical of mixed marriage law passed by legislature |
GREP |
1911-02-11 |
02-11 |
1911 |
8 |
003 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Stated, 'Negroes should be deported', Lansing |
GRPT |
1905-03-16 |
03-16 |
1905 |
7 |
142 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Organization in Lansing-colored people work for privileges |
GRTH |
1889-12-23 |
12-23 |
1889 |
4 |
275 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Sentence to Industrial school at Lansing, Mi |
GREL |
1889-11-01 |
11-01 |
1889 |
4 |
256 |
Lansing, MI |
AA |
n |
Bill introduced to prohibit intermarriages at Lansing |
GRH |
1911-02-01 |
02-01 |
1911 |
8 |
002 |
Lapeer, MI |
AA |
n |
Colored Firemen Company at Lapeer, MI |
GRDE |
1880-06-28 |
06-28 |
1880 |
3 |
105 |
Lasha, Frank |
AA |
y |
Arrested for shooting craps |
GREL |
1892-05-23 |
05-23 |
1892 |
5 |
339 |
Lavaque, Amile |
AA |
y |
Robbed and stabbed by unknown negro, Muskegon |
GHDT |
1923-10-29 |
10-29 |
1923 |
9 |
157 |
Lavender, Will |
AA |
y |
Attempted assault on girl hanged, Roanoke, VA |
GRH |
1892-02-13 |
02-13 |
1892 |
5 |
278 |
Lay, J. B. |
AA |
y |
Shot by John Patterson |
GRD |
1891-12-14 |
12-14 |
1891 |
5 |
253 |
League of Nations |
AA |
n |
Democratic platform turns down League of Nations |
GRH |
1924-06-29 |
06-29 |
1924 |
9 |
186 |
League of Nations |
AA |
n |
Article on efforts of League of Nations to eliminate slavery |
GRH |
1930-09-25 |
09-25 |
1930 |
9 |
302 |
Lecture |
AA |
n |
'Life on a Southern Plantation' |
GHET |
1893-01-25 |
01-25 |
1893 |
6 |
008 |
Lee, Gov. Fitzhugh |
AA |
y |
Interview on Race Problem in the South |
GREL |
1889-02-12 |
02-12 |
1889 |
4 |
188 |
Lee, Richard Harry |
AA |
y |
North Caroline Law - burglary a capital offense |
GRSEP |
1879-05-17 |
05-17 |
1879 |
3 |
062 |
Lee, Theodore |
AA |
y |
badly wounded, will recover |
GREL |
1891-08-18 |
08-18 |
1891 |
5 |
197 |
Lee, William |
AA |
y |
Colored preacher arrested in horse stealing |
GREL |
1891-07-13 |
07-13 |
1891 |
5 |
166 |
Leonard Refrigerators |
AA |
n |
Win state championship |
GRH |
1928-05-20 |
05-20 |
1928 |
9 |
276 |
Leonard Refrigerators |
AA |
n |
Win state championship |
GRH |
1928-05-20 |
05-20 |
1928 |
9 |
277 |
Leonidas, MI |
AA |
n |
White woman and colored barber chased out at Leonidas |
GREP |
1902-07-18 |
07-18 |
1902 |
7 |
073 |
Leslie, Arvilla |
AA |
y |
Granted divorce from Frank Leslie |
GRD |
1894-01-04 |
01-04 |
1894 |
6 |
061 |
Letts, Mr. |
AA |
y |
Dies from injuries at Remus, MI |
GHET |
1895-07-13 |
07-13 |
1895 |
6 |
122 |
Lewis, Bob |
AA |
y |
Assaulted woman, lynched mob at Port Jervis, NY |
GREL |
1892-06-04 |
06-04 |
1892 |
5 |
351 |
Lewis, H. J. |
AA |
y |
Colored orator moves to Grand Rapids, MI |
GREL |
1889-02-20 |
02-20 |
1889 |
4 |
190 |
Lewis, H. J. |
AA |
y |
Colored orator establishes newspaper in Grand Rapids |
AWA |
1890-07-02 |
07-02 |
1890 |
5 |
063 |
Lewis, Horace B. |
AA |
y |
Suggests organizing Colored Republican Club of Michigan |
GRD |
1898-02-04 |
02-04 |
1898 |
6 |
281 |
Lewis, Isaac |
AA |
y |
Arrested for murder of David Rice at Grand Haven |
GRP |
1926-05-18 |
05-18 |
1926 |
9 |
238 |
Lewis, J. F. |
AA |
y |
Sentence to jail for disturbance at polls |
GREL |
1889-04-03 |
04-03 |
1889 |
4 |
194 |
Lewis, Joseph R. |
AA |
y |
Sentenced to prison for stealing automobile |
GRH |
1915-06-27 |
06-27 |
1915 |
8 |
067 |
Lewis, Rev. C. A. |
AA |
y |
Spoke on Democratic principles at Wonderland Theatre |
GRTH |
1888-08-14 |
08-14 |
1888 |
4 |
148 |
Lewiston, Mrs. Lewis |
AA |
y |
Fire at residence |
DA&T |
1863-10-17 |
10-17 |
1863 |
1 |
181 |
Lilly, Jack |
AA |
y |
Negro pitcher from Chicago to pitch for Colored Giants |
GRH |
1922-05-07 |
05-07 |
1922 |
9 |
017 |
Limpert, Dr. Frank |
AA |
y |
Wrote Klan letter to Judge George Sample while drugged |
GRH |
1923-10-06 |
10-06 |
1923 |
9 |
151 |
Limpert, Mrs. Frank |
AA |
y |
Suing for divorce, Judge George Sample on case |
GRH |
1923-10-06 |
10-06 |
1923 |
9 |
151 |
Limpkins, Harvey |
AA |
n |
Tarred and feathered by gang in Allegan Co., MI |
GRSEP |
1879-02-22 |
02-22 |
1879 |
3 |
046 |
Lincoln, President Abraham |
AA |
n |
Abraham Lincoln and the Colored Race |
GRDE |
1865-05-25 |
05-25 |
1865 |
1 |
227 |
Lisle, Fountain |
AA |
y |
Convicted of disorderly conduct |
GRE |
1891-10-15 |
10-15 |
1891 |
5 |
226 |
Little Rock, AR |
AA |
n |
Riot in Little Rock, AR |
GRE |
1889-05-20 |
05-20 |
1889 |
4 |
208 |
Little Rock, AR |
AA |
n |
Arrested for rape, lynch mob avoided, Little Rock, AR |
GRH |
1892-06-04 |
06-04 |
1892 |
5 |
349 |
Little, Mrs. Alma Boone |
AA |
y |
Effort to prove blood lines |
GRP |
1914-12-30 |
12-30 |
1914 |
8 |
052 |
Little, Mrs. Alma Boone |
AA |
y |
Bride without a race |
GRP |
1914-12-25 |
12-25 |
1914 |
8 |
054 |
Little, Mrs. Alma Boone |
AA |
y |
Bride without a race procures affidavit |
GRP |
1914-12-30 |
12-30 |
1914 |
8 |
055 |
Little, Mrs. Alma Boone |
AA |
y |
Effort to prove blood lines |
GRP |
1914-12-30 |
12-30 |
1914 |
8 |
053 |
Littlewood, Joe |
AA |
y |
Trial on burglary charges |
GHDT |
1897-11-05 |
11-05 |
1897 |
6 |
254 |
Locke, Charles D. |
AA |
y |
Dies in Battle Creek; clothes stolen by thief |
GRH |
1899-02-02 |
02-02 |
1899 |
6 |
297 |
Loftin, Joseph |
AA |
y |
Negro manager of North Carolina estate |
GREP |
1903-08-22 |
08-22 |
1903 |
7 |
086 |
Logan, Gen John A. |
AA |
y |
Background of Gen. Logan |
GREL |
1884-09-15 |
09-15 |
1884 |
3 |
250 |
Logan, Rev. J. B. |
AA |
y |
Drowned in Pugsley's Lake |
RCC |
1882-09-15 |
09-15 |
1882 |
3 |
161 |
Loomis, John A. |
AA |
y |
John A. Loomis, porter on railroad and owns newspaper |
GREP |
1900-02-24 |
02-24 |
1900 |
7 |
001 |
Loomis, Wm |
AA |
y |
Killed in quarrel over a woman by David Strange |
GRD |
1891-05-25 |
05-25 |
1891 |
5 |
140 |
Loper, Harry |
AA |
y |
Restaurant wrecked after helping negroes |
GRH |
1908-08-16 |
08-16 |
1908 |
7 |
198 |
Losby, Justice Peter |
AA |
y |
Threatening letter regarding boom company suits |
GRH |
1897-08-12 |
08-12 |
1897 |
6 |
234 |
Louisiana |
AA |
n |
The race war in Louisiana before election time |
PR |
1889-09-11 |
09-11 |
1889 |
4 |
237 |
Louisiana |
AA |
n |
Black and White incidents |
GRE |
1874-09-04 |
09-04 |
1874 |
2 |
160 |
Louisiana |
AA |
n |
Louisiana Free Negro Law |
CHDP&T |
1859-04-06 |
04-06 |
1859 |
1 |
115 |
Louisiana |
AA |
n |
Article on Louisiana |
GHDT |
1912-02-22 |
02-22 |
1912 |
8 |
011 |
Louisiana |
AA |
n |
Article on Louisiana |
GHDT |
1912-02-22 |
02-22 |
1912 |
8 |
010 |
Louisiana |
AA |
n |
Supreme court rules separate apartments for colored |
GREL |
1892-12-21 |
12-21 |
1892 |
5 |
398 |
Love, Marion |
AA |
n |
Boarder house of illfame |
GRDD |
1866-01-27 |
01-27 |
1866 |
1 |
259 |
Lowe, Eliza |
AA |
y |
set house on fire, lynched by mob |
GRTH |
1891-08-08 |
08-08 |
1891 |
5 |
186 |
Lowe, Horace |
AA |
y |
80 yrs., dies at Grand Haven, MI |
GHDT |
1921-07-18 |
07-18 |
1921 |
8 |
159 |
Lowe, Jacob |
AA |
y |
Jacob Lowe, singer, at A.M.E. Community church |
GRH |
1924-10-04 |
10-04 |
1924 |
9 |
194 |
Lowe, Willis |
AA |
y |
set house on fire, lynched by mob |
GRTH |
1891-08-08 |
08-08 |
1891 |
5 |
186 |
Lowell, MI |
AA |
n |
Colored camp meeting on Island Grove |
GRE |
1886-09-20 |
09-20 |
1886 |
4 |
083 |
Lowell, MI |
AA |
n |
Celebration at Lowell |
GRDE |
1868-07-09 |
07-09 |
1868 |
2 |
018 |
Lucas, Edwin |
AA |
y |
arrested for larceny of R. W. Voorhees |
GRTH |
1891-07-01 |
07-01 |
1891 |
5 |
162 |
Lucas, Howard |
AA |
y |
Colored woman asked to have Lucas Howard evicted |
GREP |
1905-02-04 |
02-04 |
1904 |
7 |
141 |
Lucas, Joe |
AA |
y |
Fined and sent home with mother |
GREL |
1889-11-01 |
11-01 |
1889 |
4 |
256 |
Lucas, Joe |
AA |
y |
Arrested for throwing stones at cable cars |
GRTH |
1889-10-30 |
10-30 |
1889 |
4 |
255 |
Lucas, T. F. |
AA |
y |
Charged with assault |
GREP |
1893-01-17 |
01-17 |
1893 |
6 |
004 |
Ludington, MI |
AA |
n |
Negro isssued certificate to practice law in Ludington |
GRP |
1922-10-26 |
10-26 |
1922 |
9 |
088 |
Luis, Madam Esperanza |
AA |
y |
Haitian oratress, spoke at Klaus Hall |
GRTH |
1889-12-27 |
12-27 |
1889 |
4 |
278 |
Luis, Madam Esperanza |
AA |
y |
Address on 'The Negro, past, present and future |
GREL |
1889-12-27 |
12-27 |
1889 |
4 |
277 |
Luscomb, Jim |
AA |
y |
Being held in shooting Elmer Sisco |
GRH |
1893-10-22 |
10-22 |
1893 |
6 |
056 |
Lynch, Ann |
AA |
y |
Black accused of stealing clothing |
GRDE |
1873-04-29 |
04-29 |
1873 |
2 |
118 |
Lynch, Judge |
AA |
y |
Article on Judge Lynch's numerous executions |
GRE |
1883-08-20 |
08-20 |
1883 |
3 |
197 |
Lynch, Mike |
AA |
y |
pleaded guilty to being paralyzed |
GREL |
1891-08-21 |
08-21 |
1891 |
5 |
198 |
Lyon, Lucius |
AA |
y |
Article mentions black cook for journey to Grand Rapids |
GRP |
1936-01-01 |
01-01 |
1936 |
9 |
326 |
Lyon, Robert W. |
AA |
y |
Robert W. Lyon mistaken identity in Klan suit |
GRH |
1924-08-30 |
08-30 |
1924 |
9 |
195 |
Lyons, Prof. R. J. |
AA |
y |
Celebrated Indian Herb Doctor, Prof. R. J. Lyons |
DP |
1867-07-10 |
07-10 |
1867 |
1 |
285 |
Lyons, Stella |
AA |
y |
Sent to Reform School |
GREL |
1881-08-10 |
08-10 |
1881 |
3 |
134 |
Transcriber: Evelyn M. Sawyer
Created: 21 June 2003