The Communist Party of the United States was founded in 1919 and it played an important role in defending the civil rights of African Americans during the height of its popularity in the 1930s and 40s. The African American Communist Party pamphlet collection contains 53 pamphlets created between 1928 and 1974 by the Communist Party of the United States of America.

The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 1915. This collection contains pamphlets and a letter signed by Dr. Woodson.

The Collins Library zine collection contains approximately 500 zines dating from 1996 to 2022 that cover a wide breadth of topics, including local and national issues, politics, personal narratives, popular culture, activism and social justice, environmental justice, queer identities, feminism, race, and more.

The National Negro Business League was founded by Booker T. Washington in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1900 with the goal to enhance the commercial and economic prosperity of the African American community. This item is the “Report of the Eleventh Annual Convention of the National Negro Business League,” held in New York City, New York, from August 17-19, 1910.

“The Story of a Lynching: An Exploration of Southern Psychology,” was written by Marcet Haldeman-Julius and published by Haldeman-Julius Publications in Girard, Kansas in 1927. The pamphlet tells the story of the lynching of John Carter in Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 4, 1927.