# African American History & Culture — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Primary sources from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture — one of the world's leading research centers on African and African diaspora history — including photographs, manuscripts, and organizational records.

- Source institution: New York Public Library
- Set id: `nypl-set-african-american-history`
- Items: 1,192
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/african-american-history

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="african american history", source="nypl")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## Sample items (25 of 1,192)

- [Portrait of Arthur A. Schomburg](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/435aabe0-e9ac-013e-74fb-0242ac110002)
- [Buy Black](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33f66310-7473-013e-6d45-0242ac110002)
- [The Revised Black Crook](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5b2b3600-5697-013e-66e0-0242ac110002)
- [Negro Literature & History](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1439630-435a-0132-9a20-58d385a7bbd0)
- [The history of Dahomy](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-9d77-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99)
- [First meeting notes of the Schomburg Committee of the Trustees](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e283c30-fb89-013d-b6b0-0242ac110002)
- [The South African Jewish year book](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a5642830-8d92-013d-64c4-0242ac110003)
- [Black Flag](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2fe15380-5691-013d-ebf6-0242ac110004)
- [African American school children; Howard Orphanage and Industrial School](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fd06-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99)
- [Miracle of the Black Race](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9b-e88d-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [North African Village](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-9b59-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Trophies--History and Data](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-f794-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Light, History of](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-b558-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Utica - History of](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-fe14-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Snyder & Black, Inc.](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-d658-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Pageant of American History](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd9a-c2c1-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [African Food Hall](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-6dff-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Crawford (Mr.) (American Museum Natural History)](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-2e91-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [History of the Design of the Fair](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-84d3-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [African Colonial Tours](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-6dfc-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [African Village](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-6e01-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [American Museum Natural History](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-6b60-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Flushing-History of](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-618f-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [Corporate History](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd98-250e-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)
- [History of Flushing](http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b619bd99-84d4-e6d9-e040-e00a1806748c)

## About

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