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Bristol Negroes Raise $500
An August 16, 1916 newspaper article on the Negro Business League of Bristol and the funds they raised for the Booker T. Washington memorial fund.
Colored Exhibits at Bristol Fair
An August 26, 1916 article detailing the request of Robert E. Clay to have African Americans submit exhibit for the Bristol Fair.
Dates For Glee Club
An October 22, 1916 article detailing upcoming meetings for the glee club of the Bristol Negro Business League.
Dr. B. T. Washington Comes Tomorrow
A November 17, 1909 newspaper article reporting the scheduled talk from Booker T. Washington at the Harmeling theater.
Glee Club Has More Enagagements
A September 29, 1916 article listing upcoming engagement for the glee club of the Bristol Negro Business League.
Glee Club Heard at the Bristol "Y"
A September 15, 1916 article recounting a performance by the Negro Business League glee club.
Negro Business League Meeting
A July 22, 1916 article detailing an upcoming meet for the Negro Business League.
Negro Must Use What He Has, Says Publisher
A December 5, 1916 article in which Henry Allen Boyd, secretary of the National Negro Press Association, urges people to use what they have to "advance the development of the assets of the colored race".
Negroes of Country Are Progressive
A newspaper article discussing statistics published by the Tuskegee Institute, that evaluate the home ownership, farm ownership, wealth, and education of African Americans in the country.
Urges Attention of Negros At Exposition
An October 5, 1913 newspaper article featuring a letter from Robert E. Clay urging African Americans in the region to attend the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville, Tennessee.