American literature. African American affairs Murray was widely acknowledged as an authority on African-American concerns. He was the first African-American member of the Washington Board of Trade, and he testified before the House of Representatives about Jim Crow laws and the migration of African-Americans from rural locations to urban areas. He was twice a delegate to the Republican National Convention and was a member of many other councils and organizations. He was also a prolific author, and a frequent contributor to African American journals, in particular The Voice of the Negro. He was also well known for his writings on African American history, including his monumental but uncompleted Historical and Biographical Encyclopedia of the Colored Race. Murray's personal library of African American works was bequeathed to the Library of Congress upon his death March 31, 1925. References External links African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907 Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection Daniel A. P. Murray Deloris Williams My North Carolina Roots wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com (including: From Vol. 1. No. 15 - May 5, 1999 / "Finding The Good and Praising It" / A Celebration of the Jewels Mothers (Part 3): / Mrs. Anna Evans Murray, / Mother of Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray) 1852 births 1925 deaths African-American historians American male non-fiction writers African-American writers American bibliographers Librarians at the Library of Congress Writers from Baltimore Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) Academics from Maryland Maryland Republicans African-American librarians American librarians Historians from Maryland 20th-century African-American people African-American male writers