"Harry Bradshaw Matthews' history discusses antislavery movements in African American communities in New York State, as well as Pennsylvania and South Carolina, and their role in national movements during the 19th century. His identification and discussion of black leaders, historic sites, and instruction on conducting genealogical research is an outstanding addition that enhances the work. By compiling hundreds of illustrations consisting of newspaper articles, editorials, notices, and the name indexes of the 20th and 26th Regiments of the United Sates Colored Troops, Matthews gives a unique wealth of genealogical information that is a treasure-trove sure to aid scholars and family historians for years to come." [from GoodReads.com]
"Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]
"Forever Free project : Peter O. Almond & Stephen B. Brier, senior producers ; Christine Doudna, editor."
Originally published: Knopf, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and index.
Contents
The peculiar institution -- True likenesses -- Forever free -- Re-visions of war -- The meanings of freedom -- Altered relations -- An American crisis -- The tocsin of freedom -- On the offensive -- The facts of reconstruction -- Countersigns -- The abandonment of reconstruction -- Jim Crow -- The unfinished revolution.
Summary
Draws on a wide range of documents to offer a new interpretation of the Emancipation and Reconstruction years and the lasting impact they had on the nation's history.
Gilbert family history : the story of John Gilbert who emigrated in 1682 from Cornwall, England to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and some of his descendants : including the Walton and Rakestraw families, and an account of the Indian captivity of the family of Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Walton
Lehman-Burke family history : a three century narrative of an ordinary American family, 1708-2002, as seen in the lives of my parents, Algie Ellsworth Lehman and Mabel Claire (Burke) Lehman, and in the lives and times of their ancestors and descendants
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-297) and index.
Contents
Enslaved Africans in early Pennsylvania --- African Resistance to Slavery --- The Underground Railroad --- The Fugitive Slave Law of1850 --- Black Enfranchisement --- The Question of Emigrationor Migration --- The Role of the Church --- Progress throughEducation --- Black Men and Women of letters --- EarlyPhiladelphia entrepreneurs --- Black Inventors and Scientists ---African Americans in Medicine --- African Americans in the Media--- Black Americans in Performing Arts ( Dance , Theater , Music, Film, and Television ) --- Black Artists --- Black Athletes --- A Guide to Historic Places
Summary
An illustrated biographical guide to some of the distinguished Afro-Americans of Pennsylvania.
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
