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Bloody dawn : the Christiana Riot and racial violence in the antebellum North

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Author
Slaughter, Thomas P.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
974.80323 S631
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Thomas P. Slaughter.
ISBN
0195046331 :
Author
Slaughter, Thomas P.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
1991.
Physical Description
xiv, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-239) and index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
Chapters: THE ESCAPE // BLACK IMAGES IN WHITE MINDS // THE CHASE // THE RIOT // AFTERMATH // STRATAGEMS // THE TRIAL // RACE, VIOLENCE , AND LAW // RACE, RIOTS AND LAW // CONCLUSION
Summary
"This book tells the story of a riot that erupted on September 11, 1851 at Christiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and of the people whose lives were changed forever by that violent event. Shortly after dawn on that day, Lancaster's African-American community rose up in arms against attempted enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; and, in the course of saving four men from the federal posse charged to reenslave them, rioters killed the Maryland farmer who was trying to reclaim his human chattel." [from the introduction]
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Violence - Pennsylvania - Christiana
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 S631
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No balm in Gilead : Lancaster's African-American population and the Civil War Era

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1993.
atmosphere which quickened earlier interest shown by African-Americans in leaving America for a supposedly friendlier country such as Canada. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 and its opportunistic exploitation by groups such as the notorious Gap Gang posed daily threats to fugitive and free
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Responsibility
by Leroy T. Hopkins, Jr. Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1993.
Physical Description
[20]-40 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.95, no.1
Subjects
Confederate States of America. - Army - History.
United States. - Army - History
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Lancaster (Pa.) - Race relations.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 95, number 1 (1993), p. 20-40Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.95
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The underground railroad in Pennsylvania

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Author
Switala, William J.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
973.7115 S979
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William J. Switala.
ISBN
0811729524 (HC)
Author
Switala, William J.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
p. cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Historic sites - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Race relations.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 S979
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Agricultural and federal census schedules, 1850-1880 : East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
312 F853eco
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by James E. Frey.
ISBN
1930353359
Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
vi, 168 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - East Earl (Township) - Statistics.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - East Cocalico (Township)
East Cocalico (Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
East Cocalico (Pa. : Township) - Census, 1850.
East Cocalico (Pa. : Township) - Census, 1860.
East Cocalico (Pa. : Township) - Census, 1870.
East Cocalico (Pa. : Township) - Census, 1880.
United States - Census, 7th, 1850.
United States - Census, 8th, 1860.
United States - Census, 9th, 1870.
United States - Census, 10th, 1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
312 F853eco
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Agricultural and federal census schedules, 1850-1880 : Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Date of Publication
c1999.
Call Number
312 F853c
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Responsibility
by James E. Frey.
ISBN
1883294819
Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c1999.
Physical Description
vi, 122 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon (Lancaster County : Township) - Statistics.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon (Lancaster County : Township)
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1850.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1860.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1870.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1880.
United States - Census, 7th, 1850.
United States - Census, 8th, 1860.
United States - Census, 9th, 1870.
United States - Census, 10th, 1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
312 F853c
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History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania

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Author
Smedley, R. C.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
973.7115 S637 2005
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R.C. Smedley ; introduction by Christopher Densmore.
ISBN
0811731898
Author
Smedley, R. C.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, PA
Publisher
Stackpole Books,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
xx, 406 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Notes
Originally published: Lancaster, Pa. : Office of the Journal, 1883.
Includes index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Summary
This book was written in 1883 by Robert Clemons Smedley, a Chester County Pennsylvania physician who interviewed participants in the underground railroad. He was not a historian and was not unbiased. But he is considered to have been conscientious in his efforts to record the stories he was told. He wrote about events as described to him by person who themselves were involved, both those fleeing slavery and those assisting them.Topics in chapters 1 & 2 include William Wright and Columbia, PA. Chapter 8 is about the "Christiana Tragedy".
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Chester County
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Chester County
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Chester County - Biography.
Abolitionists - Pennsylvania - Biography.
Chester County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 S637 2005
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Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

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Author
Weisser, Teresa A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
926.74 S661
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Alternate Title
The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.
Author
Weisser, Teresa A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
v, 133 leaves.
Summary
"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]
Subjects
Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.
Columbia, Pa. - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania.
African American business people - Pennsylvania.
Lumber trade.
Slavery - Pennsylvania
Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
926.74 S661
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Agricultural and federal census schedules, 1850-1880 : East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
312 F893ee
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Responsibility
compiled by James E. Frey.
ISBN
1930353111
Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
vi, 168 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Earl (Lancaster County : Township) - Statistics.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Earl (Lancaster County : Township)
East Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
East Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1850.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1860.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1870.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1880.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Census.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
United States - Census, 7th, 1850.
United States - Census, 8th, 1860.
United States - Census, 9th, 1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
312 F893ee
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Agricultural and federal census schedules, 1850-1880 : Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
312 F853e
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compiled by James E. Frey.
ISBN
1930353111
Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
vi, 201 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Earl (Lancaster County : Township) - Statistics.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Earl (Lancaster County : Township)
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1850.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1860.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1870.
Earl (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1880.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Census.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
United States - Census, 7th, 1850.
United States - Census, 8th, 1860.
United States - Census, 9th, 1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
312 F853e
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Agricultural schedules and federal census schedules, 1850-1880 : Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Date of Publication
c1997.
Call Number
312 F893b
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Responsibility
by James E. Frey.
ISBN
1883294533
Author
Frey, James Elwood,
Place of Publication
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c1997.
Physical Description
ix, 138 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes everyname index.
Subjects
Agriculture - Pennsylvania - Brecknock (Lancaster County : Township)
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania - Brecknock (Lancaster County : Township)
Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Genealogy.
Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1850.
Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1860.
Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1870.
Brecknock (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - Census, 1880.
United States - Census, 7th, 1850.
United States - Census, 8th, 1860.
United States - Census, 9th, 1880.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
312 F893b
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