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But we have no country : the 1851 Christiana, Pennsylvania Resistance

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Author: Forbes, Ella,

Date of Publication: 1998.

Call Number: 974.80323 F692e

Responsibility: by Ella Forbes.

ISBN: 0965330818 (cloth : acidfree paper)

Author: Forbes, Ella,

Place of Publication: Cherry Hill, N.J

Publisher: Africana Homestead Legacy,

Date of Publication: 1998.

Physical Description: xiv, 338 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-330) and index.

Summary: "But We Have No Country" examines how William Parker and the Christiana Resisters tested the basic tenets of American democracy and law, especially the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law. In doing so, they exposed the contradiction between the theory of the American creed and the reality of the enslavement and oppression of black Americans. Ultimately the Christiana Resistance was a contest of wills between Parker and his self-defense organization, with natural law on their side, and Edward Grosuch and other white slave owners, armed, literally with civil law. Their struggle encapsulized the more immense battle of how to incorporate the institution of slavery in a so-called free society which was waging nationwide. It was a clash that Parker and the valiant Resisters won. [from Amazon.com]

Subjects: United States. - Fugitive slave law (1850); Slave insurrections - Pennsylvania - Christiana.; Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.80323 F692e

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

Responsibility: 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

J. William Thorne's 1875 account of the Christiana Riot

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Author: Thorne, J. Williams.

Date of Publication: 2008].

Call Number: 929 T511 DVD

Author: Thorne, J. Williams.

Place of Publication: [Gap, PA

Publisher: Nancy Plumley,

Date of Publication: 2008].

Physical Description: 1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in.

Notes: Cover title.; Includes portraits of Thorne on the cover.

Summary: On September 11, 1851, at Christiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the African-American community rose up in arms against attempted enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. While attempting to save four men from the federal posse charged to re-enslave them, rioters killed the Maryland farmer who was trying to reclaim his "property."

Subjects: Thorne, J Williams.; Antislavery movements - United States; Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana; Christiana (Pa.) - History.

Additional Author: Plumley, Nancy.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Media

Call Number: 929 T511 DVD

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

Responsibility: 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

Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151

Author: Weisser, Teresa A.

Date of Publication: 2003.

Call Number: 926.74 S661

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

Friends and enemies in Penn's Woods : Indians, colonists, and the racial construction of Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication: c2004.

Call Number: 974.802 F911

Responsibility: edited by William A. Pencak and Daniel K. Richter.

ISBN: 0271023856 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Place of Publication: University Park, Pa

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press,

Date of Publication: c2004.

Physical Description: xxi, 336 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: I. Peoples in conversation. New Sweden, natives, and nature / Michael Dean Mackintosh -- Colonialism and the discursive antecedents of Penn's treaty with the Indians / James O'Neil Spady -- Imagining peace in Quaker and Native American dream stories / Carla Gerona -- Indian, metis, and Euro-American women on multiple frontiers / Alison Duncan Hirsch. II. Fragile structures of coexistence. Female relationships and intercultural bonds in Moravian Indian missions / Amy C. Schutt -- The death of Sawantaeny and the problem of justice on the frontier / John Smolenski -- Justice, retribution, and the case of John Toby / Louis M. Waddell -- The diplomatic career of Canasatego / William A. Starna. III. Toward a white Pennsylvania. Delawares and Pennsylvanians after the Walking Purchase / Steven C. Harper -- Squatters, Indians, proprietary government, and land in the Susquehanna Valley / David L. Preston -- Metonymy, violence, patriarchy, and the Paxton boys / Krista Camenzind -- "Real" Indians, "white" Indians, and the contest for the Wyoming Valley / Paul Moyer -- Whiteness and warfare on a revolutionary frontier / Gregory T. Knouff.

Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.; Intercultural communication - Pennsylvania; Culture conflict - Pennsylvania; Colonists - Pennsylvania; Indians of North America - Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.; Pennsylvania - Race relations.; Pennsylvania - Ethnic relations.

Additional Author: Pencak, William,; Richter, Daniel K.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 974.802 F911

African American freedom journey in New York and related sites, 1823-1870 : freedom knows no color

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Author: Matthews, Harry Bradshaw.

Date of Publication: 2008.

Call Number: 973.3 M439

Responsibility: Harry Bradshaw Matthews.

ISBN: 9780979953743 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Author: Matthews, Harry Bradshaw.

Place of Publication: Cherry Hill, NJ

Publisher: Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers,

Date of Publication: 2008.

Physical Description: xii, 467 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Summary: "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]

Subjects: African Americans - New York (State); African Americans - Pennsylvania; African Americans - South Carolina; Antislavery movements - New York (State); Antislavery movements - Pennsylvania; Antislavery movements - South Carolina; African Americans - Genealogy.; Historic sites - New York (State); Historic sites - Pennsylvania.; Historic sites - South Carolina.; Pennsylvania - Race relations.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.3 M439

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.

were mustered into a regiment from Lancaster. Muster rolls on deposit in the State Archives in Harrisburg indicate men from as far away as Mississippi and England were accepted into Pennsylvania regiments. When one considers the status of African-Americans in Lancaster County and the Commonwealth in

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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 colors of courage : Gettysburg's forgotten history : immigrants, women, and African-Americans in the Civil War's defining battle

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Author: Creighton, Margaret S.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: c2005.

Call Number: 973.7349 C914

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Responsibility: Margaret Creighton.

ISBN: 0465014569; 9780465014569; 9780465014576; 0465014577

Author: Creighton, Margaret S.,

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Basic Books,

Date of Publication: c2005.

Physical Description: xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.

Contents: The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology -- Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times -- An afternoon in the badlands -- The season of disbelief -- Desolation's edge -- Flying thick like blackbirds -- Bold acts -- The wide eye of the storm -- The aftermath -- The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword -- Women and remembrance -- Making a living on hallowed land.

Summary: "In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups - women, immigrants, and African Americans - and reveals how wide the battle's dimensions were."; "Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life the individuals at the heart of her narrative. In telling the stories of these participants, Margaret Creighton has written a work of original history - a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most remarkable event."--Jacket.

Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.; Immigrants - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg; Women, White - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg; African Americans - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg; African Americans.; Immigrants.; Military participation; Women.; Women, White.; Einwanderer.; Frau.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - African Americans.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Women.; United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, Immigrant.; Pennsylvania - Gettysburg.; United States.; Gettysburg (Pa.) - Schlacht.; Schwarze.; History.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.7349 C914

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No crooked death : Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and the lynching of Zachariah Walker

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Author: Downey, Dennis B.,

Date of Publication: c1991.

Call Number: 364.134 D748

Responsibility: Dennis B. Downey and Raymond M. Hyser.

ISBN: 0252017390 (alk. paper)

Author: Downey, Dennis B.,

Place of Publication: Urbana

Publisher: University of Illinois Press,

Date of Publication: c1991.

Physical Description: xv, 174 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series: Blacks in the New World

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index.

Summary: An African American steelworker, Zachariah Walker, was burned to death by a mob outside Coatesville, PA, on August 13, 1911. He was accused of killing Edgar Rice, a white security guard and a former borough policeman. Nationwide outrage led to the NAACP's national anti-ynching campaign and inspired Pennsylvania's 1923 anti-lynching law.; Chapter 1- Tells of the events at the time of the lynching; Chapter 2- Talks about the community reaction to the murder, the investigation, and the Grand Jury indictment of 15 men and boys; Chapters 3 & 4- Discusses the 8 months of trials that failed to convict any of those charged; Chapter 5- Discusses the lynching and it's relationship to demographic and social changes taking place in Coatesville and the nation.

Subjects: Walker, Zachariah, - d. 1911.; Lynching - Pennsylvania - Chester County; African Americans; Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania - Coatesville.; Coatesville (Pa.) - Race relations.

Additional Author: Hyser, Raymond M.,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 364.134 D748

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