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Meeting to prevent the introduction of slaves into any territory or state admitted into the Union

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1930
Tuesday, November 23rd, 1819, a largely-attended meeting of citizens was held in the court house in Lancaster for the purpose of consulting upon measures that might prevent the introduction of slavery into any territory or state hereafter to be formed, or admitted into the Union. The Hon. Walter Franklin
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1930
Physical Description
63-64 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 3
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Slavery - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society Volume 34, number 3 (1930), p. 63-64Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34
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The Negro in early Pennsylvania : the Lancaster experience, 1730-90 / by Jerome H. Wood, Jr

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Author
Wood, Jerome H.,
Date of Publication
c1974.
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876n
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Author
Wood, Jerome H.,
Place of Publication
[Urbana
Publisher
University of Illinois Press] ,
Date of Publication
c1974.
Physical Description
p. 441-452.
Notes
Offprint: Plantation, town, and county : essays on the local history of American slave society / edited by Elinor Miller and Eugene D. Genovese.
Subjects
Slavery in the United States
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACI W876n
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The trackless trail; the story of the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, Chester county, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding community

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Author
Taylor, Frances Cloud.
Date of Publication
c1976.
Call Number
973.7115 T241
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by Frances Cloud Taylor.
Author
Taylor, Frances Cloud.
Place of Publication
Kennett Square, Pa
Date of Publication
c1976.
Physical Description
iv, 36 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Many of the participants in the work of the Underground Railroad were Quakers.
Bibliography, p. 36.
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Slavery - United States
Underground railroad.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7115 T241
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The Negro in Pennsylvania history

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Author
Brown, Ira V.
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
326 B878
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by Ira V. Brown.
Author
Brown, Ira V.
Place of Publication
University Park
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
iii, 68 p. illus., ports. 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ;
Notes
Bibliography: p. 62-68.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
Contents : Colonial Pennsylvania --- Anti-slavery Pioneers --- The Abolition Act of 1780 --- Work of the Abolition Society --- The Free Negroes Organize --- The American Colonization Society ---Garrisonian Abolitionism --- The American Anti-Slavery Society --- Negro Disfranchisement --- The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society--- The Burning of Pennsylvania Hall --- Conflict Within Abolitionism --- The Underground Railroad --- Growth of the Negro Community --- Civil War and Reconstruction --- The Struggle For Equal Rights --- Suffrage Restored --- The School Question --- Cultural Progress
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Slavery - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 B878
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The Pennsylvania Abolition Society & the Pennsylvania Black : two hundredth anniversary exhibition, April 17, 1974-July 17, 1974, at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania : from its collections, those of Charles L. Blockson, and others

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2064
Date of Publication
1974.
Call Number
326 P415
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Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Pennsylvania Abolition Society,
Date of Publication
1974.
Physical Description
24 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania
Antislavery movements - United States
African Americans - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Exhibitions.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 P415
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Negro communities in Southeastern Pennsylvania towns: the formative period, 1780-1860

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1971.
Call Number
301.451 O12n
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by Carl D. Oblinger.
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
25, [7] leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Slavery - Pennsylvania.
African Americans - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
301.451 O12n
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Frankford, Philadelphia : a 19th century urban black community

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Author
Williams, Henry.
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v. 4
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by Henry Williams and Robert Ulle.
Author
Williams, Henry.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
p. 2- 8.
Series
Pennsylvania Heritage ; v. 4, no. 1
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Heritage, v. 4, no. 1 (December 1977).
Subjects
African-Americans - Frankford (Pa.)
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Frankford (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Ulle, Robert.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v. 4
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The political crisis of the 1850s

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Author
Holt, Michael F.
Date of Publication
1983, c1978.
Call Number
973.6 H758
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Responsibility
Michael F. Holt.
ISBN
039395370X (pbk.)
9780393953701 (pbk.)
Author
Holt, Michael F.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.,
Date of Publication
1983, c1978.
Physical Description
xvii, 330 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1978.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Party dynamics and the coming of the Civil War -- The second party system in operation -- Slavery, extension and the second party system, 1843-1848 -- Dynamics of the party system and the compromise of 1850 -- The second party system undermined, 1849-1853 -- Realignment, reorganization, and reform, 1854-1856 -- Slavery, republicanism, and the triumph of the Republican Party -- Politics, slavery, and southern secession.
Subjects
Slavery - United States
Compromise of 1850.
United States - Politics and government - 1845-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.6 H758
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