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Black courage, 1775-1783 : documentation of Black participation in the American Revolution

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Author
Greene, Robert Ewell,
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
973.346 G811
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Robert Ewell Greene.
ISBN
0960252843 (pbk.)
Author
Greene, Robert Ewell,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
xi, 141 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 121-124.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
African Americans
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, African American.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.346 G811
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Historical reflections -- "Todays challenges for the future": 200th bicentennial African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
287 B562
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170th anniversary Bethel A.M.E. Church 1817 to 1987.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.}
Publisher
The Church
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
unpaged : ill. ; 28cm.
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African American churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
287 B562
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Freedom's second generation : Mrs. Maude Wilson Ball's reminiscences of Bethel AME Church (1897-1935)

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1987.
of color" in 1817, and in the 1850's assumed a leadership position among Lancaster City's Black popula- tion. Incorporated in 1848 as the "African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania" Bethel soon housed a "Free African School" and served as a meetingplace for a literary society
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Mrs. Maude Wilson Ball's reminiscences of Bethel AME Church (1897-1935)
Responsibility
by Leroy T. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
173-183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 91, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African American churches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Ball, Maude Wilson.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 91, number 4 (1987), p. 173-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.91
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The Black abolitionist papers

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Date of Publication
c1985-c1992.
Call Number
973.0496 B627
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Responsibility
C. Peter Ripley, editor ; Jeffrey S. Rossbach, associate editor ... [et al.].
ISBN
0807816256 (v. 1)
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press,
Date of Publication
c1985-c1992.
Physical Description
5 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
v. 1. The British Isles, 1830-1865 -- v. 2. Canada, 1830-1865 -- v. 3. The United States, 1830-1846 -- v. 4. The United States, 1847-1858. -- v. 5. The United States, 1859-1865.
Subjects
Antislavery movements - United States - Sources.
African American abolitionists - Sources.
Abolitionists - Sources.
African Americans - Sources.
Additional Author
Ripley, C. Peter,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.0496 B627
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Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster : prolegomenon to a social history

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1986.
Bethel African Methodist Church in Lancaster: Prolegomenon to a Social History by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D. in Lancaster City"s southeastern quadrant, at the juncture of North and Strawberry Streets, stands a structure which has long been connected with Lancaster"s Afro-American community: Bethel Africa
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Responsibility
by Leroy Hopkins, Ph.D.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
205-236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 90, no. 4
Subjects
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
St. James' African Church (Lancaster, Pa.) - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 90, number 4 (1986), p. 205-236Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.90
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Ethnic genealogy : a research guide

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Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
929.1 E84
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Responsibility
edited by Jessie Carney Smith ; foreword by Alex Haley.
ISBN
0313225931 (lib. bdg.)
Place of Publication
Westport, Conn
Publisher
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
xxxix, 440 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographies and index.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Contents
Librarians and genealogical research / Russell E. Bidlack -- Basic sources for genealogical research / Jean Elder Cazort -- Library records and research / Casper L. Jordan -- Researching family history / Bobby L. Lovett -- The national archives and records service / James D. Walker -- The genealogical society of Utah library / Roger Scanland -- American indian records and research / Jimmy B. Parker -- Asian-American records and research / Greg Gubler -- Black American records and research / Lyman De Platt.
Subjects
African Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Indians of North America
United States - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States - Genealogy - Library resources.
United States - Genealogy.
United States - Ethnic groups - Genealogical sources
Additional Author
Smith, Jessie Carney.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 E84
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Black Eldorado on the Susquehanna : the emergence of Black Columbia, 1726-1861

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1985
met with the stated purpose of im- proving the condition of free persons of color in the United States, purchasing lands, and establishing a settlement in Upper Canada." This reversal in policy was well motivated. The colonization movement had not always used persuasion to obtain its colonists. The
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Responsibility
by Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
110-132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 4
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Slavery - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
African Americans
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 4 (1985), p. 110-132Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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The Negro Entry Book : a document of Lancaster City's antebellum Afro-American community

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Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Date of Publication
1984
The Negro Entry Book: A Document of Lancaster City's Antebellum Afro-American Community By Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins in his Heritage of Lancaster (1978) John W. W. Loose refers to an ordinance that required all "free persons of color" to register with the Mayor's Office.' Since this particular ordinance
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Responsibility
by Dr. Leroy T. Hopkins.
Author
Hopkins, Leroy.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984
Physical Description
142-180 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 88, no. 4
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
African Americans
Lancaster (Pa.) - Race relations.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 88, number 4 (1984), p. 142-180Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.88
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Ludwig Bottner and his sons : the beginning of the Boatner family in America

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Author
Felder, Paula S.
Date of Publication
©1985.
Call Number
929 B7515f
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Responsibility
by Paula S. Felder.
ISBN
0960840818
9780960840816
Author
Felder, Paula S.
Place of Publication
Fredericksburg, Va
Publisher
Historic Publications of Fredericksburg,
Date of Publication
©1985.
Physical Description
viii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 248) and index.
Summary
Ludwig Bottner (ca.1722-1801) immigrated from Germany to Amelia Town- ship, Orangeburg County, South Carolina during or before 1755 (he possibly immigrated to Pennsylvania and moved by 1755 to South Caro- lina), and later moved to land in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. Includes chapter entitled "Black Boatners," particularly those living in South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Subjects
Bottner family.
Boatman family.
Bottner, Ludwig, - 1723-1801 - Family.
Bottner, Ludwig, - 1723-1801
Boatner.
Bottner.
Botner.
DeLee.
Garig.
Jelks.
McCauley.
Maxey.
Pursley.
Families.
African Americans
Southern States - Genealogy.
Southern States.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B7515f
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Blacks who stole themselves : advertisements for runaways in the Pennsylvania gazette, 1728-1790

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Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
326 S643
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Responsibility
[compiled by] Billy G. Smith and Richard Wojtowicz.
ISBN
0812281454
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
222 p. : ill., facsims., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Bibliography: p. [173]-178.
Summary
Reprints ads for runaway slaves in Pennsylvania. Includes a glossary, a name index that permits runaways and owners to be traced over time, a subject index that identifies specific characteristics of escapees, and a final index that notes the names of fugitives and owners who appeared in all the Gazette ads between 1728 and 1790. [from amazon.com]
Subjects
Fugitive slaves - United States
Slavery - United States
American newspapers - Pennsylvania
Fugitive slaves - United States.
African Americans
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Sources.
Additional Author
Smith, Billy Gordon.
Wojtowicz, Richard.
Additional Title
Pennsylvania gazette.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 S643
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