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

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3422
Author
Slaughter, Thomas P.
Date of Publication
1991.
Call Number
974.80323 S631
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Responsibility
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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But we have no country : the 1851 Christiana, Pennsylvania Resistance

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12760
Author
Forbes, Ella,
Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
974.80323 F692e
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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
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William Parker, the hero of the Christiana Riot

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4079
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Date of Publication
1897
Christiana Riot / by Thomas Whitson, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Parker, William. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Christiana (Pa.)--History. Christiana (Pa.)--Race relations. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [27]-34 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal
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Responsibility
by Thomas Whitson, Esq.
Author
Whitson, Thomas.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[27]-34 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 1
Subjects
Parker, William.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 1 (1897), p. 27-34Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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William Parker, rebel without rights

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Author
Rosenburg, John.
Date of Publication
1996
Call Number
812 R813
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Responsibility
a novel based on fact by John Rosenburg
ISBN
1562941399
Author
Rosenburg, John.
Place of Publication
Brookfield, Connecticut
Publisher
The Millbrook Press
Date of Publication
1996
Physical Description
141 p. ill. 24 cm.
Subjects
Parker, William - Juvenile fiction.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
812 R813
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Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper

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Author
Hensel, W. U.
Date of Publication
1897
Uhler), 1851-1915. Title: Coroner's verdict in the Christiana Riot case : an interesting paper / by Hon. W. U. Hensel. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Gorsuch, Edward. Riots--Pennsylvania--Christiana. Christiana (Pa.)--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97
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Responsibility
by Hon. W. U. Hensel.
Author
Hensel, W. U.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[114]-116 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 4
Subjects
Gorsuch, Edward.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 4 (1897), p. 114-116Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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Of thee I sing-- hardly known heroes and happenings revisited

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Author
Jackson, George L.
Date of Publication
1992.
Call Number
973 J12
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Responsibility
by George L. Jackson
ISBN
096356434X
Author
Jackson, George L.
Place of Publication
Dillsburg, PA
Publisher
G.L. Jackson
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
x, 65 p. ill. 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65)
Contents
Chapters: Tench Tilghman,patriot of the Eastern Shore // The Penobscot Expedition ,water graves in Maine // John White Geary , a widely traveled giant // The Christiana Riot, prelude to Civil War // Matthew Stanley Quay , Beaver , Pennsylvania's practitioner of the Art of the Possible // William Jackson , Present at the birth of American armor
Summary
"The stories are ... accurate treatments of now nearly forgotten people and events. Hopefully, they will stimulate the reader to study other more extensive writings. Suggested references are included in the bibliography. I would like to think that this goal will be realized and some of the dust which has collected in a half century and more has been wiped away, if only briefly." [from the author]
Subjects
Heroes - United States
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973 J12
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A true story of the Christiana riot

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Author
Forbes, David R.
Date of Publication
1898.
Call Number
974.80323 F692
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Responsibility
By David R. Forbes ...
Author
Forbes, David R.
Place of Publication
Quarryville, Pa
Publisher
The Sun Printing House,
Date of Publication
1898.
Physical Description
154 p. plates, ports. 22 cm.
Contents
Chapters : The Fugitive slave act --- The Result --- War --- The Sequel --- The Testimony At The Hearing --- The Hearing Resumed --- Thaddeus Stevens Scores A Point --- A Western View --- The Trial For Treason --- Specification Of Charges --- The Evidence --- The Trial Continued --- Testimony For The Defense --- Judge Grier's Charge To The Jury --- The Verdict And Comments --- The Hero Of The Riot --- William Parker's Story
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Summary
The book title refers to the violent action to prevent the capture of certain escaped slaves living in Christiana, Pa. in 1851.
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 F692
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044018986661;view=1up;seq=7
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Chains of titles for some early land owners of the Strasburg Village area : a legal perspective

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo852
Author
Weaver, Robert Kean.
Date of Publication
1993
Call Number
974.815 STRB W363
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by Robert Kean Weaver
Author
Weaver, Robert Kean.
Place of Publication
St. Augustine, FL
Publisher
The author
Date of Publication
1993
Physical Description
xii, 317 p. ill., maps 29 cm.
Subjects
Landowners - Pennsylvania - Strasburg.
Strasburg (Boro), Pa.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Strasburg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 STRB W363
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Into the American woods : negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13456
Author
Merrell, James Hart,
Date of Publication
2000, c1999.
Call Number
974.802 M568
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Alternate Title
Negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier
Responsibility
James H. Merrell.
ISBN
0393046761
Author
Merrell, James Hart,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Norton,
Date of Publication
2000, c1999.
Physical Description
463 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Notes
"1st pub. as a Norton paperback 2000"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-438) and index.
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania.
Pioneers - Pennsylvania
Negotiation - Pennsylvania
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Intercultural communication - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 M568
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Warrant registers (for Pennsylvania Counties)

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Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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Responsibility
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. Department of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Land Records.
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Dauphin County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Chester County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - York County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Cumberland County.
Land grants - Pennsylvania - Adams County.
Additional Author
Britton, William W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 15, Sec. 1
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