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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, 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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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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History of education in Sadsbury Township and Christiana

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4261
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
370 G239
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Responsibility
by Mary D. Garrett.
Author
Garrett, Mary D.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
[32] p.: ill.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Education - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sadsbury (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Christiana (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 G239
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Road to freedom

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15280
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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Responsibility
by Cloister Junior/Senior Chapter, Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
p. 71 - 78. : 19 cm.
Notes
In: The Junior Historian Magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 78.
Subjects
Underground railroad - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County x History.
Christiana (Pa.) - History .
Additional Author
Ephrata Cloister Associates.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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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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The hotel by the railroad : Christiana's finest

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985.
The Hotel By The Railroad Christiana's Finest By Melvern Evans, Jr. This story is about a hotel. . . .not just any hotel, but the unique Christiana Hotel, which stood so close to the Pennsylvania main-line railroad that everytime a fast freight rumbled by the whole building vibrated. I was born
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Responsibility
by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
53-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 2
Subjects
Fieles family.
Christiana Hotel (Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 2 (1985), p. 53-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d9ced881-f822-49ba-86a4-454340761715
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-06
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument of granite at Christiana in commemoration of the riot of 1851 and the resultant treason trials. The event known as the "Christiana Resistance" was engendered when southern slave owners came to Lancaster County in search of runaway slaves. Erected in 1911.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Abolition
Civil War
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
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Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/765676f2-2650-44ee-b619-149160331745
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-08
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Monument at Christiana in commemoration of the resistance of 1851.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Christiana Resistance
Civil War
Slavery
Abolition
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
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