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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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Rebellion at Christiana

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2063
Author
Bacon, Margaret Hope.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
[1975]
Call Number
974.80323 B129
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Responsibility
by Margaret Hope Bacon.
ISBN
0517515768 :
Author
Bacon, Margaret Hope.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crown Publishers,
Date of Publication
[1975]
Physical Description
viii, 216 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 207-209.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Summary
Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the brief battle in 1851 between slave owners and escaped slaves led by William Parker.
Subjects
Parker, William. - Juvenile literature.
Parker, William.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History - History, Juvenile.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 B129
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Resistance at Christiana; the fugitive slave rebellion, Christiana, Pennsylvania, September 11, 1851: a documentary account

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Author
Katz, Jonathan,
Date of Publication
[1974]
Call Number
974.80323 K18
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ISBN
0690003072
Author
Katz, Jonathan,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crowell
Date of Publication
[1974]
Physical Description
viii, 359 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
African American Resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Summary
The book details the events leading up to and following the " Christiana Riot " in 1851. African Americans in Christiana, Pennsylvania, repulsed the efforts of a Maryland slave owner to capture escaped slaves. The encounter resulted in the death of the slave owner and the trial for treason of several men. The charges were based on the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 which required citizens to assist in the return of escaped slaves to their owners. No one was convicted in the trial. The book states that "the Christiana resistance ranks with the Nat Turner uprising as one of the major episodes in black American history and the history of black-white relations. Along with John Brown's raid it was a harbinger of the Civil War. "
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Violence - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.80323 K18
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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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Report of the Committee on the Commemoration of the Christiana riot and treason trials of 1851

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Date of Publication
1911
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.15
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1911
Physical Description
237-243 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 15, no. 8
Subjects
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Journal
Call Number
974.9 L245 v.15
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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
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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
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The Christiana Riot, 1851

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13210
Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Call Number
905.748 OAHS v. 3, no. 11
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Author
Douglass, Hugh.
Notes
In: Octorara Area Historical Society, v. 3, no.11, (not dated).
Subjects
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana, Pa. - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 OAHS v. 3, no. 11
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Rights crossing

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Author
Seltzer, Richard.
Date of Publication
1978
strategic importance of the ferry crossing that would one day become Columbia; situated between Congress in York and the army at Valley Forge. The fates of the town-to-be and the nation- to-be are interwoven, with local historical figures playing significant roles in a plausible confrontation with Conway
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Responsibility
a play by Richard Seltzer.
Author
Seltzer, Richard.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1978
Physical Description
[4]-38 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 82, no. 1
Subjects
Historical drama - Pennsylvania - Columbia.
Wright's Ferry (Columbia, Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 82, number 1 (1978), p. 4-38Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.82
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Christiana Riot - Information file

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Call Number
Information file - Christiana Riot
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Summary
Information files are created for specific subjects that are associated with Lancaster County, e.g. "Rebman's scrap pile", "Ten-hour house". The files contain newspaper and magazine articles about the subject.
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Fugitive slaves - Pennsylvania - Christiana
Christiana (Pa.) - Race relations.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Information File
Call Number
Information file - Christiana Riot
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The Freedman's story

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Author
Parker, William.
Date of Publication
1866
Call Number
920.9 P244
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Author
Parker, William.
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Date of Publication
1866
Physical Description
152-295 p. 30 cm.
Notes
From: The Atlantic Monthly, a magazine of literature, science, art and politics, v.17
Subjects
Riots - Pennsylvania - Christiana.
Christiana (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.9 P244
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