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The African American family's guide to tracing our roots : healing, understanding & restoring our families

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15055
Author
Barksdale-Hall, Roland C.
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
929.1 B256
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Responsibility
by Roland Barksdale-Hall.
ISBN
0974977977 (pbk.)
Author
Barksdale-Hall, Roland C.
Place of Publication
Phoenix
Publisher
Amber Books,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
xxii, 236 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234).
Contents
Precious keepsakes -- Wilson's ashes -- How to begin -- Art of interviewing -- Making a slave -- Tracing slave ancestors -- Looking for freed persons -- African connections -- Health matters -- Healing through storytelling -- Twelve keys to health, wealth, and success -- Restoring the family.
Subjects
African American families.
African Americans
African Americans - Genealogy.
African Americans - Life skills guides.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 B256
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African American lives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15002
Edition
Widescreen format.
Date of Publication
[2006]
Call Number
929.373 A258 DVD
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Responsibility
a film by Kunhardt Productions ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., William R. Grant, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Henry Louis Gates. Jr. ; series producers, Graham Judd, Leslie D. Farrell ; a production of Kunhardt Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/ WNET New York.
ISBN
1415716943
Edition
Widescreen format.
Place of Publication
[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif
Publisher
PBS Home Video ; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
Date of Publication
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally broadcast as a four-part television series in 2006.
Host: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Quincy Jones, Sara-Lawrence-Lightfoot, Mae Jemison, T.D. Jakes, Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg.
Contents
Listening to our past / producer and director, Jesse Sweet; editors, Eric Davis, Michael Weingrad -- The promise of freedom / producer and director, Leslie Asako Gladsjo ; editors, Joanna Kiernan, Geeta Gandbhr -- Searching for our names / producer and director, Leslie D. Farrell; editors, Merril Stern, Kathryn Moore -- Beyond the middle passage / producer and director, Graham Judd; editors, Kate Hirson, Stefan Knerrich.
Summary
A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
Subjects
African Americans
African American families
DNA fingerprinting.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary - Feature.
Additional Author
Gates, Henry Louis.
Grant, William
Kunhardt, Peter W.
Judd, Graham.
Farrell, Leslie D.
Sweet, Jesse.
Gladsjo, Leslie Asako.
Winfrey, Oprah.
Tucker, Chris,
Jones, Quincy,
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara,
Jemison, Mae,
Jakes, T. D.
Carson, Ben.
Goldberg, Whoopi,
Additional Corporate Author
Kunhardt Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
PBS Home Video.
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
929.373 A258 DVD
Websites
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/about.html
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The amendment that refused to die : equality and justice deferred : the history of the Fourteenth Amendment

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Author
Meyer, Howard N.
Edition
Updated ed.
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
342.73085 M612
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Responsibility
Howard N. Meyer.
ISBN
1568331703 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781568331706 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Meyer, Howard N.
Edition
Updated ed.
Place of Publication
Lanham, Md
Publisher
Madison Books,
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
xx, 291 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-278) and index.
Summary
"Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in History, The Amendment That Refused to Die examines the passage of, and assault on, the "Big Fourteen," the post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equality and justice for all people. Howard N. Meyer explores the reaction against the amendment's sweeping reform, from judicial sabotage and KKK terrorism to the "separate but equal" debacle of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. He investigates the amendment's impact on more recent issues, such as institutionalized segregation and police misconduct, as well as the challenges faced by those who would extend the amendment's protective mantle to the interests of labor, women, homosexuals, and legal immigrants.".
"This updated edition analyzes the current attacks on the Fourteenth Amendment that not only threaten affirmative action, desegregation, voting rights, abortion rights, gay rights, protection from the tyranny of the State, and due process, but the amendment itself, the vital heart and guarantor of all our liberties."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
United States.
African Americans
Equality before the law - United States.
Due process of law - United States.
Due process of law.
Equality before the law.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
342.73085 M612
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Forgotten patriots : African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War : a guide to service, sources and studies

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Author
Grundset, Eric.
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
973.34 G889
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Alternate Title
African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War
Responsibility
Eric G. Grundset, editor and project manager ; with Briana L. Diaz, Hollis L. Gentry, and Jean D. Strahan, researchers.
ISBN
9781892237101
1892237105
Author
Grundset, Eric.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
c2008.
Physical Description
vi, 854 p. ill., facsims., maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliography (p. 761-812) and index.
Contents
The northern states -- The South -- Miscellaneous naval and military records -- Foreign allies -- West Indies -- Appendices. Map of the enslaved population, 1790 Census ; Documenting the color of participants in the American Revolution ; Names as clues to finding forgotten patriots ; The numbers of minority participants in the Revolution.
Subjects
African Americans
Indians of North America
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, African American.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, Indian.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Additional Author
Diaz, Briana L.
Gentry, Hollis L.
Strahan, Jean D.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.34 G889
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Recording, Video

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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Object ID
OH0163
Date Range
2007/03/15
uncertainty of what was spoken Lefever: March 15th , 2007. I’m Carole LeFever and I’m at the home of Ms. Hazel Jackson, a long-time friend, and this is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time myself—have this conversation about your history, coming to Lancaster, starting maybe even where you came from
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Description
Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.
Date Range
2007/03/15
Date of Interview
2007-03-15
Creator
Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jackson, Hazel
LeFever, Carol
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Jackson, Hazel
Other Creators
Shugar, Miles, collector
Subjects
African Americans
African American women
African American teachers
African American Veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American teachers
African American Veterans
African American women
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Teachers
Veterans
Women
Area / Region
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Place of Interview
Home of Hazel Jackson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:31:50
Object ID
OH0163
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0164
Date Range
2006/10/19
. L: Senior! Oh, messin’ up again already! You know what? I’m gonna stop. Okay, today is the 17th of… P: October. L: October, and uh— P: We’re in the home of Nelson Polite Senior, I live at 540 North Street, Lancaster Pennsylvania. L a n c a s t e r H i s t o r y �L: Okay. And I’m interviewing today
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veteran oral history interview with Nelson Polite Sr., a prominent African American leader in Lancaster City.
Date Range
2006/10/19
Date of Interview
2006-10-19
Creator
Polite, Nelson Sr, 1923-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
LeFever, Carole
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Subjects
African Americans
American Legion
African American veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American Veterans
African American American Legion Post 780
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Nelson Polite Sr.
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
00:48:21
Object ID
OH0164
Classification
OH0164
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0165
Date Range
2006/10/17
of the, the Skipper girls from Mount Joy Pennsylvania. Hahahaha. L a n c a s t e r H i s t o r y �L: So that’s how you ended up in Mount Joy! B: Yeah, haha. And I— L: You followed one of the Skipper girls, haha. B: That was in, we got married in the summer between my junior and senior year. And then
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Sydney Bridgett Sr. Bridgett discusses how the African American-American Legion Post 780 was established in Lancaster County.
Date Range
2006/10/17
Date of Interview
2006-10-17
Creator
Bridgett, Sydney Sr., 1925-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bridgett, Sydney, Sr.
LeFever Carole
Shugar Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Bridgett, Sidney
Subjects
African American veterans
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Veterans Oral History
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Sidney Bridgett
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0165
Notes
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0:05:08 First annual military ball held at Crispus Attucks Comunity Center
0:05:38 Orginal program from where the charter was presented
0:07:31 Contains three chapter verses of the Negro Naitonal Anthem and call to order
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OH0165
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0166
Date Range
2006/02/13
Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates uncertainty of what was spoken Ruby Wilkerson (W): Ruby M May Wilkerson. Carole Lefever (L): And where were you born, Mrs. Ruby? W: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. L: Oh I was from Harrisburg most of my life as well! And you came to Lancaster about when? W: 19…I forget the
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Ruby Wilkerson.
Date Range
2006/02/13
Date of Interview
2006-02-13
Creator
Wilkerson, Ruby, 1925-2007, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wilkerson, Ruby
LeFever, Carole
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carole
Narrator
Wilkerson, Ruby
Subjects
African American veterans
African American women
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Women
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Women
Place of Interview
Home of Ruby Wilkerson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0166
Notes
Mark Subject
Classification
OH0166
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Item
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Slave owners in 1790, 1800, etc., in Pennsylvania

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Author
Lontz, Mary Belle
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
326 L862
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Responsibility
by Mary Belle Lontz.
Author
Lontz, Mary Belle
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
Various paging ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
African Americans
Slavery - Pennsylvania.
Slave records - Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 L862
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Slavery and the making of America

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Author
Horton, James Oliver.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
326 H823
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Responsibility
James Oliver Horton ; Lois E. Horton.
ISBN
019517903X (acidfree paper)
9780195179033 (acid-free paper)
Author
Horton, James Oliver.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
254 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-242) and index.
Contents
The African roots of Colonial America -- Slavery: from the revolution to the cotton kingdom -- Westward expansion, antislavery, and resistance -- Troublesome property: the many forms of slave resistance -- A hard-won freedom: from Civil War contraband to emancipation -- Creating freedom during and after the war.
Summary
The history of slavery is central to understanding the history of the United States. Slavery and the Making of America offers a richly illustrated, vividly written history that illuminates the human side of this inhumane institution, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Readers will discover a wide ranging and sharply nuanced look at American slavery, from the first Africans brought to British colonies in the early seventeenth century to the end of Reconstruction. The authors document the horrors of slavery, particularly in the deep South, and describe the valiant struggles to escape bondage, from dramatic tales of slaves such as William and Ellen Craft to Dred Scott's doomed attempt to win his freedom through the Supreme Court. We see how slavery set our nation on the road of violence, from bloody riots that broke out in American cities over fugitive slaves, to the cataclysm of the Civil War. Along the way, readers meet such individuals as "Black Sam" Fraunces, a West Indian mulatto who owned the Queen's Head Tavern in New York City, a key meeting place for revolutionaries in the 1760s and 1770s. Indeed, the book is filled with stories of remarkable African Americans, from Sergeant William H. Carney, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the crucial assault on Fort Wagner during the Civil War, to Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, a former slave who led freed African Americans to a new life on the American frontier. With more than one hundred illustrations, Slavery and the Making of America is a gripping account of the struggles of African Americans against the iniquity of slavery.
Subjects
Slavery - United States
African Americans
Additional Author
Horton, Lois E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
326 H823
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