Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and improving the condition of the African race" held in Philadelphia on October 5, 1819 illuminates the relationship between Columbia Blacks and the majority community. �Four abolition societies met in Philadelphia that day—from New York, Pennsylvania

three times that of the majority population. Such a rate of increase in the Black population was bound to have a detrimental impact on race relations,' especially since the dominant mood in White-Black relations in Colonial Pennsylvania was fear and animosity. Blacks in Colonial Pennsylvania were the

of the same era. At the six- �90/4,1986 215 teenth "American Convention for promoting Abolition of Slavery and im- proving the condition of the African Race" which met on October 5, 1819 in Philadelphia the report presented by the Columbia, Pennsylvania Society is quite informative. After apologizing

newspapers of Lancaster County / by F. R. Diffenderffer. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): American newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. German American newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Newspapers. Lancaster (Pa.)--Newspapers. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster

settlement areas in western Lancaster County. Columbia and Hemp- field Township's Black population dates from 1726 and was the primary Black urban population before the Civil War. 6 Beginning in 1850, Lancaster City assumed that role and has retained it up to the present day. Conestoga Township and Marietta

near a black oak, etc." D. �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Robinson, Mary N. Title: Gleanings from an old newspaper / by Mrs. Mary N. Robinson. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster