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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
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Hazel Jackson Location: home of Hazel Jackson Subject: Date of Interview: March 15, 2007 Transcription Date: January 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates
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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
OH0166
Date Range
2006/02/13
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Wilkerson, Ruby and Spencer Location: Home of the Wilkersons Subject: Military experiences Date of Interview: February 13, 2006 Transcription Date: February 23, 2009
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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
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0165
Date Range
2006/10/17
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Sydney Bridgett Location: home of Sydney Bridgett Subject: African American-American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 17, 2006 Transcription Date: January 21, 2009
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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
Mark Subject
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
Classification
OH0165
Description Level
Item
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The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12044
Date of Publication
2000?]
Call Number
974.83 C748 2000
Meeting
Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania (12th : 2000 : Nanticoke, PA)
Place of Publication
[Nanticoke, PA
Publisher
Luzerne County Community College,
Date of Publication
2000?]
Physical Description
117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Title from cover.
"Sponsored by the LCCC Social Science/History Department."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Lynett, Elizabeth R.
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Electric railroads - Pennsylvania
Women's rights - Lackawanna County (PA)
Clothing factories - Pennsylvania
African-American children - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
African-American - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
African-American politicians - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Strikes and lockouts
Census - Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Coal mines and mining in art - Pennsylvania.
Coal miners in art - Pennsylvania.
Art, modern - Pennsylvania.
Wilkes-Barre (PA) - History - Spanish-American War, 1898 - Participation, African-Americans.
Wyoming Valley (PA) - History.
Lackawanna Valley (PA) - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Luzerne County Community College. Social Science History Department.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.83 C748 2000
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Author
Scott, Donald,
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
973.7415 S431
Responsibility
Donald Scott.
ISBN
0738557358
9780738557359
Author
Scott, Donald,
Place of Publication
Charleston, SC
Publisher
Arcadia Pub.,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Images of America
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Located in Chelten Hills just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camp William Penn was the largest and first Civil War facility to exclusively train Northern-based federal black soldiers during the war. Boasting the biggest free-black population in the country and the 19th-century’s epicenter of the Underground Railroad, Philadelphia and Camp William Penn, hosted the greatest anti-slavery abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Robert Purvis, and William Still. Douglass and Tubman spoke to and rallied some of the almost 11,000 soldiers, many of them runaway or ex-slaves, who trained in eleven regiments that fought in a slew of major battles, helped to corner the Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Rebel forces, as well as capture President Lincoln’s assassins. Several earned the Medal of Honor for their bravery, and many gave their lives. At a time when America’s very existence was threatened, the warriors and freedom fighters for human equality associated with Camp William Penn were a major part of the country’s salvation. The complete story is told here. [from the publisher]
Subjects
United States. - Colored Troops.
African American soldiers - Pennsylvania - Biography.
African American soldiers - Pennsylvania
La Mott (Pa.) - History - 19th century.
Camp William Penn (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - African Americans.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7415 S431
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0164
Date Range
2006/10/19
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Nelson Polite Location: Home of Nelson Polite Subject: American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 19, 2006 Transcription Date: January 23, 2009 Transcriber: Miles
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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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Author
Kalman, Bobbie.
Date of Publication
©2003.
Call Number
973.049 K14
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Responsibility
Bobbie Kalman & Amanda Bishop.
ISBN
0778707466
9780778707462
077870792X
9780778707929
0613529081
9780613529082
Author
Kalman, Bobbie.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Crabtree Pub.,
Date of Publication
©2003.
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm.
Series
Colonial people
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Quasheba's family -- Slavery in the colonies -- Slave families -- Marriage and children -- Helping one another -- The lives of slave children -- The education of slaves -- Field hands -- House servants -- Tradespeople -- Culture from Africa -- The cost of freedom.
Summary
Introduces the personal relationships and daily activities that were part of the family life of slaves in colonial America.
Subjects
Slaves - United States - Juvenile literature.
Plantation life - United States - Juvenile literature.
African American families - Juvenile literature.
African Americans - Juvenile literature.
African American families.
African Americans.
Plantation life.
Slaves
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Juvenile literature.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States.
United States - History - 1600-1775, Colonial period - Juvenile literature.
USHISTORY-SLAVES-JUVLIT.
History.
Juvenile works.
Additional Author
Bishop, Amanda.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.049 K14
Websites
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Forgotten patriots : African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War : a guide to service, sources and studies

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16602
Author
Grundset, Eric.
Date of Publication
c2008.
Call Number
973.34 G889
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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Black family research : records of post-Civil War Federal agencies at the National Archives

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14147
Author
United States National Archives and Records Administration.
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
016.326 U58
Responsibility
compiled by Reginald Washington.
Author
United States National Archives and Records Administration.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Archives and Records Administration ,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
Reference Information Paper 108.
Subjects
United States. - Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and abandoned lands - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.
United States - Commissioners of Claims - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.
United States - Freeman's Bank and Trust Company - History - Sources - Bibliography - Catalogs.
African Americans - United States
African American families.
Freedmen
Registers of births, etc.
Additional Author
Washington, Reginald.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.326 U58
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Equal but separate : the life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841 /by Teresa A. Weisser

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13151
Author
Weisser, Teresa A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
926.74 S661
Alternate Title
The life and career of an African American businessman in Columbia, Pennsylvania, 1796?-1841.
Author
Weisser, Teresa A.
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
v, 133 leaves.
Summary
"Born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century to a slave mother and an unknown father, Stephen Smith overcame the handicaps posed by racism and poverty to become one of the wealthiest African Americans in the United States. As his prosperity and prominence increased, Smith also became a recognized and respected leader of the African American community, first in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and later on the state and national level...I have sought to understand the forces that shaped him, the circumstances that allowed him to succeed in business when so many others were unable to do so, and the contributions he made to the African American community." [from the author]
Subjects
Smith, Stephen, - 1796-1841.
Columbia, Pa. - History.
African Americans - Pennsylvania.
African American business people - Pennsylvania.
Lumber trade.
Slavery - Pennsylvania
Columbia (Pa.) - Race relations - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
926.74 S661
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