I. Slavery: the colonial and early national period -- II. Free black life in the antebellum period: political, legal and socio-economic status -- III. The Civil War period -- IV. Reconstruction and the late nineteenth century -- V. The early twentieth century and World War I -- VI. The twenties and the New Deal decades -- VII. World War II and the modern era.
Notes
African American resources in the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The book opens with a very interesting chapter on the predecessor horse drawn lines which were then succeeded by the electrified Harrisburg City Railway and the East Harrisburg Railway. The book examines the operation of the streetcar companies, including the Harrisburg Traction Co., the operational and financial difficulties, and the transition to bus service that became complete after the 1937 Susquehanna River flood. With chapters on the rolling stock (including paint schemes), routes, parks and buildings, and even a chapter on the ill-fated Middletown Electric Railway. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.
