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Buy the Afrolumens Site Book... The Year of Jubilee Vol. 1: Men of God and Vol. 2: Men of Muscle by George F. Nagle The
Year of Jubilee is the history of Harrisburg's free African American
community, from the era of colonialism and enslavement to hard-won freedom. Volume
One, Men of God, covers the turbulent beginnings of this community,
from Hercules and the first enslaved persons, the growth of slavery in central
Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg area slave plantations, early freedom seekers, to the birth of a free Black community. Men of God is a detailed
history of Harrisburg's first Black entrepreneurs, the early Black
churches, the first Black neighborhoods, and the maturing of the social
institutions that supported this vibrant community. It
includes an extensive examination of state and federal laws governing
slave ownership and the recovery of runaway slaves, the growth of the
colonization movement, anti-colonization efforts, anti-slavery, abolitionism
and radical abolitionism. It concludes with the complex relationship
between Harrisburg's Black and white abolitionists and details the
efforts and activities of each group as they worked separately at first,
then learned to cooperate in fighting against slavery. More
here Non-fiction,
history. 607 pages, softcover. Non-fiction,
history. 630 pages, softcover. Volume One and Two are available free to read online now. Click here to read. Or order print copies on Amazon and support the Afrolumens Project: |
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