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Now Available to Read 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 story of Harrisburg'g 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 enslavement in central Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg area slave plantations and 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. |
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