Black Genealogy

The Fugitive Blacksmith

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The Fugitive Blacksmith: Events in the history of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, formerly a slave in the State of Maryland, United States. The principal portion of the ‘Tract,’ as Mr. Pennington modestly styles his book, consists of an autobiography of his early life as a slave, and of his escape from bondage, and final settlement in New York as a Presbyterian Minister. His adventures and hair breadth escapes invest the narrative with startling interest, and excite the deepest sympathies of the reader.

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Henry Ossian Flipper, Colored Cadet at West Point

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Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military Academy. This autobiography claims to give an accurate and impartial narrative of Henry’s four years life while a cadet at West Point, as well as a general idea of the institution there. They are almost an exact transcription of his notes taken at various times during those four years.

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Miscellaneous African American Genealogy

1 Comment / Black Genealogy, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont / 4 minutes of reading

African American Genealogy online research is much more difficult due to the scant nature of record keeping for African American’s prior to the Civil War. This is the reason for creating a separate section for African Americans much like we have for Native Americans who’s research can also be hampered by the available records. The

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The Fugitive Slave Law

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The Fugitive Slave Law was enacted by Congress in September, 1850. It declared that all runaway slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters. In effect, encouraging local officials to “kidnap” suspected slaves, detain them, and transport them back to Southern States and their “owners”. This collection provides a synopsis of the act itself, and specific, named examples of it’s effect on Blacks living in the North.

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African American History

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Many events in African American can’t be listed by state, this page is designed to provide you with general historical information. Alabama Pace vs. State of Alabama (1883) (hosted at The Multiracial Activist) Georgia Atlanta Compromise 1895 (hosted at History Matters) Kansas Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 (hosted at Answers.com) Louisiana The Black Code of Louisiana

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Voices from the Black Belt

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In a discussion of the Negro problem it is eminently appropriate the Freedman and his neighbor be accorded the privilege of expressing their respective views. The thoughts expressed in this chapter have been gleaned principally from the columns of the Afro-American, a colored weekly, published by the faculty of Biddle University, Charlotte, North Carolina. The

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The Self-Help Department

Leave a Comment / Black Genealogy, Kansas, Native American, North Dakota, Oklahoma / 14 minutes of reading

The unexpected disappointments experienced in establishing the self-help department are worthy of a brief mention. They serve to illustrate some foolish notions that prevailed among some of our first patrons, and prepare the way for a good suggestion. The aim of this department is to enlarge the scope of the training work of the institution

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