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The Liberty Bell era : the African American story
- Title
- The Liberty Bell era : the African American story / Charles L. Blockson.
- Author
- Blockson, Charles L.
- Publication
- Harrisburg, PA : RB Books, c2003.
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Details
- Description
- 208 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-203) and index.
- Contents
- Black gold : the economic foundation of the United States -- Enslaved Africans in the "City of Brotherly Love" -- Benjamin Franklin, Alice of Dunk's Ferry, President's House and the Liberty Bell -- Stephen Girard--America's wealthiest Midas and the yellow fever 1793 -- Historic Germantown and defenders of independence -- Philadelphia's African American leaders : Absalom Jones, James Forten, and Cyrus Bustill -- Free African American community : the nation's cultural capitol -- Miscegenation : America's scar of shame -- Early vendors, caterers, and restaurateurs -- Other curious persons and Jews who owned slaves.
- Call Number
- Sc E 05-1258
- ISBN
- 1879441888
- OCLC
- 52420415
- Author
- Blockson, Charles L.
- Title
- The Liberty Bell era : the African American story / Charles L. Blockson.
- Imprint
- Harrisburg, PA : RB Books, c2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-203) and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 05-1258