The Liberty Bell era : the African American story /

The Liberty Bell era : the African American story /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blockson, Charles L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harrisburg, PA : RB Books, ©2003.
Subjects:
To 1775
African Americans > History > To 1775.
African Americans.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
États-Unis > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
United States.
History.
Table of 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.