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The Christiana Resistance Precursor to the Civil War - Christiana Pennsylvania

The Christiana Resistance thought of in some corners as a precursor to the Civil War. It is one of the many events in American History that is not widely known.



"A major episode in African-American history, along with John Brown’s raid, was the Fugitive Slave Rebellion in Christiana. This event was a harbinger of the Civil War. Frederick Douglas referred to the Christiana Riot as “… the battle for liberty.”



On September 11, 1851, Slave owner Edward Gorsuch, his son… Continue

Added by Anita Wills on August 27, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

Simon Drock and Lot Little 1790 census New Hampshire

While doing some research for the 1790 Census: Slave Holders, Other Free Persons and Slaves website I found a couple of wonderful sites containing great information for a Simon Drock and Lot Little of New Hampshire.



Simon Drock was living in Newport, Cheshire County, NH in the 1790 census. Simon Drock, born about 1760 was the son of a Negro slave by the name of Guy Drock. Guy was the slave of… Continue

Added by Toni Feeney on August 16, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

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