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Plantations, Slavery and Freedom on Maryland's Eastern Shore by
African Americans, both enslaved and free, were vital to the economy of the Eastern Shore of Maryland before the Civil War. Maryland became a slave society in colonial days when tobacco ruled. Some enslaved people, like Anthony Johnson, earned their freedom and became successful farmers. After the Revolutionary War, others were freed by masters disturbed by the contradiction between liberty and slavery. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman ran from masters on the Eastern Shore and devoted their lives to helping other enslaved people with their words and deeds. Jacqueline Simmons Hedberg uses local records, including those of her ancestors, to tell a tale of slave traders and abolitionists, kidnappers and freedmen, cruelty and courage.
Call Number: E445.M3 H43 2019
Between Slavery and Freedom by Call Number: E185.18 .W57 2014
Sources of the African-American Past : primary sources in American history by Call Number: E184.6 .S68 2004
Primary Sources
- Slavery and Abolitionist Movement (1790 - 1860)
from Proquest
Streaming Video
- Circle Unbroken: A Gullah JourneySevent-five percent of all enslaved Africans coming to America came through the ports of Charleston, Beaufort and the sea islands of South Carolina. This beautiful, picturesque tourist destination is the epicenter of the Gullah culture; the foundation of African-American history. From the horrors of Middle Passage slave voyages to the celebration of freedom, Circle Unbroken is an uplifting and emotional journey.
Websites
- Enslaved
Explore or reconstruct the lives of individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in the historical trade. -- Home page
Slavery in Maryland
Databases
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Articles and scholarly essays, historical newspaper articles, primary sources, and timelines you can use for African American topics.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Articles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
- U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Articles, essays, and primary sources on the history of the United States. - ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Sun This link opens in a new window
Primary source articles covering the politics, society and events of the time period 1837 - 1992.
Online from CCBC Libraries
Slave Narratives after Slavery by Publication Date: 2011
Slavery in America by Publication Date: 2007
