The hidden history of Washington, DC : a guide for black folks / Tingba Apidta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apidta, Tingba.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Washington (D.C.)--History.

Slavery.

History.

Washington (D.C.).

Genre:

History.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

80 pages : map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Roxbury, MA : Reclamation Project, 1996.

Contents:

Introduction: Justice for All?

Red to White

Black African Slaves in Washington, DC

The Congo of America. The Slave Trade of Washington, DC; Kidnapping of "Free" Blacks

"Free" Blacks; The Black Codes

The Struggle to be Black in Washington, DC; White Attitudes about DC Blacks; Incidents in the Life of a Slave City

Against all Doss

Slavery Honored and Remembered

Washington, DC Slave Advertisers.

Notes:

"Second in a series."

"A publication of The Reclamation Project, Washington, DC, Mid-Atlantic Division."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy has photocopy of part of article laid in.

OCLC:

35210582