| Description |
206 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The Randolph Slaves -- 1. Belmont County: Captina or Guinea -- 2. Brown County: Ripley and the Gist Slaves -- 3. Champaign County: McNeal and Vanmeter Colonies -- 4. Darke County: Long Town -- 5. Delaware County: Depp Settlement and Little Africa -- 6. Gallia County: Poke Patch and Lambert Lands -- 7. Greene County: Brown's Settlement and Others -- 8. Highland County: Gist Settlement or Dark Town -- 9. Hocking County: Payne's Crossing -- 10. Jackson County: Berlin Crossroads and Ragland Colony -- 11. Jefferson County: McIntyre Settlement or Hayti -- 12. Lawrence County: Blackfork, Burlington and Ironton -- 13. Logan County: Five Colonies -- 14. Mercer County: Carthagena -- 15. Miami County: Rossville, Hanktown and Marshalltown -- 16. Muskingum County: The Lett Settlement -- 17. Paulding County: Middle Creek or Upthegrove Settlement -- 18. Pike County: Carr's Run and Pee Pee Settlement -- 19. Ross County: Stillguest or Hick's Settlement -- 20. Scioto County: Houston Hollow -- 21. Shelby County: Rumley and Near Port Jefferson -- 22. Stark County: New Guinea or Lexington -- 23. Van Wert County: East of Wren -- 24. Warren County: Harveysburg -- 25. Wyandot County: Negro Town and Sandusky Plains. |
| Summary |
In the years leading up to the Civil War, Ohio had more African American settlements than any other state. Owing to a common border with slave states, it became a destination for people of color seeking to separate themselves from slavery. Despite these communities having populations that sometimes numbered in the hundreds, little is known about most of them, and by the beginning of the twentieth century, nearly all had lost their ethnic identities as the original settlers died off and their descendants moved away. This book pieces together the stories of more than 40 of these black settlements. |
| Subject(S) |
African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century.
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African Americans -- Ohio -- Genealogy.
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Ohio -- History.
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Family histories.
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| Added Name(S) |
Walker, Elise Meyers, author.
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| ISBN |
9781467144186 (paperback) |
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1467144185 (paperback) |
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