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Print and E-BOOKS
Pride of Family: Four Generations of American Women of Color (2004) by Publication Date: Call Number: E185.96 .I57 1991 - Lesley Sherrill 2nd Floor
Sarah's Long Walk: The Free Blacks of Boston and how Their Struggle for Equality Changed America (2004) by E-BOOK and Print in Sherrill Library
Slavery In Massachusetts
Black Walden: Slavery and its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts by Call Number: F74.C8 L46 2009
Videos At Sherrill Library
To reserve these videos, call the Sherrill Library (617-349-8850).
Far From Home: A Documentary [on Boston school desegregation]
Boston's African American History
African American Heritage Trail of
Martha's Vineyard
Featuring 16 sites dedicated to the contributions made by people of African descent to the history of the island, this organization also offers research services and educational resources.
Boston Athenaeum Directory of African Americans in Boston, 1820-1865
The Boston Athenæum has assembled a list of names, addresses and occupations for approximately 5800 African Americans who lived in Boston during the period from 1820 to 1863, the time at which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued
Boston African American National Historic Site
Comprised of the largest area of pre-Civil War black owned structures in the U.S., it has roughly two dozen sites on the north face of Beacon Hill. These historic buildings were homes, businesses, schools, and churches of a thriving black community that, in the face of great opposition, fought the forces of slavery and inequality. Take a trip downtown and travel the Black Heritage Trail!
Museum of African American History
Dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans in New England from the colonial period through the 19th century.
Boston Neighborhoods
Dorchester
Dorchester, Then & Now, by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco, Lesley Sherrill Library F74.D5 S26 2000 - 2nd floor.
My Dorchester - Events calendar, community organizations, and more. Read about Dorchester in Wikipedia.
- Mattapan - historically part of Dorchester
Roxbury
Roxbury, Then & Now, by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco, Lesley Sherrill Library F74.R9 S26 1997 - 2nd floor.
Discover Roxbury - the center of Boston's African American Community. Read about Roxbury in Wikipedia.
Dudley Street runs through Dorchester and North Roxbury. Read about the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative - "to empower Dudley residents to organize, plan for, create and control a vibrant, diverse and high quality neighborhood."
Books
Boston confronts Jim Crow, 1890-1920 by Call Number: F73.9.N4 S36 1997 Lesley Sherrill Library - 2nd floor
The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost Across the Boundary Line by Call Number: LC214.523.B67 E38 2001 - Lesley Sherrill Library - Lower Level- Sarah's Long Walk: The Free Blacks of Boston and how Their Struggle for Equality Changed America (2004) by Call Number: F73.9.N4 K46 2004 - Lesley Sherrill Library 2nd floor.also E-BOOK in ebrary database.
