John Brown
- John Brown's holy war
Call Number: E451.J64 2005
Dramatic reenactments trace John Brown's battle against slavery. (DVD, also VHS) - John Brown, abolitionist : the man who killed slavery, sparked the Civil War, and seeded civil rights - David S. Reynolds
Call Number: E451.R49 2005
This biography of Brown by critic and cultural biographer David S. Reynolds "brings to life the Puritan warrior who gripped slavery by the throat and triggered the Civil War". - To purge this land with blood: a biography of John Brown - Stephen B. Oates
Call Number: E451 .O17 1984
This book draws upon contemporary letters, diaries, journals, newspapers, published reports, and recollections of eyewitnesses to recreate Brown's life and the context of his times.
African Americans in the Valley
- Black families in Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1650-1855 - Joseph Carvalho III
Call Number: F72.H2.C37 1984 REF
Includes an introductory essay and a compilation of available information on African Americans in Hampden county during this time period. - St. John's Church of Springfield: 150 years of community service
Call Number: F74.S143 AV
Story of St. John's Congregational Church of Springfield, Massachusetts. (DVD or VHS)
From other libraries: - The Black community in Holyoke : 1770s-1970s - Ella Merkel DiCarlo
- Springfield's ethnic heritage : the Black community - Jeannette G. Davis-Harris
Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad in the Valley
While the STCC library does not have these books, they can be obtained from other libraries.
- The underground railroad in Springfield, Massachusetts - Kathryne Burns
- The road to freedom : anti-slavery activity in Greenfield, Massachusetts - Jill Ogline
- The underground railroad in Massachusetts - Wilbur H. Siebert
- Beyond Garrison : antislavery and social reform - Bruce Laurie
This book is at the Jones Library in Amherst and must be used in the library.
Web Sites
- Aboard the Underground Railroad - Lists of Sites Includes information about two sites in Northampton related to the underground railroad and abolitionist movement.
- David Ruggles Center: Early Florence History & Underground Railroad Studies The center was named after the country's first African American bookseller, founding secretary of New York City's Vigilance Committee and assistant to over 600 fugitive slaves including Frederick Douglass.
- Letter from John Brown Letter about the Dred Scott case, written on behalf of Springfield's "League of Gileadites".
Massachusetts and Springfield in the Civil War
- Springfield fights the Civil War - Guy A. McLain, Martin Kaufman, Joseph Carvalho
Call Number: F74.S8.S68 1990 - The Massachusetts 54th colored infantry
Call Number: E540.N3.M37 2006 AV
Chronicles the formation and battlefield heroics of the first all-black Union regiment, the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry. Includes archival daguerreotypes, tintypes, lithographs, and commentary by historians. (DVD) - Undying glory : the story of the Massachusetts 54th regiment - Clinton Cox
Call Number: E513.5.54TH.C68 1991
Describes the formation of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment and its battle history from 1863 to 1865.
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