Winter 2012/13 VOLUME 11/ NUMBER 1
In this Issue: The 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation > A Divided Connecticut > Lincoln and Uncle Tom’s Cabin > Stories of Self-Emancipation > “A privilege which nothing else can equal.”
Table of Contents
13 From the State Historian: Connecticut’s Slow Steps Toward Emancipation CLICK HERE TO READ By Walter W. Woodward
14 Nothing But Freedom.
A photo essay from The Amistad Center for Art & Culture. By Wm. Frank Mitchell
20 Lincoln and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin. By Katherine Kane
26 Promise of Freedom: Reflections on the Emancipation Proclamation. CLICK HERE TO READ
By Elizabeth Rose
32 Connecticut’s Response to the Emancipation Proclamation. CLICK HERE TO READ By Matthew Warshauer
38 Rev. James Pennington: A Voice for Freedom CLICK HERE TO READ
By Stacey Close
44 Nancy Toney’s Lifetime in Slavery. CLICK HERE TO READ By Christina Vida
46 Venture Smith: Life & Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa. CLICK HERE TO READ By Gene Leach
48 Site Lines: Connecticut’s Freedom Trail. By Karin Peterson
50 When Norwich Celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation. By Emily E. Gifford
52 From the Desk of Stuart Parnes, Connecticut Humanities By Stuart Parnes
53 Spotlight: Events & News from Partner Organizations
58 Afterword
