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. CLICK HERE TO READ 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. CLICK HERE TO READ By Karin Peterson
50 When Norwich Celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation. CLICK HERE TO READ 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
