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Wilson, Henry. Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Mass., in the Senate, March 27th, 1862: on the
bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, introduced by him December 16th, 1861, referred to
the District Committee, and reported back with amendments by Mr. Morrill. Washington, D.C.:
Scammell & Co., Printers, 1862.
This collection of Congressional speeches and bills reveals the status of slave trade
and slavery in the District of Columbia in the 1800s, as well as issues regarding its
abolition.
Call Number: Special Collections E 445.D6 W54 1862
Wright (W. Lloyd) Collection.
This manuscript collection contains letters from prominent Washingtonians, dated
from 1799 to 1871, and includes letters from Frederick Douglass, defendants in
runaway slave cases, and abolitionists.
Call Number: Special Collections MS2075
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Brown, Letitia W. Free Negroes in the District of Columbia, 1790-1846. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1972.
Letitia Brown explores the origins and growth of the free African American
community in Washington, D.C.’s physical, social, legal, and political climates.
Call Number: Special Collections E 185.93 D6 B69
Carroll, William S. A Phonology of Washington Negro Speech. Ph.D. dissertation, Georgetown
University, 1971.
William Carroll uses phonology as a new sociological analysis of the African American
community to supplement previous sociological studies.
Call Number: Special Collections PE 3102.N47 W37 1971a
Cary, Francine. Urban Odyssey: a Multicultural History of Washington, D.C. Washington:
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996.
This compilation of urban, social and local history recounts the story of Washington,
D.C.’s multicultural community, which was built by migrating people who came to
Washington, D.C. because of the city’s acceptance of and opportunities for diverse
ethnic, racial, and social groups. Francine Cary devotes six chapters to the migration
of African Americans to Washington, D.C.
Call Number: Special Collections JV 6940.U73 1996