New Philadelphia : An Archaeology of Race in the Heartland
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| Title: | New Philadelphia : An Archaeology of Race in the Heartland |
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| Description: | New Philadelphia, Illinois, was founded in 1836 by Frank McWorter, a Kentucky slave who purchased his own freedom and then acquired land on the prairie for establishing a new—and integrated—community. McWorter sold property to other freed slaves and to whites, and used the proceeds to buy his family out of slavery. The town population reached 160, but declined when the railroad bypassed it. By 1940 New Philadelphia had virtually disappeared from the landscape. In this book, Paul A. Shackel resurrects McWorter's great achievement of self-determinism, independence, and the will to exist. Shackel describes a cooperative effort by two universities, the state museum, the New Philadelphia Association, and numerous descendents to explore the history and archaeology of this unusual multi-racial community. |
| Authors: | Paul Shackel |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Community life--Illinois--New Philadelphia--History, Excavations (Archaeology)--Illinois--New Philadelphia, Cultural pluralism--Illinois--New Philadelphia--History |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | New Philadelphia, Illinois, was founded in 1836 by Frank McWorter, a Kentucky slave who purchased his own freedom and then acquired land on the prairie for establishing a new—and integrated—community. McWorter sold property to other freed slaves and to whites, and used the proceeds to buy his family out of slavery. The town population reached 160, but declined when the railroad bypassed it. By 1940 New Philadelphia had virtually disappeared from the landscape. In this book, Paul A. Shackel resurrects McWorter's great achievement of self-determinism, independence, and the will to exist. Shackel describes a cooperative effort by two universities, the state museum, the New Philadelphia Association, and numerous descendents to explore the history and archaeology of this unusual multi-racial community. |
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| ISBN: | 9780520266292 9780520266308 9780520436855 9780520436862 9780520947832 |
