Frankford, Philadelphia: A 19th-Century Urban Black Community

In the last two decades, American historians interested in Black history have focused increasingly on both the slave and free Black communities. These scholars have sought to explain how, in the face of white hostility and, at times because of it, Blacks have managed to create a viable setting for themselves and their children. By examining the web of social relationships and cultural traditions...
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Diet Table for General Hospitals, United States Army

A “Diet Table for General Hospitals, United States Army,” is contained in Record Group 19, Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, at the Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg. Issued by Surgeon General of the United States William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900) on October 28,1862, it recommended the types and quantities of foods and beverages to be consumed by...
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