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Encyclopedia of African-American History in New Jersey, Pennsylvania & New York

Collection, Lawrence E. Walker Foundation Collection

December 19, 2011

By: Pure History

Lawrence E. Walker has spent seven years traveling the state of New Jersey, Pennsylvania & New York. Developing the “Journey To Freedom: African-American Life in New Jersey, Pennsylvania & New York (1638-1899’s). “The result is a 2-CD multimedia encyclopedia for students, teachers, community organizations, historical and cultural facilitators, colleges and churches.

(c. Lawrence E. Walker Foundation Collection, 2009)