This hardcover book contains a mix of stories and photos of the African American community of Western Massachusetts from the earliest days of slavery to the election of the nation’s first African American president.

Follow the struggles and the community’s participation in wars from the Revolution and the Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan. Also featured are connections to W.E.B Dubois, Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Discover the Underground Railroad and the many stories and photos that make up this Republican Heritage Series book.