Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790 - 1890

by Elise A. Guyette

Discovering Black Vermont tells the story of three generations of free Black Americans building a life and community in northern Vermont in the years following statehood. Piecing together fragments of historical information—tax and estate records, journals, diaries, and the like—the author recovers what is essentially a lost world and establishes a framework for using primary sources to document a forgotten past. The book is an invaluable resource for those conducting local history research and will serve as inspiration for high school and college students and their teachers. Originally published in 2010 by the University of Vermont and University Press, it was reprinted in 2020 by the Vermont Historical Society.

213 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020