Milton Sernett's Books

DIVAn exploration of the way history, meaning, and memory have interacted in the process of transforming Harriet Tubman into an American icon and a figure of inspiration like Abraham Lincoln or Fredrick Douglass./div

North Star Country is the story of the remarkable transformation of Upstate New York's famous 'Burned over District;' where the flames of religious revival sparked an abolitionist movement that eventually burst into the conflagration of the Civil War. Milton C. Sernett details the regional presence of African Americans from the pre-Revolutionary War era through the Civil War, both as champions of liberty and as beneficiaries of a humanitarian spirit generated from evangelical impulses. He includes in his narrative the struggles of great abolitionists—among them Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Gerrit Smith, Beriah Green, Jermain Loguen, and Samuel May—and of many lesser-known characters who rescued fugitives from slave hunters, maintained safe houses along the Underground Railroad, and otherwise furthered the cause of freedom both regionally and in the nation as a whole. Sernett concludes with a compelling examination of the moral choices made during the Civil War by upstate New Yorkers—both black and white—and of the post-Appomattox campaign to secure freedom for the newly emancipated.

DIVDiscusses the migration of African-Americans from the south to the north after WWI through the 1940s and the effect this had on African-American churches and religions./div

Chronicling the career of Beriah Green (1795-1874), theologian, educator, reformer, and one of New York's most important abolitionists, this book is the first published history of Green and his attempt to create a model biracial society.

This bonanza of 260 short essays harvests the "Reflections" columns written by Dr. Milton Sernett over a period of more than a quarter century for the newsletter of Faith Lutheran Church, Cicero, New York. The essays, rooted in the author's memories of a Midwestern youth, his three decades as a professor of history and religion at Syracuse University, and his own faith pilgrimage among family and friends take their inspiration from John Wesley's famous metaphor of spiritual renewal--"Heart Strangely Warmed." They are a gift to all readers who too struggle with how to live a faith-centered life, preserving memories of the good and the true from the past while giving an authentic witness of Christian discipleship in the present moment.

DIVDiscusses the migration of African-Americans from the south to the north after WWI through the 1940s and the effect this had on African-American churches and religions./div

Confined to an Iowa nursing home in 1960, a time-worn horseman seeks to educate his grandson about the transformation from horse farming to tractor farming (1900-1940)." --from back

Abolitionists met on October 21, 1835, in Utica, NY, to form The New York State Anti-Slavery Society. Rioters forced them to go to Peterboro, New York, where Gerrit Smith welcomed them. This book tells the story of the Utica and Peterboro conventions and reproduces the Minutes of this historic event.

This is the story of the era when the premier cheesemaking region of the United States was in Central New York, chiefly in the Mohawk Valley. Here it was that Jesse Williams set up the first cheese factory in 1851 in Oneida County. Here too, Prof. Xerxes A. Willard championed the cause of higher standards in cheesemaking and became the nation's most respected spokesman for the "associated dairies" concept. This book includes reproductions of three rare primary documents about the history of cheesemaking in New York State in the 19th century. Many illustrations help tell the story. A list of suggested readings for additional information is included.

Book's by Milton Sernett

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

North Star Country

North Star Country

North Star Country

North Star Country

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Bound For the Promised Land

Bound For the Promised Land

Abolition's Axe

Abolition's Axe

Heart Strangely Warmed

Heart Strangely Warmed

Abolition's Axe

Abolition's Axe

Bound For the Promised Land

Bound For the Promised Land

The Horse and Tractor Wars

The Horse and Tractor Wars

Come to Peterboro

Come to Peterboro

Say Cheese!

Say Cheese!

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