The 175th Anniversary of The Christiana Resistance
Schedule
Sat Jan 17 2026 at 01:30 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Lititz Public Library | Lititz, PA
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Join us at the Lititz Public Library on Saturday, January 17th 2026 at 1:30pm for a very special program. Our guest speaker will be Darlene Colon, who will discuss the Christiana Resistance.
Did you know that many historians cite this event to be the first battle of the Civil War? The Christiana Resistance (also known as The Christiana Riot) was the successful armed resistance by escaped slaves and free blacks to a raid led by a federal marshal to recover four escaped slaves on September 11, 1851 at the home of William Parker in Christiana, Pennsylvania.
2026 marks the 175th anniversary of this event.
Colon is a Lancaster County historian, author, serves as President of the Christiana Area Historical Society, and is an authority on the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Registration begins on Saturday, January 3rd at 9am, beginning on that date and time, please call the Lititz Library at 717-626-2255 to reserve your seat, or visit the link below. https://calendar.lancasterlibraries.org/event/lititz-historical-foundation-129304
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