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Michael Shiner
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Michael G. Shiner was an African-American Navy Yard worker and diarist who chronicled events in Washington D.C. for more than 60 years, first as a slave and later as a free man. His diary is the earli
A coffle of enslaved men in front of the US Capitol in the 1830s
A coffle of enslaved men in front of the US Capitol in the 1830s
First page of Michael Shiner's Diary, p. 1. 1813.Library of Congress. Militia officer, Lloyd Pumphrey was related to slaveholder William Pumphrey, who
First page of Michael Shiner's Diary, p. 1. 1813.Library of Congress. Militia officer, Lloyd Pumphrey was related to slaveholder William Pumphrey, who first placed Shiner at the navy yard. Thomas Howard was an officer in the District of Columbia militia and "clerk of the yard" In 1828 Howard purchased Shiner for $250.00 as "term slave" from William Pumphrey's estate.
William Pumphrey Sept 8 1828 sale of "Negro Michael" Shiner to Thomas Howard for $250.00
William Pumphrey Sept 8 1828 sale of "Negro Michael" Shiner to Thomas Howard for $250.00
An early illustration of the Washington Navy Yard
An early illustration of the Washington Navy Yard
1835 Washington Navy Yard labor strike
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The Washington Navy Yard labor strike of 1835 is considered the first strike of federal civilian employees. The strike began on Wednesday July 31, 1835, and ended August 15, 1835. The strike supported
Michael Shiner
…Invasion of Washington, the burning of the U.S. Capitol and Navy Yard, and the rescue of his family from slavery as well as shipyard working conditions, 1835 Washington Navy Yard labor strike, Snow Riot, racial tensions and other issues and events of nineteenth century, military and civilian life. Shiner was born into slavery in 1805 and…
Washington Navy Yard c. 1862
Washington Navy Yard c. 1862
Isaac Hull, who issued the order that caused the strike
Isaac Hull, who issued the order that caused the strike
Commodore Isaac Hull's regulation of July 29, 1835, re employee meals and access to the Washington Navy Yard that touched off the August 1835 labor st
Commodore Isaac Hull's regulation of July 29, 1835, re employee meals and access to the Washington Navy Yard that touched off the August 1835 labor strike. This was the first labor strike of federal employees
Enclosure to letter from Issac Hull to Mahlon Dickerson dated August 12, 1835, NARA RG 45 Office of Naval Records and Library. Enclosure enumerates st
Enclosure to letter from Issac Hull to Mahlon Dickerson dated August 12, 1835, NARA RG 45 Office of Naval Records and Library. Enclosure enumerates striking WNY civilian employees by occupation.