We’re happy to announce that my study of slavery in Carroll County, Maryland will be available at this site later today. The book is called The Witness and it presents the trial records of Rebecca McCormick, the first person to be executed in Carroll County. The story surrounding her death makes compelling reading. In addition, the book provides a chronological listing of newspaper sources on the subject of Carroll County slavery and lots more. We hope to bring out a “hard copy” version of this book in the next year or so, but in the meantime, the information will be available in this form.

Update: The Witness is available for download here.