John Hope Franklin has devoted his professional life to the study of the American South and African Americans. Originally published in 1943 by UNC Press, The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860 was his first book on the subject. As Franklin shows, fre
Examining South Carolina's diverse population of African-American slaveowners, the book demonstrates that free African Americans widely embraced slavery as a viable economic system and that they--like their white counterparts--exploited the ...
Although the antislavery movement eventually divided into several factions, abolitionists generally agreed that ... 3 James Russell Lowell, The Anti-Slavery Papers of James Russell Lowell (2 vols. ; Boston and New York, 1902) , I, 22.
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Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South From the late eighteenth century through the end of the Civil War, Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians bought, sold, and owned Africans and African ...
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... Virginia, 1650-1967. Emporia, Va.: The Riparian Woman's Club, 1968. Bruce, Philip A. The Plantation Negro as a ... States. New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1859. Clement, Maud Carter. The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia ...
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The Free Negro in North Carolina by The James Sprunt Historical Publications. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1920 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
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