The University of North Carolina Press
290 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 6 maps, 7 tables, appends., notes, bibl., index
The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860
John Hope Franklin has devoted his professional life to the study of 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, freed slaves in the antebellum South did not enjoy the full rights of citizenship. Even in North Carolina, reputedly more liberal than most southern states, discriminatory laws became so harsh that many voluntarily returned to slavery.
"An admirable piece of work. . . . This book gives a fairly complete picture of the plight of the North Carolina free people of color."
--Commonweal
"A well-balanced and objective study of a subject that is often distorted with prejudice."
--Political Science Quarterly
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