The Negro Family in the United StatesPublished in 1939, this was one of the first titles to study the family life of African Americans. It begins with colonial-era slavery, extending through emancipation, to the impact of migration to northern and southern cities in the early-20th century. |
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Page 188
... free colored population lived in the towns and cities of Virginia.19 The city of Baltimore had 25,680 of the 83,942 free Negroes in Maryland in 1860.20 A similar situa- tion existed in Louisiana , where 10,689 of the 18,647 free Negroes ...
... free colored population lived in the towns and cities of Virginia.19 The city of Baltimore had 25,680 of the 83,942 free Negroes in Maryland in 1860.20 A similar situa- tion existed in Louisiana , where 10,689 of the 18,647 free Negroes ...
Page 189
... free , while all of the 4,035 Negroes ex- cept 8 were slaves.26 Early in the settlement of Virginia doubts ... Negroes were free . By another act in 1692 mu- latto children through such unions lost their free status and became servants ...
... free , while all of the 4,035 Negroes ex- cept 8 were slaves.26 Early in the settlement of Virginia doubts ... Negroes were free . By another act in 1692 mu- latto children through such unions lost their free status and became servants ...
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... free colored people in New Orleans in 1860 amounted to about fifteen million dollars.47 An enumeration in 1819 of the free Negroes in Richmond County , Georgia , where they numbered 194 , showed the men to be employed in boating ...
... free colored people in New Orleans in 1860 amounted to about fifteen million dollars.47 An enumeration in 1819 of the free Negroes in Richmond County , Georgia , where they numbered 194 , showed the men to be employed in boating ...
Contents
Introduction to E Franklin Frazier The Negro Family in vii | vii |
Editors Preface ix | xliii |
Authors Preface xix | xliii |
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African African American Alabama American areas Atlanta became BIRTHS AMONG TOTAL Black Black-W born Boston boys brother brought census Charleston chil child church County culture daughter delinquency deserted died divorce dren economic emancipation fact fami farm father Franklin Frazier free Negroes Georgia girl Gouldtown grandfather grandmother Harlem Hertford County Ibid illegitimacy ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS Indian Issaquena County Journal of Negro labor living Macon County male Manuscript document marriage married master middle class migrants mother mulatto families Mulatto-W Negro community Negro family Negro History Negro population never North Carolina northern NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE occupations Ohio Orleans PERCENTAGE OF NEGRO persons Philadelphia plantation proportion race racial relations rural sister slave slavery social South southern cities status TABLE THREE SOUTHERN tion told TOTAL BIRTHS traditions urban Virginia W. E. B. Du Bois Washington wife woman workers York City zone ΙΟ