The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860John 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 |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Growth of the Free Negro Population | 14 |
MANUMISSION | 19 |
MISCEGENATION | 35 |
RUNAWAY SLAVES AND IMMIGRANT FREE NEGROES | 39 |
MAINTAINING THE STATUS OF A FREE MAN | 48 |
Legal Status of the Free Negro | 58 |
THE FREE NEGRO IN COURT | 81 |
EDUCATION | 164 |
RELIGION | 174 |
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS | 182 |
An Unwanted People | 192 |
THE COLONIZATION MOVEMENT | 199 |
THE GROWING HOSTILITY TO FREE NEGROES | 211 |
Conclusions | 222 |
Appendices | 227 |
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