| Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860 Contributor(s): Franklin, John Hope (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807845469 ISBN-13: 9780807845462 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $40.38 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1995 Annotation: 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, freed blacks 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 some voluntarily returned to slavery. When Franklin wrote The Free Negro in North Carolina, the subject of free blacks had received scant attention from scholars. Since then, however, the topic has generated a great deal of interest. In a new foreword to this edition, Franklin surveys the scholarship on free blacks that has appeared since the original publication of his study, and he reaffirms the importance of understanding the variations and complexities of the African American experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 975.600 |
| LCCN: 95035724 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.03" W x 9.04" (1.02 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Franklin, John Hope: - John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) was James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus at Duke University. His many books include Racial Equality in America and From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans. |