Originally published: New York: Pantheon, 1975. With new preface.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue: Freemen and Slaves 3 -- Part 1 The Emergence of the Free Negro Caste, 1775-1812 -- Part 2 The Pattern of Free Negro Life -- Part 3 The Crisis of the 1850s -- Epilogue: Freemen and Freedmen 381 -- Appendix 1 Slave and White Populations 396 -- Appendix 2 Manuscript Sources Consulted 404.