John Hope Franklin’s “The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860”, written in 1943, examines the growth, legal status, and economic and social life of the free Negro in North Carolina. Franklin’s purpose was to clarify and explain the status of the free Negro in North Carolina, and how the free Negro’s status related to the rest of the population. The author revealed the advantages and disadvantages of being a free Negro in antebellum …showed first 75 words of 566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 566 total…North Carolina are interesting, but also horrifying due to the circumstances of the era. Franklin’s information flow is broken down into easily understandable sections, and he attempts to cover all aspects with painstaking accuracy, resulting in a thorough and high-quality work on the subject of the free Negro. In conclusion, I would recommend this book because of the wealth of information based mainly on facts, and not on the author’s opinions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**