Freedom's port : the African American community of Baltimore, 1790-1860 /
Phillips, Christopher,1959-
Urbana : University of Illinois Press,
c1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-336) and index.
Slavery and the growth of Baltimore -- The roots of quasi-freedom -- The urban mélange -- The contours of quasi-freedom -- Climbing Jacob's ladder -- The maturation of a Black community -- "Cursed with freedom" -- "Freedom shall not perish".
African Americans
Free African Americans