North of Slavery

Download or read book North of Slavery written by Leon F. Litwack and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-02-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ". . . no American can be pleased with the treatment of Negro Americans, North and South, in the years before the Civil War. In his clear, lucid account of the Northern phase of the story Professor Litwack has performed a notable service."—John Hope Franklin, Journal of Negro Education "For a searching examination of the North Star Legend we are indebted to Leon F. Litwack. . . ."—C. Vann Woodward, The American Scholar