North of Slavery; The Negro in the Free States, 1790-1860

". . . 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 ScholarLitwack, Leon F. is the author of 'North of Slavery; The Negro in the Free States, 1790-1860', published 1965 under ISBN 9780226485867 and ISBN 0226485862.