“Free African American Population, 19th Century” (2005)

Map of the East Coast and Midwest United States noting free Black population in 1800 (in blue) and 1830 (in red), with a bar chart at left with change in free Black population from 1790 to 1860.

Michael Siegel and Rutgers Cartography, “Free African American Population, 19th Century,” In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience, 2005, ©NYPL (New York Public Library Digital Collections)

AP African American Studies Guide

Michael Siegel, “Free African American Population, 19th Century,” New York Public Library (2005)

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