The Free Negro Family

The life and times of the thirty-second President who was reelected four times.

Published in 1939, this was one of the first titles to study the family life of African Americans. It begins with colonial-era slavery, extending through emancipation, to the impact of migration to northern and southern cities in the early-20th century.

Originally published: Glencoe, Ill.: Free Press, [1957].

By: Carter G. Woodson, Phd., Pub. 1925, Reprinted 2021, 354 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-668-1. This book will make a great addition to any ones collection of research books especially when it concerns Afro-American Genealogy. This book contains the names of the Head of Household along with their approximate age, gender, and number of persons within his or her family. Information is broken down by state and then into counties. The 53 page introduction includes sections devoted to preventing the increase of the Free Negroes, the Free Negro before the Law, economic achievement along with other information concerning the Free Negro. The index for this book identifies over 40,000 individuals.