Excerpt from The James Sprunt Historical Publications, 1920, Vol. 17: The Free Negro in North Carolina; Some Colonial History of Craven County Many broad-minded men in the Convention saw and pointed out the injustice of depriving the free negro of the franchise when he possessed the same property and other qualifications required of other citizens,56 and to correct this injustice amendments were Offered which excepted the property-owning class from the general Operation of the law disfranchising free negroes. The amendments were defeated by a small majority. In the main, we may say that the colored voter was disfranchised on grounds of expedience rather than upon the grounds of abstract right. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The James Sprunt Historical Publications, Vol. 17: Published Under the Direction of the North Carolina Historical Society In every instance except one (service in the Revolution) the free negro came into being against the will of the State either expressed or implied; but once given a place in the social order of the commonwealth, his tribe increased in spite of adverse laws and customs prescribed by the dominant race. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The James Sprunt Historical Publications, Vol. 17: Published Under the Direction of the North Carolina Historical Society (Classic Reprint)

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The James Sprunt Historical Publications, 1920, Vol. 17: The Free Negro in North Carolina; Some Colonial History of Craven County (Classic Reprint)

The James Sprunt Historical Publications, Vol. 17: Published Under the Direction of the North Carolina Historical Society (Classic Reprint)