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

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.

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