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American free blacks

Did You Know?
During the antebellum period, Natchez Mississippi was the home of over two hundred and fifty free blacks. The largest number of free blacks lived in New Orleans and numbered over two thousand.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 MST