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CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Presumed Enslaved: Free People of Color and the Law in the Southern States 21 2. Free People of Color and Residency Requests 53 3. “Traditional” Motivations and White Perspectives onVoluntary Enslavement 75 4. Free People of Color and the Enslaved 93 5. Expulsion, Enslavement, andTies across the Color Line 123 Conclusion 153 Acknowledgments 157 Notes 161 Bibliography 203 Index 221 ...

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