Notes Concerning the Author
Gary B. Mills was professor of History at the University of Alabama. There is a revised and expanded edition by Elizabeth Shown Mills in 2013.
Our Review
In this work, Mills tells the unknown story of a large community of free African-Americans in northwestern Louisiana prior to the War between the States—people who owned vast plantation acres and hundreds of slaves and lived well-educated, cultured, and peaceful lives.
Availability of this book
The book is readily available new and used in both the 1977 version and the 2013 re-publication. To view the offering from Amazon, click below:
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