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Book Review of Forging Freedom : The Formation of Philadelphia's Black Community, 1720-1840

Forging Freedom : The Formation of Philadelphia's Black Community, 1720-1840
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This book was part of my required reading for a class I took at Penn State. Philly was the largest free black community in the US from 1720 onward. Very informative and very readable.