While the details of Northern anti
slavery activity are well known, the other side of history is neglected: the enslavement, mistreatment and subjugation of African Americans who lived and toiled in Northern states. In this groundbreaking book on the slaves of Fairfield County,
Connecticut, historian Cruson reveals the harsh reality of slavery in the North.
Background Information
American slaves were almost entirely African and formed the basis of the cotton economy of the South until the Civil War. Connecticut is a New England state first settled in the 1600's, bounded on the north by Massachusetts and on the south by Long Island Sound.
