Between Freedom and Bondage

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The book explores the changing landscape of black suffrage in the antebellum North, focusing on New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Each state's unique experience highlights the varied outcomes in the fight for voting rights. Through detailed analysis, Malone provides a framework for understanding the complexities surrounding black voting rights from the Constitution's drafting to the Civil War's conclusion, revealing the broader implications of these struggles in American history.