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*See ''[https://archive.org/details/fieldtofactoryaf00crew Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940]'' by Spencer Crew - at Internet Archive. | *See ''[https://archive.org/details/fieldtofactoryaf00crew Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940]'' by Spencer Crew - at Internet Archive. | ||
'''Enslaved in the North'''<br>By 1800, approximately 37,000 northern | '''Enslaved in the North'''<br>By 1800, approximately 37,000 northern African Americans were still reported in bondage. By 1830, most northern states had required freeing of enslaved persons, although 3,600 people remained in bondage, mostly in New Jersey. | ||
'''Free Blacks'''<br>In 1860, there were 488,000 free Blacks or about 10% of total African Americans in the U.S. | '''Free Blacks'''<br>In 1860, there were 488,000 free Blacks or about 10% of total African Americans in the U.S. | ||