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Rury, John L. – Phylon, 1985
Examines the attempts of the New York Manumission Society, a white anti-slavery group, to monitor and influence the behavior of free blacks in the decades following the Revolution. Identifies chief characteristics of the Society's relationship to New York's black community. Argues that the Society's wealthy white leadership probably imposed its…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Black Community, Black History, Blacks