Exploring Free People of Color in North Carolina

Dr. Warren E. Milteer, Jr. will provide a brief survey of life for free people of color in North Carolina. Discussing the origins of free people of color & their daily experiences. The presentation highlights both the successes & challenges faced by free people of color.

Dr. Milteer received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & is currently an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. He received the R.D.W. Conner Award for his article, "Life in a Dismal Swamp Community: Free People of Color in Pre-Civil War Gates County, North Carolina," published 2014 in the North Carolina Historical Review.

This recording was done in collaboration to the Historic Hope Foundation and the Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center at Historic Hope Plantation. This program is to discuss the diverse origins of families in Bertie County, North Carolina from the late 16th Century to their current genealogical connections throughout America.
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