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The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves

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The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves - Levy, Andrew
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A controversial biography of a forgotten member of the Revolutionary War era, this is the story of Robert Carter III, a Virginia aristocrat who freed his 450 slaves and demonstrated that emancipation was a practical choice for the founding fathers and their generation.

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The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves 2005, Random House (NY), New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780375508653

Hardcover