As in Virginia and Delaware, numerous planters in Maryland had freed their slaves in the twenty years after the Revolutionary War, and by 1860 Maryland's free black population comprised 49.1% of the total number of African Americans in the state.
Numerous planters in Maryland had freed their slaves in the twenty years after the Revolutionary War, and by 1860 Maryland's free black population. This was as in Virginia and Delaware. This 1860 Maryland's free black population was comprised 49.1% of the total number of African Americans in the state.