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To: Tripleplay
Re: "What percent of blacks were slaves in 1865?" Following is from the U.S. Census for 1860:

State AGGR. NO. OF FREE COLORED PERSONS TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL NO. OF SLAVES
ALABAMA 2,690 964,201 435,080
ARKANSAS 144 435,450 111,115
CALIFORNIA 4,086 379,985 M
CONNECTICUT 8,627 460,138 M
DELAWARE 19,829 112,216 1,798
FLORIDA 932 140,424 61,745
GEORGIA 3,500 1,057,286 462,198
ILLINOIS 7,628 1,711,942 M
INDIANA 11,428 1,350,419 M
IOWA 1,069 674,904 M
KANSAS 625 107,206 2
KENTUCKY 10,684 1,155,684 225,483
LOUISIANA 18,647 708,002 331,726
MAINE 1,327 628,270 M
MARYLAND 83,942 687,049 87,189
MASSACHUSETTS 9,602 1,231,057 M
MICHIGAN 6,799 749,104 M
MINNESOTA 259 172,014 M
MISSISSIPPI 773 791,305 436,631
MISSOURI 3,572 1,182,012 114,931
NEBRASKA 67 28,841 15
NEVADA 45 6,848 M
NEW HAMPSHIRE 494 326,064 M
NEW JERSEY 25,318 672,035 M
NEW YORK 49,005 3,880,726 M
NORTH CAROLINA 30,463 992,622 331,059
OHIO 36,673 2,339,502 M
OREGON 128 52,456 M
PENNSYLVANIA 56,949 2,906,206 M
RHODE ISLAND 3,952 174,611 M
SOUTH CAROLINA 9,914 703,708 402,406
TENNESSEE 7,300 1,109,801 275,719
TEXAS 355 604,215 182,566
VERMONT 709 315,089 M
VIRGINIA 58,042 1,596,318 490,865
WISCONSIN 1,171 775,872 M

27 posted on 03/31/2002 5:14:59 AM PST by FairWitness
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To: FairWitness
Link for data in Table (and much more data) is here.
28 posted on 03/31/2002 5:17:14 AM PST by FairWitness
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