. . . no American can be pleased with the treatment of Negro Americans, North and South, in the years before the Civil War. In his clear, lucid account of the Northern phase of the story Professor Litwack has performed a notable service.--John Hope Franklin, Journal of Negro EducationFor a searching examination of the North Star Legend we are indebted to Leon F. Litwack. . . .--C. Vann Woodward, The American Scholar
- ISBN10 1282070029
- ISBN13 9781282070028
- Publish Date 1 January 2009 (first published 1 January 1961)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Pages 334
- Language English